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MONEY $ 25 MATTERS Wednesday, February 17, 2016 — YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 56TH YEAR ISSUE 7 1(incl. GST) GOVERNANCE Roads study gets funds Province agrees to aid further incorporation study phase
BY GAIL SJUBERG DRIFTWOOD EDITOR The provincial government has approved $135,000 in additional funding for Salt Spring’s incorporation study. The Salt Spring Island Incorporation Study Committee learned Monday that funds will “support additional work that is necessary or advisable in the completion of the incorpora- tion study,” and that the Ministry of Commu- nity, Sport and Cultural Development agreed to a new deadline of Nov. 30, 2016 to fi nish the study committee’s work. “This is a testament to the complex nature of the study, and the province’s commitment to see it done properly,” said a press release from the committee. Extra funding will be used for a road condi- tion assessment report done by an indepen- dent consulting engineer; additional public PHOTO BY JEN MACLELLAN events to disseminate the road assessment INTENSE: GISS wrestling team member Cyrus Andress, in blue, takes on an opponent at the Vancouver Island High School Wrestling results; updating fi nancial information in the Championships at GISS on Saturday. See story on page 20. study to match the property tax notices that will be issued in May; and research and analysis to address the issues and questions raised by FIRE RESCUE the community and integrate the provincial restructure assistance offer after it is issued. The incorporation committee said it has already started a process to select a consultant to undertake the road condition assessment and the work could begin as soon as March. Beddis fifth-wheel fire doused The committee credits “the community’s Neighbours smelled smoke and heard explosions active and insightful participation” in the public input part of the process held last fall for determining that the current condition of BY SEAN MCINTYRE “I could see plastic dripping with fl ames out- He refrained from opening the unit, fearing an island roads and costs to remediate them was a DRIFTWOOD STAFF side,” he said. infl ux of oxygen could hasten the fi re’s spread. necessary piece of the puzzle. Acrid smoke and a fi ery crackle interrupted Another neighbour said she ran outside after “I left the tough stuff for [the fi refi ghters],” he The province has already provided $120,000 the morning calm at the end of Beddis Road hearing explosions. said. “Unfortunately there’s not much you can for the earlier part of the study process Thursday as fi refi ghters responded to a burning McAstocker approached the blazing fi fth- do.” undertaken in the past year, plus $80,000 recreational vehicle. wheel to unplug an extension cord and remove Salt Spring Fire Rescue responded to the call a for an initial governance study in 2013 and Neighbour John McAstocker was about to two large propane tanks. With 9-1-1 alerted and few minutes after 9 a.m. on Feb. 11. a study on the impact of Salt Spring incor- leave his house when he spotted smoke billow- fi re crews on their way, McAstocker unrolled a poration on the Islands Trust released in ing from the camper. nearby fi re hose and began to contain the fi re. FIRE continued on 2 March of 2015.
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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee The Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee invites you to attend a Community Information Meeting and Public Hearing to hear yourNOTICE views regarding OF PUBLIC Proposed HEARING Bylaw No. & 484. SaltCOMMUNITY Spring Island INFORMATION Local Trust Committee MEETING At the Public Hearing, all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw Theshall Salt be Spring afforded Island a Local reasonable Trust Committee opportunity invites toyou be to heardattend aor Community to present Information written submissions respecting matters Meeting and Public HearingTEMPORARY to hear your views USE regarding PERMIT Proposed - NOTICE Bylaw No. 484. contained in the proposed bylaw. At NOTICE the Public is herebyHearing, given all persons that the who Salt believe Spring thatIsland their Local interest Trust in Committee property is will affected consider by thea proposedResolution bylaw to issue shall a beTemporary afforded Use a reasonable Permit pursuant opportunity to Section to be 494 heard of the or Local to present Government written submissionsDATE:Act for Lot 7,respecting Section 1, matters Range Thursday, contained 3 East, North March in the Salt proposed 3, Spring 2016 Island,bylaw. Cowichan District, Plan 5827 and That part of Block D, Section 1, Range 3 East, North Salt Spring Island, Cowichan District, LOCATION:Plan 1371, Lying betweenHart Lots Bradley 6 and 7, HallPlan 5827,(Lions and Club), to the 103North Bonnet of a straight Avenue, boundary Salt Spring Island DATE:TIME:extending from Thursday, the South March East 4:30 3, Corner 2016 p.m. of onwards Lot 7 of said Plan to the South West Corner of Lot 6 of LOCATION:said Plan (155 Hart Rainbow Bradley ••Road, Hall (LionsSalt Spring Club), Island 103 Bonnet – Application Avenue, SS-TUP-2015.3). Salt Spring Island TIME: 5:00 p.m. onwardsCommunity Information Meeting - 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. • Community Information Meeting - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.•• Public Hearing - 6:00 p.m. onwards Photo by Sean McIntyre The purpose• Public Hearing - 6:30 p.m. onwards of the permit is to allow an art supply retail business, rental of non-residential art Salt Spring firefighters tackle an RV fire in the 1500 block of Beddis RoadT hursday morning. studios and art classes on two adjacent Residential 6 (R6) zoned lots. StaffStaff and and members members of the of Local the TrustLocal Committee Trust Committee will be available will be at theavailable Lion’s Club at fromthe Lion’s 5:00 p.m. Club from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to toprovide 6:00 p.m. information to provide information about the about bylaw the and bylaw to answerand to answer questions. questions. Members Members of ofthe the public willR V alsoFIR haveE an opportunity The location of the properties subject to the proposed permit is shown on the following sketch: publicto comment will also onhave the an bylaw opportunity at the to Publiccomment Hearing, on the bylaw which at willthe Publicbegin Hearing, promptly which at 6:30 will p.m. continued from 1 were no occupants aboard. The fire depart- begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. ment has yet to confirm how the fire began, Acting chief Arjuna George said fire person- but George suspects a small heater in the trailer WHATWHAT IS ISTHE THE BYLAW BYLAW ABOUT? ABOUT? nel couldn’t see any flames when they arrived may be responsible. InIn general general terms, terms, Proposed Proposed Bylaw Bylaw No. 484 No. will 484amend will Salt amend Spring Salt Island Spring Land UseIsland Bylaw Land No. Use Bylawbut observed No. 355 plenty to introduce of heavy smoke a coming “Either the heater was too close to com- 35530 tometre introduce setback a 30 metre requirement setback requirement between septic between fields septic and fields drinking and drinking water wellswater wellswithin theout area of the identified travel trailer’s below: vent and windows. bustibles or there was an issue with the actual within the area identified below: “The neighbours on both sides helped elimi- heater,” he said. nate some potential hazards and activated McAstocker said the property owners ProposedProposed Bylaw Bylaw No. 484 is cited is ascited “Salt as “Salt Spring Island Land Use No. 484 9-1-1 early,” George said. returned to their home in Calgary the day Bylaw,Spring 1999,Island Amendment Land Use Bylaw, No. 2, 1999, 2015”. Amendment No. 2, 2015”. “A rapid attack was performed, [then]ventila- before the fire broke out. tion and the fire was knocked down very fast,” Firefighters were called out again on Tuesday HOWHOW DO I IGET GET MORE MORE INFORMATION? INFORMATION?he added. “Minimal water was needed to extin- to Embe Bakery, where smoke was seen under A A copycopy ofof the the proposed proposed bylaw andbylaw other and guishother the relevant fire.” background the roof just after 3 p.m. No flames were vis- relevant background documents may be documents may be inspected at the IslandsThe Trust Wildcat-brand Salt Spring fifthOffice wheel at sustained ible and the situation appeared to be under inspected at the Islands Trust Salt Spring extensive smoke and fire damage, but there control as of Driftwood press time. 1-500Office Lower at 1-500 Ganges Lower GangesRoad, Road,Salt SpringSalt Island between the hours of 8:30Spring a.m. Island and between 4:30 thep.m hours. Monday of 8:30 to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutorya.m. and holidays, 4:30 p.m. fromMonday February to Friday, 17 to MarchFIRE 2,D IST2016.R ICT ! inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, from February 17 to March 2, 2016. Enquiries or comments should be directed to PlannerA Seth copy Wright of Proposed at 250-537-9144, Bylaw or No. by email484 may also be viewed on the Islands TrustA copy website of Proposed (www.islandstrust.bc.ca Bylaw No. 484 may ) underDistrict “Islands” ---“Local readies Trust for April vote to: [email protected] before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2016. Areas”also be --- viewed “Salt Spring”on the Islands--- “Bylaws” Trust --- “Bylaw 355” under “Bylaw Amendments”.website (www.islandstrust.bc.ca) under January proves a “You’ll have to wait The monthly total is up “Islands” ---“Local Trust Areas” --- “Salt until March to find out from 34 calls during the Spring” --- “Bylaws” --- “Bylaw 355” busy month who is running,” Lee told same period in 2015. The Eundernquiries “Bylaw regarding Amendments”. the proposed bylaw may be directed to Plannerthe nearly 20 people who department had 35 calls Jason Youmans at 250-537-9144. For Bytoll SEAN free MCINT access,YRE request aattended the monthly fire in January 2014, 28 calls transferEnquiries via regarding Service the BC: proposed in Vancouver bylaw 604-660-2421,DRIFTWOOD STAFF in Victoria 250-district meeting at the in January 2013 and 44 in 387-6121,may be directedand elsewhere to Planner in BC Jason 1-800-663-7867. Salt Spring residents United Church in Ganges. January 2012, George told Youmans at 250-537-9144. For toll free access, request a transfer via Service BC: in Vancouver will return to the polls in Polls will be open for trustees. 604-660-2421, in Victoria 250-387-6121, and elsewhere in BC 1-800-663-7867. April to elect two fire dis- 12 hours on election days At 23 incidents, or HOWHOW DO DO I PROVIDE I PROVIDE A WRITTEN A WRITTEN SUBMISSION? SUBMISSION? trict trustees. to give residents as much roughly 48 per cent of Board members meet- opportunity to vote as total monthly call vol- ReceivedReceived prior prior to March to March 3, 2016: 3, 2016: ing Monday night set possible. Lee said previ- ume, medical first Mail or in person to: Islands Trust, 1-500 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, BC. V8K 2N8 Saturday, April 16 as the ous boards received flack response calls accounted Islands Trust, 1-500 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, BC. V8K 2N8 Fax:Mail (250) or in537-9116 person to: election date. Advance about inadequate voting for the largest propor- Email:Fax: [email protected] (250) 537-9116 polls will take place on hours. tion of callouts in Janu- OnEmail: March [email protected], 2016: Tuesday, April 12. ary. Fourteen fire and At the Lion’s Hall, 103 Bonnet Avenue, Salt Spring Island Chair Linda Lee and rescue calls represented FromOn March5:00 p.m. 3, to 2016:6:00 p.m. at the Community Information Meeting trustee Howard Baker, January calls 29 per cent of the total. whose terms are expiring January 2016 was Salt The department respond- CommencingAt the Lion’s at 6:30 Hall, p.m. 103 at the Bonnet Public Hearing Avenue, Salt Spring Island in April, did not confirm Spring Fire-Rescue’s bus- ed to five motor-vehicle Written submissions received in response to this notice will be available for public review.From 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Community Information Meeting plans to seek an addition- iest month in the past five incidents (10 per cent of Commencing at 6:30 p.m. at the Public Hearing al term on the board. years, according to acting callouts) and undertook NO WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OR ORAL REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE SALT SPRING ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. Both positions are for chief A.J. George. six miscellaneous com- Written submissions received in response to this notice will be available for publicthree-year review. terms. Firefighters received 48 plaint-related responses. Claire Olivier Lee said the nomina- calls in the first month of The majority of calls Deputy Secretary tion period for candi- the year based on figures were concentrated in NO WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS OR ORAL REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVEDdates BY is THE anticipated SALT SPRING to presented at Monday the Ganges core, George ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLICbegin HEARING. in two weeks. night’s board meeting. added.
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Indoor Salt Spring Market Saturday, FEBRUARY 20 Newsbeat Farmers’ Institute, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. SERVICES Mrs. Clean Laundromat to shut doors by month’s end Ganges facility closure with the number of water lines for the water they use both as and fixtures available for use it comes in from the North Salt leaves community gap under Capital Regional District Spring Waterworks District and building requirements. as it goes out to the Ganges Sewer BY ELIZABETH NOLAN “I don’t really want to close the Commission. They have also DRIFTWOOD STAFF laundromat. It wasn’t my choice,” spent money repairing and fix- Islanders without access to Grayson said. “But we wouldn’t ing the machines, which involve home laundry machines may be be able to do anything else in the further costs in terms of propane left with few options after Salt building.” bills. Spring’s sole public facility shuts CRD building inspector Dar- Grayson is trying to facilitate down at the end of the month. ryl Janyk confirmed there is an a new owner by offering the Mrs. Clean Laundromat own- application to renovate the for- equipment he acquired from the ers Beth and Brad Lay started mer pub and other vacant suites, Lays at a competitive price. One announcing the news to custom- and there are restrictions both on prospective buyer is Richard ers this week that their landlords drainage lines and water supply. Murakami, but he too is find- have bought out them out with Free laundry service is avail- ing it difficult to come up with the intention of closing the busi- able on a limited basis for clients a venue. ness on Feb. 29. The laundro- of Salt Spring Community Ser- “I’m looking, but so far I mat has maintained a presence vices. Private facilities like mari- haven’t found a place. I’d have to downtown in the complex popu- nas also have machines available photo by gail sjuberg put up a building, and that’s too larly known as Gasoline Alley for for customer use. Others may be Long-time Ganges business Mrs. Clean Laundromat will cease to be in much,” Murakami said Tuesday. over 25 years. The current owners resorting to primitive methods operation after Feb. 29, leaving a need for accessible laundry service on “The place needs a laundromat, have held the lease for the past come March 1. Salt Spring. but it should be downtown, I three years. Corrie Furst, a massage thera- think.” “There are hundreds of people pist who regularly uses the laun- cially in the summer),” Furst “It’s too bad for the commu- If someone does find a busi- who come in. There’s definitely a dromat to wash sheets that are wrote in a letter to the editor. nity not to have a laundromat. ness model that works for open- really regular clientele base there. beyond the capacity of what her The Lays said they accepted I’m sure the people of Salt Spring ing a new laundromat, there will It will be missed by a lot of peo- home system can handle, is one the buy-out because they already will land on their feet, like they no doubt be a grateful customer ple,” Beth Lay said. “We’ve been of the people who has lamented owe money for the business and always do,” said Brad Lay, but base in place. telling everyone so they can make the upcoming closure. equipment, and would have had he noted several issues that will “We really appreciate all the other arrangements and it’s not a “There are people who don’t to try to borrow more to attempt a need to be solved first. wonderful support we’ve had,” shock for them.” own or have access to washers move. Both husband and wife are “If someone does find a loca- said Beth Lay. “It’s been a good Ganges Harbour Properties or dryers and who don’t have the working other full-time jobs in tion, they’ll need a deep well and experience for us. And we’re representative David Grayson time or the means to go off island addition to running the business, a good septic system,” Lay said. sorry — it’s beyond our control. said his company pursued the to do their laundry, and shouldn’t where they currently employ two “It’s going to be a challenge for “It’s almost like you get to buy-out because of plans to reno- have to. They rely on the laundro- people. Finding a suitable place someone to make it work.” know someone after seeing them vate the building, and a conflict mat, as do many visitors (espe- for relocation is also uncertain. The Lays have been paying do their laundry for three years.” News briefs
who lives in the neighbour- Dragonfly Fine Arts and able, as well as a health and dietitian with Island Health, Squash court hood of the Salt Spring Golf Craft Supply owners David Saturday wellness section with mini- will deliver the workshop and Country Club, affirmed Brown and Esther Evan- treatments and more. that runs from 1 to 2:15 p.m. gets third his support for an amend- ik were also successful in market on Alvaro Sanchez will pro- According to Seniors ment that would permit the their bid to gain a tem- vide live music. Wellness Programs, “Living reading addition of a squash court porary use permit for the special time The event runs from 9 with diabetes doesn’t have Salt Spring’s squash play- on the property. commercial use of their a.m. to 4 p.m. to mean feeling deprived. ers saw their long-held LTC members gave their residentially zoned prop- and place We’ll help you learn to bal- dream of having a court of unanimous approval to erty at 155 Rainbow Rd. Salt Spring’s Farmers’ Diabetes and ance your meals and make their own lob forward on the zoning variance dur- Planner Seth Wright told Institute is the gathering the healthiest food choices. Thursday with third read- ing the business portion of committee members the spot this Saturday, Feb. 20 nutrition Eating nutritious meals and ing of a bylaw amendment the agenda, after hearing applicants wished to move for an all-day indoor mar- snacks is one of the most approved by the Salt Spring other agencies contacted the shop from its cur- ket event. workshop important things you can Local Trust Committee. for referrals did not oppose rent location next door to Vendors from the Sat- Islanders can learn all do for your health. Knowing Just one member of the it. The bylaw will go to the The Fishery but had been urday and Tuesday mar- about diabetes and nutri- proper portion size is also public turned out for pub- Islands Trust Executive unable to find another kets will be joined by Salt tion at a workshop this Fri- important.” lic hearing on the matter Committee for approval commercial property that Spring Island businesses, day, Feb. 19 at the Seniors Call Seniors Wellness held before the meeting’s before coming back to the was as suitable and eco- with food, drink, artwork, Wellness Centre. at 250-537-4607 for more morning session. Bill Coté, LTC for adoption. nomically viable. crafts and kids’ stuff avail- Daphne Lucci, a diabetic information.
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Salt Spring woman found Road, spent much of the afternoon combing In other Salt Spring SAR news, nine volun- streets, trails and beaches on the northeastern teers helped Cowichan Valley Search and Res- Search Ground search and rescue volunteers and part of the island. cue look for a missing 47-year-old man over the RCMP officers located a middle-aged Salt Searchers were relocating to the Burgoyne Bay weekend. volunteers Spring woman following an extensive six-hour area when an RCMP patrol found the woman. Everett Jones was last seen leaving his home search last Wednesday afternoon. RCMP activated GSAR volunteers after learn- in Duncan at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10. SAR manager Chuck Hamilton said the ing about the woman’s disappearance from Searchers have been unable to find any signs of tasked woman was found at approximately 7 p.m. near family members at 12:30 p.m. A team of 10 the man since the disappearance. Musgrave Road on the island’s south end. searchers from the Peninsula Emergency Mea- Four rescuers travelled to Duncan on Sat- Nineteen GSAR members, based out of a sures Organization arrived later in the after- urday, and five searchers joined the effort on twice mobile command post established on Mansell noon to assist the local search effort. Sunday.
FIRST NATIONS Capital Regional District Notice to Electors Within the Capital Regional District Cowichan Tribes seek Alternative Approval Process for CRD Bylaw 4048 - Authorizing the borrowing of $1,530,000 for funding the capital renewal and upgrade of the Magic Lake Estates Wastewater System Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Capital Regional District (“CRD”) proposes to adopt Bylaw Sansum protection No. 4048, “Magic Lake Estates Wastewater System Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 2, 2015” to authorize the borrowing of up to One Million Five Hundred and Thirty Thousand Dollars ($1,530,000) for the purpose of funding the capital LTC heritage site survey underway renewal and upgrade of the Magic Lake Estates Wastewater System. Many of the existing wastewater system components in the Magic Lake Estates Sewer Service Area are old, have BY ELIZABETH NOLAN DRIFTWOOD STAFF reached or exceeded their capacity, and are at end of their design life. Therefore, subject to this Alternative Approval Salt Spring’s Local Trust Committee is pondering how to respond to a Process, the CRD proposes to complete four high priority projects as follows: request from Cowichan Tribes to support their bid to establish a “desig- 1. Chart Drive Septic system has failed and a notice from Island Health Authority requires that it be replaced; nated use area” that would cover the entire breadth of Sansum Narrows. 2. The sewers along Buck Lake and Privateers Road are undersized and require replacement with larger pipes to LTC members discussed a letter from Cowichan Tribes’ manager of prevent overflows during peak flow storm events; lands and governance Larry George during their regular business meet- 3. An inflow and infiltration program is required to identify leaking pipes so that they can be repaired in order to ing on Thursday. The letter requested the committee issue a moratorium reduce wet weather flows at the Cannon and Schooner Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) to meet permit on new foreshore tenures on Salt Spring’s west coast in an area stretching requirements, prevent overflows and extend the life of the treatment plants; and from the flanks of Mount Maxwell to Musgrave Landing. 4. Ultrasonic testing and condition assessment of the metal walls of the clarifier tanks at Schooner WWTP will “As you are aware, it has not been safe for Cowichan members to har- determine the remaining life of the tanks so that plans can be initiated to replace them before they fail. vest sea food in Cowichan Bay for decades, making the relatively pristine condition of Sansum Narrows an extremely important harvest area for Take further notice that the CRD may proceed with Bylaw No. 4048 unless at least 62 electors within the Magic Lake our members,” George wrote in the Jan. 22 letter. “A DUA will provide a Estates Sewage Local Service Area indicate by signing the elector response forms, that the Board must obtain the moratorium on new dock construction here and help to prevent fouling of assent of the electors by way of referendum before proceeding to adopt Bylaw No. 4048. beaches and hydrocarbon inputs into the marine environment.” The elector response form must be in the form as established by the CRD and forms are available from the CRD on While much of the area in question is protected either as provincial request. The only persons entitled to sign elector response forms are electors of the area to which the alternative park or as a nature reserve owned by the Salt Spring Conservancy, planner Jason Yeoman reported that current zoning permits docks in the remain- approval process opportunity applies. The alternative approval process opportunity applies within the Magic Lake ing portion in most cases. Applications for building into the foreshore are Estates Sewage Local Service Area, on North Pender Island, in the Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area of the Capital made to the Crown and then referred to the Islands Trust to ensure they Regional District. meet local zoning bylaws. The deadline for delivering the original signed elector response forms, in relation to Bylaw No. 4048, to the CRD is Yeoman noted the request 4:00 pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Forms must be received by the deadline to be counted. “It has not been safe for could be a good opportunity for local government to be involved The CRD has estimated that the total number of electors within the service area is 618 and that 10% of that number Cowichan members to in the discussion, since desig- or 62 electors must submit elector response forms to prevent the CRD from enacting Bylaw No. 4048 without the nated use areas have been estab- assent of the electors by referendum. harvest sea food in lished in other places without much consultation. The Minis- Further technical information concerning Bylaw No. 4048 may be obtained from Malcolm Cowley ([email protected], Cowichan Bay for decades, try of Forests, Lands and Natural 250.360.3066) or Dale Puskas ([email protected], 250.474.9648), CRD Integrated Water Services, during regular Resource Operations established office hours Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until March 30, 2016. making the relatively a temporary DUA over 13 fore- Qualifications for Resident and Non-Resident Property Electors shore areas in Sooke Harbour pristine condition of and Sooke Basin for a term of five Resident Elector: You are entitled to submit an elector response form as a Resident Elector if you are 18 years or years starting in October 2012 older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in British Columbia Sansum Narrows an to improve water quality and to for 6 months and in the Magic Lake Estates Sewage Local Service Area for at least 30 days prior to signing the elector promote shellfish aquaculture response form. extremely important and traditional shellfish harvest- ing. Another temporary DUA was Non-Resident Property Elector: You may submit an elector response form as a Non-Resident Property Elector if you harvest area.” implemented at Pender Harbour are 18 years or older on the date of submission of the elector response form, are a Canadian citizen, have resided in LARRY GEORGE during negotiations between the British Columbia for 6 months, have owned and held registered title to property in the Magic Lake Estates Sewage province and Sechelt Nation. New Local Service Area for 30 days and do NOT qualify as a Resident Elector. If there is more than one registered owner of Manager of lands and governance, Cowichan Tribes zoning regulations established in the property (either as joint tenants or tenants in common) only one individual may, with the written consent of the 2015 prohibit dock construction majority, submit an elector response form. in some parts of the harbour area. To obtain an elector response form, or for questions about the elector approval process, please contact CRD Legislative Salt Spring’s OCP includes wording that docks will continue to be per- mitted in residentially zoned marine areas, and trustees noted that impos- and Information Services, PO Box 1000, 625 Fisgard Street, 5th Floor, Victoria, BC V8W 2S6 or by telephone at ing a moratorium would be tricky. 250.360.3127 from 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday to Friday. “I’m not quite sure how to respond to this one. I’m sympathetic to the A copy of the elector response form may be downloaded from: request, but I think as the planning manager rightly identified, issuing www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting moratoriums would be a difficulty. It would compromise [current own- ers’] land use rights,” said trustee George Grams. Trustee Peter Grove A copy of Bylaw No. 4048 and a copy of this Notice may be inspected during regular office hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm added the unprotected area is largely marked by “pretty extreme cliffs” (unless specified otherwise below), Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from the date of this notice until where docks likely couldn’t be built in any case. March 30, 2016 at the following locations: Grams suggested a carefully worded response could include mention of • public notice board in the lobby of CRD headquarters, 625 Fisgard Street, Victoria a project the LTC currently has contracted to anthropologist Chris Arnett • on the CRD website: and archeologist Eric McLay that will create a complete inventory of for Bylaw No. 4048: known aboriginal heritage sites on Salt Spring. The report is meant to cre- www.crd.bc.ca/about/document-library/Documents/bylaws/bylawssubjecttoreferendumoralternativeapprovalprocess ate a hierarchy of sites to be considered for future conservation measures for this Notice: www.crd.bc.ca/about/how-we-are-governed/elections-other-voting and will include areas both above and below the sea boundary, although Yeomans said those below the sea will have to be marked by “tangible ves- An informational open house will be held 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday February 27, 2016 at St. Peter’s Anglican tiges of past use, or continuing use.” Church, 4703 Canal Rd North Pender Island for electors to ask questions about the proposed works and alternative The LTC directed staff to gather more information, including possible approval process. subdivisions for the area, and to draft a response for the trustees to review. The Salt Spring LTC invited Cowichan Tribes to discuss areas of mutu- Given under my hand at Victoria, BC this 10th day of February, 2016 al interest last fall and had a meeting in December as a result. The LTC Brent Reems also sent referrals to Cowichan Tribes related to its Ganges seawalk and Corporate Officer industrial lands projects in December. Gulf Islands Driftwood www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com NEWSBEAT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 | 5
ISLANDS TRUST LTC offers tough response to Natalie Lane violation Procedure not Lake without receiving the Speaking at Thursday’s for consideration. members were united in trustee Peter Grove agreed, necessary development per- LTC meeting, where the “They were anxious to taking the strongest possible as did chair Peter Luckham. followed mit. development permit was get the line into the ground stance against the procedur- Having work done without LTC members voted approved, planner Seth before the ground was going al violation, despite the lim- a permit also sparked con- BY ELIZABETH NOLAN unanimously to increase the Wright gave his report on to freeze, and they thought ited tools at their disposal. cern from Maxine Leichter, DRIFTWOOD STAFF security for the landscaping the circumstances that led because they had the RAR “The ground doesn’t a member of the public who Salt Spring’s Local Trust from $3,000, or 150 per cent to a new water line being report . . . that they had gone freeze on Salt Spring, so spoke against the action Committee has ordered an of the projected cost of the installed. Although the through the process need- that’s hooey, frankly. And it during the town hall ses- inflated security deposit work, to $5,000. A “robust” property owners had com- ed,” Wright said. concerns me that it’s been sion of Thursday’s meeting. from Natalie Lane proper- revegetation scheme with missioned a Riparian Areas The property falls under used as an excuse. I think Leichter said the LTC should ty owners, for revegetation native species has been Regulation Assessment two different development it destroys the credibility of think about why the situ- required at their property, ordered for the property’s Report and sent it on to the permit zones for protection the applicant,” said trustee ation happened and try to after they went ahead with waterline area as part of the province for approval, they of water quality, fish habitat George Grams. prevent it from occurring in shoreline work on Cusheon development permit. had not brought it to the LTC and biological diversity. LTC Grams’ fellow Salt Spring future.
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Early Registration for all programs in School District 64 will take place from February 17th and March 2nd PARC boosts reserves with surplus February 9 to March 15. Lorraine please note this is a pick up ad. New Registrations: Electoral area director good management, and I am in Staff also stated most of the con- favour of putting the surplus into ditions that produced the surplus Kindergarten – If your child will be five (5) years of age on or before December 31, Begin forwarded message: questions need for tax the reserve funds,” said commis- were not likely to be duplicated and 2016 (born in 2011), please register them at the school in your residential catchment area. Students currently enrolled in the district’s Strong Start Programs are required sioner Kees Ruurs, who once held it would be therefore be dangerous to complete a Kindergarten registration form. hike Ovington’s position with PARC. to budget as if counting on those From: Dan Ureta
COMMUNITY HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT THE SPECIAL Full-meal deal at Pathways AGM PROPERTY TAX REQUISITION The Salt Spring Island Watershed Protection Authority (SSIWPA) is an innovative example of collaborative Project updates and prizes Kinsol Trestle to the Galloping Goose and watershed governance in British Columbia. In endorsing this Lochside Trails in Victoria. That will com- collaborative model, member agencies including the Ministry Anyone with interests in fine walking, plete an incredibly beautiful loop through of Environment, the Ministry of Health, the Capital Regional cycling or dining is welcome to attend the Duncan and Lake Cowichan on the Trans District, the Island Health Authority, the Islands Trust, the annual general meeting of Island Pathways Canada Trail to the Kinsol Trestle; that pass- North Salt Spring Water District, and the Fernwood/Highlands at the Salt Spring Library Program Room on es right through Salt Spring from Fulford to Local Service Commission have committed to pool resources Sunday, Feb. 21. Vesuvius. You will get the latest update.” and gather and share information. SSIWPA’s mandate is to After the usual business of electing direc- Details will also be shared about new integrate and prioritize key policies, and coordinate action tors, beginning at 2 p.m., the meeting will walking and cycling maps for Salt Spring for improved raw water quality (before treatment). provide an update on the Ganges boardwalk now in the works, and about plans for a Salt SSIWPA requires funding from a Special Property Tax Requisition in order to continue working project, a new cycling loop planned for 2017 Spring walking festival. to improve the health, protection and ecological integrity of groundwater and surface water that will connect Salt Spring to Victoria, and The AGM will also include draws for for all Salt Spring Island watersheds. Previous funding produced the St. Mary Lake Integrated new walking and cycling maps. meals at Hastings House, House Piccolo, Watershed Management Plan released in 2015 and which is currently being implemented by Salt Spring Transportation Commission Auntie Pesto’s, Salt Spring Inn and Moby’s, various agencies. Work has now begun in addressing the discrepancy between water supply chair Robin Williams will provide the board- and two weekday nights at the Harbour and demand in the North Salt Spring Waterworks District and work has also begun in addressing walk update, which involves interesting House Hotel. All Island Pathways members water quality issues in the Cusheon Lake Watershed. history about the planned Peck’s Cove Park. qualify for the draw. “Cyclists from all over will want to try out Memberships can be renewed at the Find out more about the Salt Spring Island LTC Special Property Tax Requisition: the Salish Sea Trail Network,” notes Island AGM, through www.islandpathways.ca or www.islandstrust.bc.ca/saltspring | www.ssiwatersheds.ca Pathways. “The final piece that bypasses the by contacting Heather Biver at 250-537- Malahat Gap is planned to connect from the 4964 or [email protected]. Give us your feedback at: [email protected] 6 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 NEWSBEAT www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com Gulf Islands Driftwood here’s FUNDRAISING my card Lions take swipe at student hunger Hot lunch program gram can offer lunches every school day. “When I was hungry in school, all I fundraising underway could think about was running home for Call for Flexible with some food,” he said. “The goal is: if any an your kid is hungry, he or she will have access appointment ferry schedule By SEAN MCINTYRE to food.” } } DRIFTWOOD STAFF Hungry kids, Munro added, can have A rising need for hot, nutritious lunches troublefeb concentrating, 17 often fall behind among Salt Spring students has encour- in class and don’t receive the proper nutri- Groom That Dog by Janet Lynch aged members of the island’s Lions Club to tion a growingPAGE young person1 needs. reach out and ask for help. Donations have been rolling in steadily 1-778-977-3647 [email protected] 10109A McDonald Park Road, Sidney B.C. “There is a greater need than people since Munro placed the flashy purple tins realize,” said Duane Munro. “There are so in businesses across the island earlier this many kids and so many schools, and the month. He encourages people to contrib-
#6-315 Upper Ganges Road Blue Velvet Upholstering money that we’ve been giving out really isn’t ute whatever they can to help tackle a prob- Dan Hardy enough.”Dan Hardy - Denturistlem that often flies beneath the radar. Denturist Local Lions contribute Dan$4,000 Hardy per Denturist“There’sROTATE a big misconception out there,” year to a hot lunch program.Salt The Spring money o ce helocated said. at“So many people on Salt Spring are DRIFTWOODhelps school-based AD coordinators PROOF provideGulf Clinic affluentDONE that it’s assumed FOR everybody is rich, healthy meals upon request from241 Lower any of Ganges but Road that’s not the truth. I’ve met lots of peo- IMMEDIATEthe more thanresponse 1,000 students requiredEFFECTIVE enrolled atDECEMBER ple who 1ST are working several jobs. Money’s the island’s public schools. Most schools• New Dentures tight, andfeb things 17are expensive.” Please proof this ad carefullyoffer the and program reply ASAP three withdays youra week. approval• Reline & Repairs or changes.Contact Munro at munro13@hotmail. Munro wants to increase• Homethe Lions’ & Care Facilitycom Visitsor 250-931-8887 for more information Collection tin for Salt Spring Lions’ Kids If you have changes, please respond ASAP thus allowing the production team time to make the changes indicated. annualFor contribution appointments to $5,000 call so 1-250-710-1884the pro- about the Lions Club’s kids lunch program. Lunch Program. If we do not receive a response by MONDAY AT 5 PM this ad goes to press in this format. Dan Hardy Denturist EDUCATION Salt Spring o ce located at Thanks very much. Gulf Clinic 241 Lower Ganges Road GISPAGULF ISLANDS program heads for board review EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1ST • New Dentures “GISPA uses public funds is not good for this commu- emies are common across the • Reline & RepairsDriftwood YOUR COMMUNITYPrivate arts NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 to house an enterprise that nity,” said Mahoney. province for students who • Home & Care Facility Visits instructors challenge charges and competes with The GISPA program was want to pursue more thor- Kim Nash 250.537.4369 For appointments call no oversight and no objective established in 2004 to give ough studies in art, science, [email protected] school board 1-250-710-1884 educational outcomes,” Eng- high school students the sports and other disciplines. See us on Facebook lish said. “When you charge opportunity to participate in Pingle said financial assis- for this program, you take a university-style perform- tance is available to successful By SEAN MCINTYRE away from the community ing arts program. Students applicants who cannot afford DRIFTWOOD STAFF while not suffering the burden pay $1,500 per year to access the tuition fee. Gulf Islands School District of private enterprise.” mentors and performance In a response to English’s DRIFTWOODtrustees voted to review AD a high PROOFEnglish addressed trustees professionals, and participate request for further informa- school performingDRIFTWOOD arts pro- alongside Shelley Mahoney of in field trips. Much of GISPA’s tion about GISPA last month, gram following a spirited del- the Salt Spring Arts Academy programming is undertak- the Office of the Auditor IMMEDIATEegation by private responseAD instructors PROOF requiredand dance/musical theatre en outside of regular school General of British Columbia who say the course receives teacher Sue Newman. hours. agreed many concerns are Please proof this ad unfaircarefully public andIMMEDIATE subsidiesreply ASAP with response with your requiredapproval or changes. Between 30 and 35 students addressed within the School Tuesday - SaturdayIf you have changes, please respond ASAPlittle thusaccountability. allowing the production team time to make the changesare indica enrolledted. in the program. Act. The auditor’s letter added, 9:30am - 5:00pm 250-931-1114 250-538-7048 “This programPlease is proof creat this- ad carefully Board members meeting however, that details about Salt Spring If we do not receive a response by MONDAY AT 5 PM this “It’sad goes the to antithesis press in this format. Mini Storage ing a culture ofand division reply ASAPnot with your at the Salt Spring Elemen- specific costs associated with Store your clutter, clear your mind! only within the approvalcommunity or changes.of what tary School last week voted GISPA are best addressed to Salt Spring Self Storage but withinThanks the student very much.body unanimously to “refer fur- the School District 64 board of as well,” said IfLloyd you English,have changes, a education please ther conversation” about the trustees. private music teacher who led GISPA program to the school English concluded his del- Store your clutter, respondGULF ISLANDS ASAP thus allowing the Feb. 10 delegation. “It’s the should be.” district’s program committee, egation by saying he isn’t sat- clear your mind! antithesis of whatthe production education team time to which convenes on Wednes- isfied by the response, argu-
Driftwood YOURshould COMMUNITY be.” make NEWSPAPER the changes SINCELLOYD indica 1960 ted.ENGLISH day, Feb. 24. ing that the School Act vio- We’ll beat all Salt Spring• Island Salt Spring’s competitor’s only pricing fully secure self storage facility •Climate-controlled and well-lit common areas. English’s concerns about Music instructor “During that meeting the lates the Canadian Charter of •Gates are locked nightly. • Climate-controlled and well-lit common areas •Temporary or long term storage for your home or business. the GISPA programIf we are dothree not- receive a board will discuss [the del- Rights and Freedoms. •12 different storage unit• Temporarysizes and prices. or long term storage for your home or business •Located• Many near sizesthe Merchant’s to choose Mews on fromUpper Ganges• Located Road. near Merchant’s Mews on Upper Ganges Road •Special: Pay a year in advance and receive the 12th month free. fold: a lack of accountabilityresponse by egation’s] request to see the “I submit to you that • Pay a year in advance and receive the 12th month free 250-537-5888 347 Upper Ganges Rd means he’s been unable to Mahoney later stated in income and expenditures of whether or not the B.C. gov- [email protected] www.saltspringministorage.com MONDAY AT 5 PM saltspringministorage.com determine how the program an email that she was not the GISPA program,” said act- ernment wrote that amend- 347 Upper Ganges Rd. 250-537-5888 [email protected] fits withinthis the addistrict’s goes toannual press impressedin this format. with a staff answer ing chair Rob Pingle said in ment [to permit academies] budget, elusive criteria make it of “There are pictures of a written response that fol- in the School Act matters Find us by accident! impossible to determineThanks how very dancers much. on the website” when lowed last week’s meeting. not to me, because I believe COMPLETE COLLISION REPAIRS students are selected DRIFTWOODfor the she asked during the meeting “We will then share any addi- that amendment is contrary program, and the use of GULFpub -ISLANDSwhy the GISPA program is not tional information possible and in breach of the Char- *ICBC accredited Express *Air Conditioning lic facilities at GISS gives the mentioned in district reports with you.” ter of Rights and Freedoms, Valet Shop *Auto Glass Replacement AD PROOF program an unfair advantage on learning in SD64. Pingle said the GISPA pro- and I believe that it creates *All Private Insurance *Guaranteed Workmanship Driftwood YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 against private operators who “We need real information gram operates legitimately as economic hardship, and I’ve *Wheel Alignments IMMEDIATE response required DRIFTWOOD AD PROOF must pay for training facilities so the board can make the an academy under the pro- seen that demonstrated in and performance space.Please proofinformed this ad decision carefully that GISPA vincial School Act. Such acad- theIMMEDIATE community.” response required and reply ASAP with your 115 Desmond Crescent, 250-537-2513 next road down from the car wash email: [email protected] approval or changes. Please proof this ad carefully and reply ASAP with your approval or changes. If you have changes, please If you have changes,Stay please Connected respond ASAP thus allowing the production team time to make the changes indicated. CHEF ON respond ASAP thus allowing If we do not receivebe part a response of the by MONDAY AT 5 PM this ad goes to press in this format. Weekly the production team time to Driftwood’s online community. delivery to THE RUN your home make the changes indicated. Thanks very much. HEALTHY MEALS, on Visit www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com for FRESH FOR YOU! Salt Spring If we do not receive a breaking news, extra content and to vote response by in our weekly poll; like us on Facebook for Order TOll-Free: 250-655-3141 or 1-877-704-2433 MONDAY AT 5 PM Driftwood For weekly menu visit our website: breaking news, photos and fun stuff; and get this ad goes to press in this format. www.Chefontherun.net all the news first by following us on Twitter. M-F 9-5 | Sat. 10-5 at 9781b 2nd Street, Sidney, BC Thanks very much.
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On his part, he Hadwin’s Judgement was Mexico had no difficulty putting his Haida Gwaii, where it was % Linens SALE OFF award-winning research into accepted into and screened BY ELIZABETH NOLAN Snow’s creative hands. in a long house in the First % 30OFF 30 feb 17 DRIFTWOOD STAFF “After seeing Conflict Tiger I Nations village of Old Massett. Tea Towels Author John Vaillant will thought, ‘This is the guy if any- Snow took the approach of Dish Cloths return to Salt Spring next Deals #2 PAGE one can do it.’ I’d seen Sasha’s dramatizing some of the ele- Table Til everywhere! month for a multi-pronged work and was truly blown away. ments, including a portrayal of Cloths Feb. 29 event that introduces one new I knew he got the nuances.” the main figure and his crucial FINE COOKWARE & ACCESSORIES work and a fresh approach to Vaillant also appreciated actions. As Vaillant points out, 149 FULFORD-GANGES RD 250.537.5882 a previous project, all the while Snow’s artistry, noting the no one witnessed the event generating funds for the Salt director is a cinematographer and Hadwin disappeared at Spring Public Library. Photo contributed first and foremost. The film sea in 1997 and is presumed Your “clear” choice Vaillant’s appearance at John Vaillant has been nominated for two to be dead, so there is no other ROTATE ArtSpring on Saturday, March Canadian Screen Awards: Best way to communicate those for glass. 5 will feature his latest book, nor General’s Award and the Feature Documentary and Best vitally important moments. DONE FOR Jaguar’s Children, and the Salt Writers’ Trust Non-Fiction Prize Cinematography in a Feature “It’s a little unorthodox, but I • Auto Glass • Residential & Commercial Spring film premier of Had- for that year. Documentary. think it’s effective,” said Vaillant, • Aluminum Fabrication • Custom Skylights • Mirrors & Shower Doors feb 17 win’s Judgement, a documen- The film treatment came The title Hadwin’s Judge- who even appears on screen TROY KAYE • Custom Sunrooms • Free Estimates tary film by Sasha Snow based about through a fascinating ment is a direct reference to as an expert. “It’s a somewhat on Vaillant’s book The Golden relationship that Vaillant devel- the 10-page manifesto the artistic interpretation, but the Spruce. oped with Snow, a British film- title figure wrote outlining his facts are there . . . There’s a lot of Kapa Kai Glass 250-653-4148 The film was produced by maker who created the docu- reasons for cutting down the integrity and reliability there.” local production company mentary Conflict Tiger. Golden Spruce, a 300-year-old Vaillant also feels Snow True West Films, headed by Salt Speaking from his home in tree that had yellow needles makes it understood these Spring’s Elizabeth Yake, in part- Vancouver, Vaillant described because of a rare lack of chlo- scenes are speculative, and nership with the National Film seeing Conflict Tiger and rophyll. The Haida called it though based on research, are Board. It has already earned feeling a deep connection to Kiidk’yaas. It was the only tree just one version of possible several award nominations and Snow’s storytelling method, as in their territory to receive a DRIFTWOOD AD PROOF events. Johnson’s wins. well as to his material. He “cold- name. Hadwin chopped “I think that is one of the jobs Automotive As a review in Hakai Maga- called” the filmmaker to ask his through most of the trunk and of the storyteller is to help us IMMEDIATE response required zine describes, “Snow begins okay for tackling the same topic let wind take care of the rest as imagine what might have hap- Services Ltd. BCAA APPROVED REPAIR FACILITYPlease proof this ad carefully and reply ASAP with your approval or changes. his documentary with a Haida in a book and they immediately a shocking statement against pened,” he said. SALT SPRING ISLAND legend about a wild man hit it off. industrial logging. Implicitly, Tickets for the fundraiser are If you have changes, please respond ASAP thus allowing the production team time to make the changes indicated. emerging from the sea, mad- “There was something the film title questions just on sale now at ArtSpring. Local 250.537.2023 #1-156 Alders Ave. dened by the tidings that he about the way he approached how sound Hadwin’s judge- producer Yake will introduce If we do not receive a response by MONDAY AT 5 PM this ad goes to press in this format. carries. It is a decidedly roman- the story — partly his balance ment was. the film and Vaillant will give a tic approach that is maintained between Russian First Nations Hadwin’s core argument short talk before the March 5 Thanks very much. throughout. This is a sumptu- and European Russian sub- was that we are failing to see screening. There will be time at
ously beautiful film, made with jects, and also how the tiger the forest for one or two spe- the end for questions from the GULF ISLANDS care and commitment.” itself was a character in the cial trees — ignoring the wide- audience. DRIFTWOOD AD PROOF The innovative retelling story,” Vaillant recalled. “I just scale devastation of industrial The event is co-sponsored outlines the terrible logic that really liked the way he repre- logging but willing to mourn by Salt Spring Public Library, DriftwoodIMMEDIATE YOUR COMMUNITY response NEWSPAPER required SINCE 1960 caused B.C. logger Grant Had- sented these different realities. an individual specimen. This IslandLink Library Federa- win to sacrifice a rare Sitka It’s what I aspire to do in my argument is flawed in the tion, the Salt Spring Forum, Please proof this ad carefully and reply ASAP with your approval or changes. spruce, which was significant writing.” Haida worldview, in which Salt Spring Books and the Salt both to science and to the After sending Snow a copy of both tree and forest are impor- Spring Film Festival, with sup- If you have changes, please respond ASAP thus allowing the production team time to make the changes indicated. spiritual traditions of the Haida The Golden Spruce to prove his tant. The loss of Kiidk’yaas port from the Canada Council If we do not receive a response by MONDAY AT 5 PM this ad goes to press in this format. First Nation. Many are already credentials, Vaillant received a remains so painful to this day for the Arts. familiar with the subject mat- return compliment when Snow that some Haida would rather Hadwin’s Judgement will Thanks very much. ter through Vaillant’s book, called back to see whether he never hear Hadwin’s name also screen at the Salt Spring back from winter break! which was published in 2005 could turn the book into a film. again, Vaillant said. Film Festival on Sunday, feb 10 and received both the Gover- As far as Vaillant knows, it’s a It is significant, then, that March 6. & GULF ISLANDS Gulf Island Picture FramingDRIFTWOODfeb 17 AD PROOF Driftwood YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 DOCUMENTARY FILM OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY 10 - 4 PM IMMEDIATE response required or by appointment Please proof this ad carefully and reply ASAP with your approval or changes. Filmmakers join fracking conversation #3203 Grace Pt. 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Govern- images of the effects of fracking on what Saturday ments, and many in the communities was once pristine land, as well as close- PAUL REYNOLDS Thanks very much. involved, love the money and jobs the ups of Behn’s doubts and stumbles en owner/operator By Robert McTavish resource brings, but regulation and con- route to becoming a public intellectual. 250-537-4208 Gulf Islands Driftwood Contributor tamination concerns have pitted many Rarely does so much time and effort go [email protected] “As I reach the end of my education, First Nations against the unsanctioned into documentary, and the film soars with Driftwood Your CommunI t Y n ewspaper sIn C e 1960 now it’s kind of expected that you stand control and abuse of their lands. Behn’s the candid access that can only come with JOSH LACY up and do something,” says Caleb Behn, a northeast B.C. Dene home is one such no script to follow. certified technician newly minted Dene-Cree environmental fractured place. Less environmental essay than shared CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING FREE ESTIMATES lawyer and the captivating focus of the Behn himself is split: a child of divorce experience, Fractured Land does not FLOOD RESTORATIONS award-winning documentary Fractured with an environmentalist father and ener- attempt a definitive statement in its call to TILE & GROUT CLEANING “Since 1964” Land. “But what do you do?” gy industry executive mother, he is not action. By allowing Caleb Behn’s story to There are no easy answers for Behn or certain how to best reform the industry unfold in due course, directors Gillis and the audience in this intimate and consum- that helped shape who he is. Equally com- Rayher are able to draw a deeper vision ing story of one man’s uneasy growth into fortable hunting with a rifle or research- from issues that can often remain half- Stanley Laing an activist and native rights leader. As the ing with a laptop, he must bridge his two digested in the daily news. Accounting & income tAx ServiceS final prelude to the upcoming Salt Spring worlds without succumbing to the crush- “We have supported Caleb when he was Film Festival, viewers will now be able to ing pressure that comes with great expec- unsure,” they say, “stood up for his mes- Personal & Corporate Taxes, Canadian & U.S.DRIFTWOOD AD PROOF watch and discuss the film at ArtSpring tations. sages and story; and we are blown away Small Business, Bookkeeping & Payroll with co-directors Damien Gillis and Fiona From back country to city to truly global by the person he has become.” This is one Home Visits, For Mobility Challenged IMMEDIATE response required Rayher in attendance. implications, Behn’s journey is complex documentary you must see for yourself. The issues addressed by Behn and Frac- in both public scope and personal con- Fractured Land will be screened by the 115 McGoldrick Place (off Howell Lane) Salt PleaseSpring Island, proof BC V8Kthis 2P7 ad carefully and reply ASAP with your approval or changes. tured Land are many, but centre primarily sequence. A visual tour de force, the film Salt Spring Film Festival at ArtSpring on If you250 have 537 changes, 8860 please respond ASAP thus allowing the production team time to make the changes indicated. on the dangers of hydraulic fracturing — took four years and hundreds of hours Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. FAX: 250 537 8859 [email protected] If we do not receive a response by MONDAY AT 5 PM this ad goes to press in this format. Thanks very much.
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A dance program offered by North Vancouver School District, for example, has a similar fee and students receive a P.E. VIEWPOINT by Jackie Truscott credit for participation, although no audition is THE ISSUE: required. GISPA questions Three arts instructors Missing those three-breath hugs who spoke at last week’s WE SAY: school board meeting Larger than life and full of mischief, wearing J. Milton Bot- sobs turned to smiles. Transparency question GISPA’s audi- tomley’s polyester shirt, pants and tie in the hilarious Paradise Last summer I saw him at Shipstones where Simone Lamers tion process and cri- Lots back in 1989, Arvid Chalmers was the personifi cation of was singing the blues. After our customary hug, he told me he required teria, financing and “sleazy realtor.” was passionate about the tango, asked me to join him in the results, and demand the Over the years his characters developed and changed, but as tango walk. With his hand fi rmly at my waist, one of mine light- GISPA program undergo an audit. most of us do eventually, Arvid died the way he lived — in the ly on his shoulder, he danced me between the tables in a close They say the School Act’s academy loophole limelight. And somehow Arvid managed to spread that light embrace, as natural and easy as breathing. I’m not much of a allows the district to charge school fees for around him wherever he went. tanguera, but I remembered a milonga one winter night where services provided within the public school sys- After my husband died in 2009, I saw him having coffee the visiting Argentinian instructor told us, “In Buenos Aires the tem. They add that it unfairly punishes pri- with some friends at Café Talia. When he came over to say how milongueros only dance when they feel the music. And they vate instructors who need to fork out their own much he had liked Doug’s brief obituary, I stood never dance with someone they don’t want to. But money to cover overhead costs. Determining up to thank him with a hug. Afterwards he smiled “You know it takes when they do dance . . . they put ‘Toda la carne en where the money is coming from and where and looked me in the eye. la Parrilla!’ All the meat on the fi re! And they only it gets spent in the district’s overall budget is “Let’s try that again. You know it takes full three full three breaths respect you if you do the same.” urgently required, they say. breaths to relax your body.” In many ways Arvid was like that. He gave Although school trustees didn’t vote to pursue He pulled me back in and took one long, slow to relax your everything he had to whatever he was doing, a full-scale audit, the matter has been referred breath before moving his head to the other side often hiding behind his ribald sense of humour, to the district’s program committee. The group and exhaling. We inhaled and he paused, looking body.” occasionally touchingly vulnerable but always is tasked to continue the GISPA discussion dur- into my eyes, which were suddenly full of tears, generous and full of warmth. ing special meetings scheduled for Wednesday, before moving his head to the other side. At last summer’s Salt Spring Garlic and Music Feb. 24. “Breathe,” he said. Festival, he was on stage taking pictures of Bill Henderson and As last week’s meeting delegation stated, I did, taking one long inhale and an audible exhale, ear to Chilliwack when he saw me happily dancing with my friend greater clarity is needed to demonstrate how ear, heart to heart, for three breaths as my tears transformed Thomas. After turning the camera on us, he gave me a huge GISPA operates, the audition criteria, how stu- into a great big smile of gratitude. grin and the okay sign. I blew him a kiss. It was the last time I dents benefit and what the fees are spent on. Every time I saw him after that, it didn’t matter where it was, saw him. Hopefully the review promised by the Gulf he would disengage from whatever conversation he was in, Thank you, Arvid. I’ll miss the laughs, and especially those Islands Board of Education will answer these come and give me a three-breath hug before returning to his three-breath hugs! pressing questions. friends. When he was just back from Mexico after our mutual friend Robin Wood died, it was a good six breaths before our The writer is a long-time Salt Spring resident.
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Quote of the Week: “So many people on Salt Spring are affluent that it’s assumed everybody is rich, but that’s not the truth.” Island Voices DUANE MUNRO, SSI LIONS CLUB Salt Spring Says We asked: What advice can you offer the province on Margaret Threlfall Paul Bryans Meta Peet Zac Edmundson Jeremy Morrison budget day 2016? Agriculture and health are More on school programs. More funds for old-age Hopefully there’ll be less There’s probably lots that they can top priorities in our house. security to get older people spending. spend less on, but I’d like to see living better and eating more open educational opportu- healthier. nities and community gardens. Letters to the editor are welcome, but writers are requested to keep their submissions to 350 words or less. Letters may be edited for brevity, legality and taste. Writers are also asked to furnish a telephone number where they may be reached during the day, and to sign their letters with their full name. Thank you letters will not normally be considered for publication. Letters to the editor Send your letters to [email protected] this island. There are peo- minds of people who are our little island who save delivering fresh produce, selves and you have made Island needs a ple who don’t own or have making these decisions. lives, every week. They do quality food and niceties it matter immeasur- access to washers or dry- Or if someone else on the not ask for anything for that make the individual ably. Thank you. laundromat ers and who don’t have the island can open a new themselves. They contrib- feel just like that: an indi- V. TAYLOR, I heard this week that time or the means to go off laundromat to fill the void ute vital nourishment to vidual, with an identity and Salt Spring our only laundromat on island to do their laundry if this happens. I do know those who cannot travel for a meaning, a human value. the island, Mrs. Clean, is (and shouldn’t have to). that it would be a terrible whatever reason. So many people are Noble heart closing at the end of this They rely on the laun- loss to the island if Mrs. They don’t judge, grateful to these two for Arvid Chalmers graced month. dromat, as do many visi- Clean does really close. nor blame people for being reassurance along with our days and enhanced It seems that the owner tors (especially in the sum- Corrie Hope Furst, ill, poor, in dire straits, or food. Wishing Jewel and our community with his of the whole complex mer). Roland Road who have been swept into Cherie a garden of blos- extraordinary warmth, has other plans for the Personally, we only have a river called Rubicon. soms to cheer along the humour, talent and love building and there is not space for a small washer Not your Maybe the person dipped veggies from the Copper for his family, many friends enough water for that and and dryer at home. I do their toe in and got caught. Kettle Community Garden, and colleagues. He will be the laundromat. The laun- massage, and I have been average care But if a person is alone, or kindly hosted by Peter, that warmly remembered. dromat has been there for regularly bringing my mas- a family is alone, ill, hungry feeds so many island resi- “Now cracks a noble about 25 years. sage sheets to the laundro- package or in despair of even how to dents who cannot garden, heart. Good night, sweet I don’t know the whole mat for the past 10 years. The Copper Kettle is get enough quality food to shop or transport grocer- prince.” story, but I do know that I don’t know if anything golden. eat, Copper Kettle helps ies. Anne Miller, we need a laundromat on can be done to change the There are two ladies on dozens of souls every week, You started it all your- Sunset Drive GISPA: specialty academy or school program? by LLOYD ENGLISH yet presently have only 35. separate set of books. We have gests that students are being denied entry “GISPA is for the cool rich kids” is a Why not simply fill the pro- been told by the board that the for financial reasons. statement made in a very recent conversa- gram with kids who want to INDEPTH money is used for special trips The board has pointed out that stu- tion I had with a GISS student. attend? Why can’t this GISPA and visiting artists and put- dents who cannot afford GISPA have I have also heard: “We would like our show involve every student who wants to ting on shows, but I have not been shown the option of stigmatizing themselves daughter to attend the Gulf Islands School participate? Isn’t that the point of educa- an actual accounting of GISPA’s financial by applying for the “hardship” clause, a of Performing Arts, but we can’t afford it.” tion, to discover and be given opportunity? “strands.” clause that is not advertised. How is this “GISPA runs contrary to the principles of And, audition for what exactly? The privi- In my attempts to achieve a more com- not discrimination exactly and why the public education.” “GISPA is expensive lege to perform for your own community? plete definition of how a specialty acade- need for grants? and we did not get what we expected.” As to audition standards, are these stan- my should operate, I wrote the BC Auditor The specialty academy of GISPA origi- “Our son, with 10 years of training, was dards defined by educational outcomes General. This is an excerpt from the reply: nated in 2004 prior to the new amendment turned away from the program and was in accordance with Ministry of Educa- “In the Act, there appears to be no to the act. The goal was to create a largely devastated.” tion standards? Who has sanctioned instructor qualification specified for spe- self-directed after-school program for kids At the latest school board meeting I these “standards?” Arbitrary standards cialty academies. Section 82.1 subsection interested in the arts. The after-school heard Sue Newman and Shelley Mahoney have potentially dangerous consequences 3 indicates that the Board must make program did not offer credits and used its say: “We know of many talented kids who when it comes to self expression and the available sufficient instruction for stu- fees to hire visiting artists and clinicians have been turned away by the audition aspirations of the young spirit. These stan- dents to be able to potentially graduate and was available to all students. What process at GISPA and lost heart.” dards must be transparent and democratic from the academy.” GISPA has become does not resemble that The school board emphatically insists and recognized. The problem is that as a Are “academy” credits and public school original vision. The local board has inter- that GISPA is a school program despite “specialty academy,” GISPA is run by the credits differentiated? In 2006 in the John preted a very confused recent one-page being operated as a “specialty academy,” local board and the oversight accorded to Young court case, the BC Supreme Court amendment to the School Act to its advan- or “a school within a school.” Is there a this school has been put in the hands of ruled that public schools cannot charge tage, an advantage that is creating disad- difference between specialty academy and the teachers themselves. fees. The court said: “Such fees, as well as vantage within its own community. school program? This GISPA “show” extends beyond the charges for field trips considered neces- Yes, GISPA kids are cool and some of GISPA charges a fee of $1,500, holds local stage. It also extends to the advertis- sary to the curriculum, contravene the them come from privileged backgrounds auditions and competes with private ing of this program via not only the GISPA B.C. School Act.” and that is also cool, but every kid in arts educators while enjoying a publicly and SD64 website but more significantly GISPA, by the board’s own definition, is GISS is cool and many are not rich or funded facility and then charges for stu- the International Program site. This for- a public school program that charges fees previously trained in an arts discipline dent performances. This certainly isn’t the eign student program meant $645,000 in while providing public school credits. and that is cool too. What is not cool is “public school program” that I grew up revenue for the 2015 SD64 year end. I am To add to this confusion, the Salt Spring that the board is distinguishing based on with. In fact, there are excellent school arts sure that GISPA is up there on the “looks Foundation recently awarded GISPA a economic status and arbitrary audition programs throughout the province exhib- cool” order of merit for many internation- grant for students that cannot afford processes and this is being done within a iting the highest of standards that charge al students. The photographs look great, GISPA. The SD64 financial report as of public school system paid for by you and nothing and audition only when programs very showy! the end of September 2015 was showing me. Not cool. are full and a seat comes available. So what The “specialty academies” portion of the a $432,000 surplus. I am no accountant is the deal at GISS? School Act stipulates that “the costs to the but it looks to me like that bottom line The writer is a musician and private GISPA is capable of taking in 90 students board of providing the specialty academy is certainly not suggestive of a need for music teacher on Salt Spring and the Saa- in their “strands,” as they call them, and are to be distinguishable.” This means a charity, but more disturbingly it also sug- nich Peninsula. 10 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
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ART & ENVIRONMENT Dance, video and dialogue merge in lake exploration health of the lake to create Paradise Lost? No Action is Not an Option, a series of events at ArtSpring next Schedule of week. Events The mini-festival is centred around a multi-media perfor- Wed., Feb. 24 + mance art piece they have created. Sat., Feb. 27 There are two shows in the gallery: PERFORMANCE ART PIECE Wednesday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Immersed in video art, the Feb. 27, both at 7:30 p.m. performers use movement The presentation format is in and imagery to draw you into the round and includes the use the narrative. Experience St. of six video feeds, put together by Mary Lake in a whole new way. Daryl Chonka, projected around BILLIE WOODS PHOTOGRAPHY ArtSpring gallery. 7:30 p.m., the room. Audience members can Anna Haltrecht. with bar open at 6:30 p.m. stand or sit (and can bring cush- ions, if they like) and will be invited Thurs., Feb. 25 to move around the room as Hal- IMPROVISATION WORKSHOP trecht and Araujo do. Explore performance-based “We work in a relational way with art with Anna Haltrecht and the audience,” explained Araujo. Luis Araujo in the ArtSpring “We fuse dance, movement, per- gallery. 5 to 6:30 p.m. formance art and physical theatre.” Three other events are scheduled Fri., Feb. 26 for the Feb. 24-27 period. (See side- COMMUNITY INTERACTION bar for details of all events.) People can interact, move, “A big part of it is we want people dance and play in the video to take action, because we all have to art installation for personal BILLIE WOODS PHOTOGRAPHY take responsibility for the lake, the and group explorations in the Anna Haltrecht, left, and Luis Araujo in costume for next week’s shows. island and the Earth,” said Haltrecht. ArtSpring gallery. 12 to 5 p.m.
“And to do so in a really positive BILLIE WOODS PHOTOGRAPHY way,” adds Araujo. Luis Araujo. Sat., Feb. 27 Paradise Lost? No Action The Langs Road studio overlooks Copies of a practical take-action ENVIRONMENTAL TALKS St. Mary Lake, and they couldn’t list have in fact been prepared for formance. Presentations about St. Mary is Not an Option opens help but be entranced by everything people to take home. Haltrecht is a lifelong dancer and Lake by historian Chris Arnett about the lake, from the shimmering Araujo was a professional bal- has more than 40 years of experi- on indigenous history of the BY GAIL SJUBERG fall sunsets to the range of wildlife let dancer in both Portugal and ence as a movement educator. She is lake (12 p.m.); engineer Don DRIFTWOOD EDITOR and human activity in the water to London, England before combin- also the dance outreach coordinator Hodgins on phosphorus in Anna Haltrecht and Luis Araujo the colours of its algal blooms. ing movement and therapy disci- and community engagement facili- the lake (1 p.m.); biologist Bob had been dancing in Haltrecht’s “It was constantly shaping what plines to become a counsellor, and tator for Made in BC-Dance on Tour Weeden on the lake’s birds (2 Cats Pajamas Studio for about three we were doing in the studio,” said facilitating community dance work. and ArtSpring. p.m.); and limnologist Maggie years when they became aware of Araujo. “It’s a constant source of MONAD, which is presenting Para- All events except the two evening Squires about cyanobacteria how much their movements were inspiration.” dise Lost?, was born as an artists’ performances are free of charge. and algal blooms (3 p.m.) In being infl uenced by a certain nearby The pair have merged that stimu- collective in London. He also made For more details, see www.mona- the ArtSpring gallery. entity. lus and a sincere concern for the the costumes and masks for the per- dance.org.
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Notice of Public Open House Magic Lake Estates Wastewater SSNAP winner Corrie Peters gives talk Infrastructure Projects Artist in Residence that build relationships, dencies scheduled to occur The Capital Regional District (CRD) is working with the program also questioning what anchors between October 2016 and Magic Lake Estates Water and Sewer Local Services our current systems which April 2017. Committee (MLE Committee) in preparing a new phased launched this week plan to address the issues facing the aging and failing require rooming houses “Artist residencies are wastewater infrastructure in the Magic Lake Estates (and my role in them) and a growing phenomena Sewer Service Area. Salt Spring welcomes Win- translating this fragile pro- all over the world, offer- nipeg artist Corrie Peters cess back to the gallery.” ing wonderful opportuni- The first phase of the plan addresses the highest priority this week as the Salt Spring items and requires borrowing up to $1,530,000. Peters’ visit coincides with ties for artists to interact National Art Prize winner the launch of the Salt Spring across disciplines, breaking The CRD and MLE Committee invite all residents within begins her month-long resi- Arts Council’s new Artist in down borders and open- the MLE Sewer Service Area to an Open House to obtain dency on the island. Residence program. ing new creative doors. more information and ask questions about the phase 1 On Wednesday, Feb. 24 “We are following SSNAP’s On Salt Spring the hope is projects and Alternative Approval Process. at 7 p.m., Peters will give a lead and the launch is that this will allow not only Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016 talk about the work she does PHOTO CONTRIBUTED scheduled to reach an equal for personal professional Time: 11am to 3pm titled Socially Engaged Art: Winnipeg artist Corrie Peters. number of venues across development for the art- Location: St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 4703 Canal Road, Knitting, Food and Power at Canada: arts councils, pub- ist in residence but also for Pender Island the Salt Spring Library Pro- my street have had their lic, commercial and non- networking and a sharing of gram Room. door removed,’ Peters wrote, profi t galleries, magazines, knowledge within the richly If you are unable to attend the open house or would like As a Salt Spring Arts Coun- “My socially engaged prac- newspapers and online art diversified Salt Spring arts to receive updates, please visit the project website at www.crd.bc.ca/magiclake-sewer. cil press release explains, tice can be understood as news,” states SSAC. community and with the Peters is a post-disciplinary working to rebuild doors Application details are general public.” For more information, please contact: artist whose primary medi- whose removal increases available online at www. Members of SSAC’s Art- Malcolm Cowley, P. Eng. um is relationship. Of her vulnerability and removes ssartscouncil.com/artist- ist in Residence committee Manager, Wastewater Engineering and Planning winning sculptural piece dignity. This piece is a docu- in-residence/ with a dead- will be available to answer Tel: 250.360.3066 Mobile: 250.812.7773 in last fall’s SSNAP fi nalists mentation of that process. line for applications of April questions about the new Email: [email protected] exhibition called ‘Building: It involves time to knit 15. Applicants will be noti- program at the Peters eve- All the rooming houses on together the small threads fied by mid-June for resi- ning on Feb. 24. Gulf Islands Driftwood www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com arts and entertainment WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 | 11
FIRST NATIONS News Follow the Driftwood on Twitter http://twitter.com/GIDriftwood Coast Salish culture day set for Sunday Updates
Stories, songs and salmon at ence in the last few years has been around unfortunate circumstances Mahon Hall and issues,” Akerman said. “This is an opportunity to develop and By SEAN MCINTYRE maintain further relationships in a DRIFTWOOD STAFF fun, community atmosphere where FRI FEB 19 | 7:30PM Organizers expect Sunday’s Coast there can be cross-cultural activities Bar opens at 6:30 pm Salish First Nations Day festivities for everyone.” will be an unprecedented chance The day’s program is designed to STEPHEN to share knowledge with and learn have something for people of all about the region’s aboriginal peo- ages. FEARING ples. Coast Salish First Nations Day is Multiple Juno Award Winner “Something so comprehensive part of the ongoing February Fes- and Member of Blackie & the Rodeo Kings has never happened before on Salt tival, organized in part by the Salt Spring to my knowledge around Spring Chamber of Commerce. The indigenous cultural offerings,” said event received additional support 537-2102 | www.tickets.artspring.ca Adults: $23 Youth: $5 Joe Akerman, a coordinator of the from the Salt Spring Arts Council Feb. 21 celebration. photo by Shari Macdonald and Aboriginal Tourism BC. Musician Wesley Hardisty is among Akerman said many islanders performers at Sunday’s festival at Mahon who attend the event stand to learn “This is an opportunity Hall. a lot about the area’s earliest inhab- itants. to develop and maintain reef-net fishing (1 to 1:30 p.m.), try “We want to share some interest- their hand at cedar weaving (1:30 ing stories of Salt Spring and sur- further relationships.” to 4 p.m.), and listen to Salt Spring rounding land and sea,” he said. JOE AKERMAN, composer Wesley Hardisty’s fusion “They will offer different perspec- Coordinator, Coast Salish First of rock, country, folk, Celtic and tives that many Salt Springers don’t Nations Day Métis sounds (2 p.m.). have access to.” Akerman said the traditional bar- At least four local First Nations becued salmon and bannock lunch bands will be represented at Sun- TUE FEB 23 | 7:30PM Participants can listen to between noon and 1 p.m. will keep day’s event. Hul’qumi’num and Sencoten elders participants energized. Coast Salish First Nations Day VOGLER QUARTET recount thousand-year-old stories The day concludes with a 3 p.m. events begin at 10 a.m. at Mahon (10 a.m.), witness the Tzinquaw talk that aims to reconcile the divi- Hall. Admission and lunch is by & IAN PARKER dancers perform ancient Coast Sal- sion between settler cultures and donation. Participants are welcome Mistaken Identity Vineyards tasting at 6:30 pm ish dances and drumming (11 a.m.), First Nations. to stay for part or all of the festivi- Proudly sponsored by Joan Farlinger and Mouats Old Salty learn about the living tradition of “A lot of local First Nations pres- ties. 537-2102 | www.tickets.artspring.ca Adults: $28 Youth: $5
LIVE READING Ivan Coyote shares stories at SIMS Silence is Deafening. Study confirms dementia linked to untreated hearing loss. Pro-D workshops also comes out this spring. People who of Sweetwater, B.C. have read Coyote’s works or been “I got a standing ovation there too, open to public lucky enough to see a performance because I was talking about women will likely have felt a strong connec- they recognized — the ass-kickers,” BY ELIZABETH NOLAN tion produced through impeccable Coyote said. “If I was talking about DRIFTWOOD STAFF timing, humour and emotion. This trans rights [to that audience] I Salt Spring Islanders interested in holds true whether the topic is grow- wouldn’t get very far.” hearing stories performed live by a ing up in the midst of a large Irish “A lot of change is going to happen verified master of the art form should Catholic family in the Yukon or navi- but it’s not going to take place with be sure not to miss a visit from Ivan gating around the too-easy determi- pie charts and facts. The currency Coyote on Thursday, Feb. 25. nations of either gender “box.” there is personal narrative and sto- The appearance at Salt Spring Local audiences may have seen rytelling.” Middle School is a lucky addition to a a live version of Tomboy Survival Personal narrative — told with schedule that will see Coyote leading Guide, in which Coyote catalogues that trademark blend of wry humour anti-bullying workshops for School some amazing girls and women who and honesty — is also the corner- Hearing loss is the third most common chronic health condition affecting District 64 teachers, students and par- didn’t conform to the gender norm stone of Coyote’s broad-based anti- older adults. Approximately 30% of individuals aged 65 and older have ents throughout the following day. in some way. As one reviewer states: bullying work in schools. some degree of hearing loss, with estimates ranging from 70% to 90% Coyote was born and raised in “From fastball players who take no “You can’t legislate compassion of those aged 85 and older. Whitehorse. An award-winning prisoners to beautiful Nanaimo girls and you can’t force someone to author of eight collections of short who don’t care what the boys think, understand someone else,” Coyote “Hearing loss has often been associated with depressive symptoms and stories, one novel, three CDs and tomboys are shown in all their glory.” said. “If you can get someone to rec- social isolation, which supports the hypothesis that social isolation and four short films, Coyote’s first love is ognize themselves in someone else’s depressive symptomatology may mediate the association between live storytelling, becoming an audi- “You can’t legislate story, or reverberate with that some- hearing loss and cognitive decline.” ence favourite at music, poetry, spo- how, that’s how you can get them to Journal compilation © 2015, The American Geriatrics Society ken word and writers’ festivals from compassion and you make changes.” Anchorage to Amsterdam. In addition to Coyote’s storytell- SALT SPRING 778.353.3012 OAK BAY 250.598.9884 “I’m a storyteller, a filmmaker, an can’t force someone to ing and a book signing, audiences 101 - 164 Kings Lane 402 - 1990 Fort Street, Victoria artist and a musician. I’m proud of all understand someone at the public reading will be treated those aspects of my craft and I really to a surprise first performance by FREE feel like personal narrative and sto- else.” Tsunami Circus. Tickets are on a HEARING rytelling is the most effective, power- sliding scale, with proceeds going to TEST ful tool we have to understand each IVAN COYOTE GLOSSI. other,” Coyote said on the phone Author, presenter The evening starts at 7 p.m. at the from Vancouver. “And that goes for SIMS gym and is suitable for older everyone, whether it’s a difference in Coyote performed the piece at youth and adults. gender, race, disability or age.” the Friday Night Affair show on Salt Coyote also will give the keynote Buy Coyote’s first book, Close to Spi- Spring last September and received presentation at the SD64 profession- One Selene Finlayson derman, published by Arsenal Pulp a heartfelt standing ovation in al day on Friday, Feb. 26, to which Get1 RHIP/Owner Press in 2000, was runner up for the response. An identical reaction took parents are welcome. Workshops for One OFF Danuta Gleed Award for short fic- place shortly after when Coyote per- parents after the address will include / On select premium2 tion. The 11th book in their part- formed the same work for a bunch of one on suicide prevention and Hearing Aids nership, Tomboy Survival Guide, ranch hands in the tiny community another on gender and youth. nexgenhearing.com Expires Feb . 29 12 | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
What’s On - the go! Scan this barcode with your smartphone to download, instructions what’s on this week below. Wed. Feb 17 Thur. Feb 18 Fri. Feb 19 Sat. Feb 20 Sun. Feb 21 Tue. Feb 23 Wed. Feb 24 ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES SSI Painters Guild Art Salt Spring Poultry Club Trivia Night. At the Legion. Art Show Opening: Salt Seniors Centre Trivia Night. Improv Theatre Workshop. Computer Drop-in Help. See Workshops and Life Drawing. Meeting. New members wel- 7 p.m. Spring Gallery. Gallery Every first and third Sunday of The Salt Spring Improv last Wednesday’s listing. Every Wednesday to May 4. come. Farmers’ Institute. 1 p.m. Diabetes and Nutrition reopens with a “New year. New the month at Salt Spring Seniors Workshop meets every Tuesday Socially Engaged Art: ArtSpring Gallery. 9:30 a.m. National Theatre Live for Seniors. Daphne Lucci, a art. New artists. New begin- Centre. 6 p.m. night for fun and silly improv Knitting, Food and Power. Computer Drop-in Help. - Hamlet. Stars Benedict Diabetic Dietitian with Island nings” show with an opening Workshop: Copyright for games. Everyone age 15 and up 2015 SSNAP winner and first Free help with tablet, smart- Cumberbatch. Two shows at 3 Health, gives free workshop at reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Artists. A Salt Spring Arts Council is welcome. GISS Room N208. 7 artist in residence Corrie Peters phone, computer issues every p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Fritz Movie the Seniors Wellness Centre on Film Screening: Fractured workshop at Mahon Hall. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. will talk about how she has WednesdayD.W. atSalty Elma Rubright is looking Theatre. for Advance ticketsIf you at havethe informationHereford Ave. 1on to 2:15any p.m. of Land. Salt Spring Film Festival D.W. Salty is lookingDrop-in Floor for Hockey. 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Noon toD.W. 1:30 p.m. Salty is looking for matinee & 7pm Starts Friday February 26th Cinema 6-7pm Fri.-Tues. material for his imaginecolumn, - comfort on wheels CINEMA EXHIBITIONS Streets of • The Danish Girl — A beautifully filmed love story loosely inspired by the lives • Salt Spring Gallery reopens with a “New year. New art. New artists.Salt NewSpring Island of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Their marriage and work evolve as beginnings” show with an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Stars Eddie 20. The show runs through March 3. If you have informationSqueezeSqueeze on Me!Me! Redmayne. Four Oscar nominations, including best actor. • Abstract Explorations: Acrylic paintings and photo collages by Phyllisany Webb of our streets, please • National Theatre Live - Hamlet — Stars Benedict Cumberbatch. As a country are the surprising late-life creations of this well-known Canadian poet andcontact Salt us at: 250-537-9933 or arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death Spring Islander. Colourful, sometimes puzzling, and mainly abstract, [email protected] works , Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his feel at home in the Salt Spring Library’s generous gallery space Feb. 1-29. Webb’s sanity and the security of the state. Thursday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Advance books of poetry and essay collections are also on display during February. tickets at the cinema, Fri. to Tues., 6 to 7 p.m. • Bill Underwood shows photographs and Suzanne Prendergast her artwork in
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ARTSPRING SHOWS FOLK CLUB Fearing, Vogler, Parker on stage Miles and Glass perform Powerhouse duo at love of literature and poetry, Roots rock and classical acts inated Vogler Quartet and Canadian pianist Ian Parker play but her magic as a songwrit- a program of Ravel, Stravinsky, Schulhoff and Shostakovich. folk club night er is also in her ability to take Two very different award-winning groups of performers “Formed in East Berlin in 1985 and still with its original life experiences and interpret appear at ArtSpring this week. members, the Vogler Quartet quickly established itself as This month’s Salt Spring them in a way that people On Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Juno-winning Stephen one of the finest quartets of its generation,” states the www. Club concert at Fulford Hall relate to.” Fearing takes the stage. Fearing is a Blackie and the Rodeo musicindrumcliffe.ie website. “Mastering a repertoire of features Lynn Miles and Keith Glass is a singer/songwrit- Kings member who returns with his first solo album in over 200 works from all periods and musical styles, they Glass on Monday, Feb. 22. er who plays guitar, mando- seven years: the highly anticipated Between Hurricanes. are widely recognized for their uncommon musical intelli- Miles is one of Canada’s most lin and bass and is a found- “Fearing’s latest solo work seems to come out of a num- gence, homogeneous sound, insightful interpretations and accomplished singer/song- ing member, guitarist and ber of recent changes in his life,” explains an ArtSpring press unconventional programming.” writers with 12 albums to her songwriter with the critically release. “A marriage of 34 years that ended, moving from Juno-nominated pianist Parker is described on his web- credit, the winner of multiple acclaimed Prairie Oyster roots/ Guelph to Halifax to Victoria, changing record labels, and site as “Magnetic, easy-going and delightfully articulate,” Canadian Folk Music Awards country band. his friend and manager Bernie Finkelstein wanting to retire. and one who “captivates audiences wherever he goes. and a Juno for Roots and Tra- Sharon Bailey and the Never Fearing has been touring and making music for more than He has appeared with symphonies and philharmonic ditional Solo Album of the Year Never Duo are the opening act 30 years, and his storytelling and songwriting skills have orchestras all over North America, as well as the Cincinnati in 2003. at 7 p.m. kept his audience coming back for all that time.” Chamber Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom According to Miles’ website, Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for Then on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m., the Grammy-nom- and Hong Kong Sinfonietta.” “Her music often draws on her general admission. THEATRE REVIEW Clowns and goddesses reveal transformative power of love Love Scallop: The painting. And the gorgeous creature Sunday’s audience was inspired to their stage presence commanding. of the relatively small Mahon Hall in the painting was not just any old giggle frequently, largely due to the Two songs — Seems Like Love, and stage, as the actors twirled, jumped Magical Musical goddess but Venus, or Aphrodite, the clowning antics and expressions. Aphrodite’s Lament — were written and danced with apparent ease. Goddess of Love herself. Cassidy was hilarious whether hav- by Newman. She and Cassidy also They also extended their perfor- By GAIL SJUBERG Love Scallop features Sue New- ing trouble getting his bowler hat on had fun with Irving Berlin’s Let’s Face mance space by venturing into the Driftwood Editor man as Aphrodite, Patrick Cassidy as straight or administering CPR to a the Music and Dance, and A Quiet audience area for some impromptu Valentine’s Day weekend was the Fred Ascaire (an art museum janitor, sock, but his portrayal was also touch- Place, written by Newman’s father interactions, another essential for perfect time to contemplate the most magician and clown), and Patrice ing in several moments. I had forgot- Ray Newman, was a perfect piece to those crazy clowns. universal of subjects with the first Bowler as the museum’s tour guide. ten the depth he can express with his bring the action to a close. Love Scallop is not all about the Tickle Trunk Productions show. It shouldn’t be giving away too clown personas as it’s been a while Diana English not only provided silliness, however, as the transforma- Love Scallop: A Magical Musical much to reveal that Ascaire’s magi- since I’ve seen him in this role. piano accompaniment to those tional power of love comes through didn’t tackle garden-variety love, cian skills release Aphrodite from her The musical part of the show also pieces but essential music and sound loud and clear. however. Instead we were invited to 535-year bondage within a gigantic works well, with four songs per- effects throughout. A video compo- With its genre-mixing quirkiness, explore love between a goddess and ornate frame, but I’ll keep the rest of formed and advancing the plot. New- nent created by Paul McGowan of Love Scallop would be a hit on fringe a clown, or an art museum janitor the plot’s twists and turns securely man and Bowler do most of the sing- Video Lab was also a cool touch. fest menus and will hopefully be and the subject of a famous Botticelli behind glass. ing, and their voices are powerful and The choreography made the most reprised on Salt Spring as well.
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IDEAS Forum anniversary enters new phase D.W. Salty D.W. Salty Impressive speakers’ list in of personal power included the muzzling of tative who wentis looking through fourfor yearsmaterial as an diplomats, publicis looking servants andfor scientists, material outsider in Harper’s regime, May reported upcoming schedule as well as carefullyfor hiscontrolled column, information a refreshing forchange his under column, Trudeau’s gov- releases to the media. He tabled “outra- ernment in that she’s actuallyStreets allowed to of BY ELIZABETH NOLAN geous” 4,000-pageStreets omnibus billsof that Parlia- speak to the cabinet ministers. In fact, she’s DRIFTWOOD STAFF ment had no hopeSalt of unpacking Spring and which met with almost all of themSalt by nowSpring and D.W. Salty is looking D.W. Salty is looking for The seeds of great ideas don’t always bear included severe reversals of environmental was invited to join a parliamentary com- for material for his material for his column, a sustainable harvest on Salt Spring, where policy among otherIsland. measures; he attacked mittee. Island. column, Streets of worthwhile programs and events must the authority of the Supreme Court and May noted one problem yet to be solved Streets of Salt Spring Island sometimes be abandoned after a few good removed the ability of parliamentary com- is that the deputy ministers are left over Salt Spring tries. mittees and ministers to act independently. from Harper’s day and can be expected to If you have information So far, at least, the Salt Spring Forum Martin said he believes Trudeau will take be more friendly to the previous govern- Island on any of our streets, If you have please contact us at: stands out as the opposite of that rule. With an opposite approachIf you have in those matters but ment than the current one. Martin said he If you have information information on any 250-537-9933 or the celebration of its fi fth anniversary on added today’s informationeconomic climateon any will pose expects a shake-up will happen soon. on any of our streets, [email protected] Saturday, the forum proved it’s possible to challenges for ofthe our new streets, government. Having just returned from theof primaries our streets, please contact us at: keep good ideas going with the right com- please contact please contact 250-537-9933 or “I think in New Hampshire, Martin also spoke about [email protected] bination of community support and strong “I’m con dentus at: that he will the U.S. presidential election as anotherus at: internal organization. 250-537-9933 or uplift the area of considerable interest for250-537-9933 the crowd. or [email protected] Saturday’s event featured Lawrence Mar- reason [email protected] prevail.” spirits of He said Barack Obama should go down tin, the venerable Globe and Mail political Canadi- in history as having the best second-term columnist who also headlined the forum’s LAWRENCE MARTIN ans even if presidency, and predicted Americans would Political writer first official evening at ArtSpring, held times are choose to stick with stability and elect Hill- D.W. Salty is looking for exactly fi ve years earlier. As forum creator difficult, ary Clinton. He believes there is little fear material for his column, Michael Byers noted in his introduction, and he will restore a traditional Canadian of Donald Trump winning the Republican Streets of much has changed in Canada’s political value system,” Martin said. nomination. Salt Spring Island climate since that fi rst visit. Stephen Harper He described this tradition as being basi- “I’m confi dent that reason will prevail,” If you have information on was prime minister of a minority govern- cally centrist on the political spectrum. he said. any of our streets, please ment and about to be re-elected with a solid “The experiment with the right wing is The Salt Spring Forum calendar features contact us at: 250-537-9933 or majority later that year. over.” an impressive line-up of speakers over the [email protected] Martin told the audience the country Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Elizabeth May next few months. Byers spoke of a desire to would have permitted a deeper dismantling was in the audience as she has been for ramp up the offerings even further with the of democracy and abuse of power if Harper many forum events, including a salon community’s support. had been re-elected last October. with anotherD.W. political Salty columnist. is looking At forthat material Coming for up next on the schedule areD.W. Salty is looking for material for “[Harper]’s not a man who really believes early event, whichhis column, was held at the home Vancouver Sun writer Daphne Bramham, his column, PHOTO BY JEN MACLELLAN in the democratic process. He’ll do anything of author RonaldStreets Wright of to Salt help Springgauge the Island speaking on The Secret World of Polygamy Streets of Salt Spring Island PICKING A PLANT: Jesse White chooses a suc- If you have information on any of our If you have information on any of our to get his way,” said Martin, who has written interest for thestreets, forum please idea, contactMay had us yetat: to for a members’ salon on Feb. 27, and a talk streets, please contact us at: culent from a vendor’s table at Seedy Saturday at the two books on the former prime minister. be elected. 250-537-9933 or and fi lm screening with John Vaillant on 250-537-9933 or Farmers’ Institute on Saturday. Martin stated that Harper’s consolidation Speaking [email protected] as the local represen- March 5. (See story on page 7.) [email protected]
DUPLICATE BRIDGE NORTH SALT SPRING WATERWORKS DISTRICT Wrong boards and taboos for the season Mycyks the winners Hei Fat Choy and the Manda- fourth. The rest must have been rin speakers saying Kung Hsi just monkeying around and for Chinese New Year BRIDGETRICKS Fa Tsai, neither really saying welcoming back the wintertime Happy New Year, but “Wishing absentees who are beginning to NOTICE that same Feb. 1 date there was a you enlarge your wealth.” Those trickle north again. FLUSHING OF BY JILL EVANS negative result at bridge too. No who did (slightly) among the The Lunar New Year lasts for DRIFTWOOD CONTRIBUTOR scores could be posted because fi ve full tables were the winners, 15 days, so you can still wish WATERMAINS It was Two No Trump. First some wrong boards were played Liz and Oleh Mycyk. each other “New Year Happi- there was The Donald’s no- during the evening. The three There was a tie (again) for the ness” in Mandarin (Hsin-nyen FLUSHING OF WATERMAINS WILL BE show at the Fox Republican and a half tables of bridge nuts second spot, featuring Gisela kwai-leh) or Cantonese (Sin-nin CARRIED OUT IN THE DISTRICT ON debate Jan 28, and then his relaxed and went on with the Welsh and Gillian Mouat shar- feyeh-law) and play your best. TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS defeat to the “Canadian” Ted game anyway, vowing to be ing the position with George If you’d like a little more fun, AND FRIDAYS - Cruz on Feb. 1 at the Iowa cau- more observant another time. Laundry and Jeff Bell. Third have a look at http://www.chi- FEBRUARY 22 - APRIL 29, 2016 cuses. Feb. 8 was the start of the were Flo Laundry and Lynn nahighlights.com/travelguide/ Oh? That has nothing to do Lunar New Year, with the Can- Thorburn, with Blanche Pobor- festivals/chinese-new-year- Short periods of low pressure and with bridge, you say? Well, on tonese wishing each other Kung sa and Terry Clement coming taboos.htm discolouration of water can be expected between these dates. Consumers are warned GARDENING to be on alert for discoloured water, especially before using washing machines, dishwashers and other appliances. Royal Horticultural Society show trip shared
Commercial establishments such as Courtenay visitors at Meaden “It is hard for people here to imagine the new and old, along with all kinds of gar- vast scope and size of this sort of horticul- den ornaments, handcrafts of all kinds and laundromats, restaurants and beauty salons A slide-show presentation of the Malvern tural event,” they said. “It is truly enormous, displays of antique machinery and vintage will receive advance warning of flushing in Autumn Show in England is the focus of jam-packed with fantastic displays and cars. One part of the slide show presentation their vicinity if a request for such notification the Salt Spring Garden Club meeting on competitions, and also includes numerous which people particularly enjoy features the is received by the District. Wednesday, Feb. 24. vendors for just about everything related amazing giant vegetables competition.” Please contact the NSSWD at 250-537-9902. Program presenters are Summer Joy and to plants, gardening and growing, including The meeting takes place in Meaden Hall Jim Webb, who moved to the Courtenay the fabulous food and drink produced from beginning at 7 p.m. and everyone is wel- In no case can the District accept responsibility area from England in 2010. As keen garden- these endeavours. Besides vast quantities come, whether or not they are a garden club ers they returned to visit gardens in England of fl owers, plants, fruits and veg arranged member. for any claims arising out of the use of in 2015 and attended the Royal Horticul- in the most artistic and beautiful exhibits, Presenters will be selling hand-crafted discoloured water. tural Society’s Malvern Autumn Show. displays also include handmade tools both gardening items prior to the meeting.
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Gulf Islands Considering the enthusiasm of the 16 stu- Medication Reviews dents in grades 9 through 12 who enrolled in the class earlier this month, FitzZaland appears Driftwood Your CommunI t Y n ewspaper sIn C e 1960 to be on the right track. Have you had your medications reviewed “It’s different. It lets you think in new and by one of our pharmacists yet? unique ways,” said Leaf Lund, a student in the course. “It gives you a sense of accomplishment that you’ve actually achieved something.” It’s a valuable service to help ensure Lego robotics is exactly as it sounds: students build robots out of pieces of Lego. The familiar that your medications are right for you. blocks and wheels that have proven popular among kids and kids at heart for generations We will review any side effects or are combined with a programmable brick that drug interactions and answer all of your houses the unit’s central processor. Each robot is also equipped with a motor and a set of sen- questions and concerns. sors that permit the Lego robot to interact with its environment. Students use computers to write programs, which are downloaded and As of right now, PharmaCare and the transferred to the robots. Fusing Lego and technology has inspired a Government of B.C. is covering the fee wealth of online tutorials and videos that pro- for this service if you are taking many mote everything from little Lego sumo wres- tlers to robotic hands that can play the guitar. medications, supplements, Dorothy Price Hi Jennifer...see changes below...will send new The possibilities are inspiring, and they’re and herbal products. 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Students are assigned challenges that require Peter, Sneh, and Dhruti WWW.SANTOSHA-YOGA-RETREATS.COM Come and join us on our path! Call me and I will specific robots to complete. Near the end of help you determine where to start.” the course, each student creates a challenge of their own and designs a program and a robot to solve it. Dr. Wm. E. Lea To this: “Computer science involves solving prob- All Aspects of General & Family Dentistry including: No matter your age, you will notice changes in lems, designing systems and understanding your body as time goes by. You might not like human behaviours,” said FitzZaland. “It’s a • Highly Effective Hygiene Program these changes! Doing yoga, along with a healthy broad set of skills, but, at its core, it involves • TMJ Joint Pain diet, can minimize and even help reverse changes breaking down problems into smaller, more that already seem established. 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WRESTLING Salt Spring high school wrestlers rise to the occasion D.W. Salty D.W. Salty Local athletes heading to the 54-kilogram group. Kassy Marr claimed is looking for material a bronze medal in the 70-kilogram class, and is looking for material provincial championships Rivers Zenonian obtained enough points to for his column, for his column, clinch a seat for next week’s trip to the Lower Streets of Mainland. Streets of BY SEAN MCINTYRE Georg Fichtinger missed qualifying by a Salt Spring Salt Spring D.W. Salty is looking D.W. Salty is looking for DRIFTWOOD STAFF single point but is still hopeful as tournament for material for his material for his column, There’s a good reason Leon Esquivel had organizers review a possible disqualifi cation Island. Island. column, Streets of trouble speaking on Monday morning, two that could get him into the provincial fi nals. Streets of Salt Spring Island days after four young athletes under his “Practically everyone who wrestled got Salt Spring direction qualifi ed for the provincial cham- something,” Esquivel said. “They’ve got some If you have information pionships. bruises, but they look good.” Island on any of our streets, If you have please contact us at: “My voice is completely hoarse,” said the The Salt Spring contingent will be among If you have If you have information information on any 250-537-9933 or coach of Salt Spring’s small-but-mighty youth more than 500 wrestlers from across the prov- information on any on any of our streets, [email protected] wrestling team. ince. Esquivel said he expects a few of his of our streets, of our streets, please contact us at: Things didn’t begin well at Saturday’s Van- athletes to qualify for nationals, which will be please contact please contact 250-537-9933 or [email protected] couver Island championships, as local wres- held in Calgary in April. The top-fi ve boys and us at: us at: tlers fell fast and hard during the fi rst round top-six girls in each weight class earn spots at 250-537-9933 or 250-537-9933 or of bouts held in the Gulf Islands Secondary the Canadian championships. [email protected] [email protected] School gym. The team will spend the next week stretch- “People from the other teams were coming ing and honing techniques ahead of the big with a big desire to qualify,” Esquivel said. day, Esquivel added. D.W. Salty is looking for Momentum shifted by mid-morning as the Saturday’s tournament was the second time material for his column, Salt Spring athletes found their footing and the Vancouver Island championships were Streets of began to chalk up victories. The result, Esquivel held on Salt Spring. Esquivel said more than Salt Spring Island said, is four wrestlers headed to the B.C. fi nals 100 wrestlers and additional coaching staff, in Abbotsford on Feb. 25 and 26. supporters and family members participated If you have information on PHOTO BY JEN MACLELLAN any of our streets, please Danny Villa-Gomez won gold in the 57-kilo- in the event. GISS wrestling coach Leon Esquivel presents GISS team member Kassy Marr with a medal at contact us at: 250-537-9933 or gram class, while his sister Cathy-Linna Vil- “It was so good. People were really happy,” [email protected] la-Gomez held on to earn a silver medal in he said. “We got the two thumbs ups.” the Vancouver Island high school wrestling championships held at the school on Saturday.
GYMNASTICSD.W. Salty is looking for material for D.W. Salty is looking for material for his column, his column, www.paulzolob.com Streets of Salt Spring Island Streets of Salt Spring Island GymnastsIf you have information improve on any of our in Comox If you have information on any of our streets, please contact us at: streets, please contact us at: 250.526.2626 250-537-9933 or 250-537-9933 or Salt Spring’s [email protected] group report [email protected] Nalima Luitikus showed poise on fl oor and BY MARCIA JANSEN bravery in her other routines. Tahleigha Mul- SPECIAL TO THE DRIFTWOOD ligan impressed with her power on vault, and Ten gymnasts of the Salt Spring Gymnastics Nina de Roo competed on a new vault and Do You Want to Sell interstellar competitive team showed rise-and- stuck both of her landings for a solid day. shine performances at the fi rst competition of Frances Nygard pulled out all the stops on Your House This Year? the year in Comox. her beam dismount with a towering handstand With home prices recovering and The Salt Spring team demonstrated their and a perfect landing smile. Ana Sophia Mar- interest rates still low, now is a good time to list. skills in four events: fl oor, vault, bars and beam. shall fi nally dismounted the beam after much “We had some first-time competitors this deliberation and wowed the judges with a tight time in Comox and other gymnasts showed handstand. Low interest rates are your friend…and buyers know that rock-bottom great improvements, compared to our first Benjamin Atkinson almost completed a mortgages can’t last forever! Houses tend to sell faster in spring and summer meet in Duncan last year,” said Kipp Nash, shooting star on the high bars but managed largely in part due to families wanting to be settled before the new school head coach of Salt Spring Gymnastics. “It was year begins. to fi nd his feet under him on an emergency revealing to see that every gymnast surprised landing on his re-entry into the atmosphere. Don’t change a thing - themselves in their routines.” Thomas Shultz learned his routines the week Before making any changes, renovating or even painting, give me a call. I can Salt Spring Gymnastics Association returned before and without a warm-up nailed his new help you assess what needs to be done to have your home market ready quickly. to competition after four years in 2015. skills. Isabelle Kerrigan was outstanding on the Don’t just list your home—market it. Nikoya Catry Bauer rejoined the group bars and her hard work paid off with a fantastic We will need to develop your marketing plan. People are doing so much more after fi ve years in the CHIMO PJ Party and led routine. Naima Garrett Steele put together an research ahead of time. Today’s buyers are demanding. They are savvier about the SSGA with near perfect routines in all her overall strong showing and made her mark on market dynamics and data and want to see houses on their own schedule. events. the judge’s scorecards. Don’t “test” the market - Price it right! Pricing is very important these days. Pricing right will create GOLF the traffi c needed, also in the fi rst week a listing goes on the market, it gets approximately four times as many visits as a month later. One dilemma sellers may face is whether to buy a new place at the same time. Super Bowl thrills hit the greens Buy a new place with the contingency of selling can be diffi cult and stressful. In general I would say it’s better to sell before you buy—there’s nothing worse Winners collect 58 cooperated. The course was Watson and Bob Gorman, than having to carry two mortgages at once when it is not affordable. There are set up for Stableford scoring won two rounds of golf at plenty of options when selling including the possibility you may be able to rent points with an “easy” and more dif- Arbutus Ridge. your house from the buyer for a few months or fi nding a short-term rental. fi cult pin placement on each Following the tourney, play- BY DAVID MACPHERSON hole, giving teams a chance to ers gathered upstairs in the SPECIAL TO THE DRIFTWOOD play it safe or go for broke and clubhouse to enjoy beverages The Salt Spring Island score more points. and snacks and watch the big Call me to list your property Golf and Country Club held Prizes were awarded to game, which turned out to be or for a free home evaluation. its annual “Super Bowl” golf three teams with the winning a great half time show book- tourney on Sunday, Feb. 7, team of Zac Cutshall, Jordan ended by a so-so game. The with a total of 37 players in Haenen, John Johnson and Broncos prevailed over the nine teams competing. Brian Watson shooting an Panthers, but everyone agreed Paul Zolob Coast Capital Realty The course was in good impressive 58 points. Lucky that the golf was much better INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED REALTOR® condition and the weather draw prize winners, Brian than the game.