Issue 446 April 24, 2009 Discovery Islander.ca Estero Basin, Bute Inlet, Mt Doogie Dowler (L), Mt Powell (C) www.discoveryislander.ca www.discoveryislander.ca 2 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Island Calendar Submit your event: eMail: [email protected] • fax: 285-2236 • drop-off: 701 Cape Mudge Rd. The Regulars Day by day • Quadra Legion - Now open Thurs & Fri at 7 pm and Saturdays at 4:00pm Friday, April 24 • Every Monday - Parent and Tots 9:30 am - noon Q.C.C. - Protest Fish Farms Tyee Plaza bus stop - Sing for Pure Joy! 3 - 4:30 pm Room 3 Q.C.C. All Voices Welcome. 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. • Every Tuesday- Quadra Children’s Song Circle - 3 - 4:00 p.m. Room 3 Q.C.C. Saturday, April 25 - Ladies Auxiliary - Al-anon meeting, 7.30 pm at the Children’s Centre Plant & Bake Sale Legion Hall 10am All donations appreciated - Folkdancing QCC-7:30 pm Sept-April - CR Museum hosts Haig-Brown writer-in-residence HBI • Every Wednesday - Moms and Babes 11 am - noon Q.C.C. 6:30 pm $40 reservations 250-285-3322 - Community Lunch noon Q.I.C.C. Sunday, April 26 - Mindful Yoga with Michael, QCC 9:30am, 7:00 pm - Friday Flicks on Sunday, Safety Last Q.I.C.C. • Every Thursday - Parent and Tots 9:30 am - noon Q.C.C. Doors open 6:30 pm Show starts 7 pm -Yoga Classes 9-11 AM and 5-7 PM with Brenda Dempsey at the Monday, April 27 Upper Realm, QCove. 285-3054 or 203-1575 Drop ins welcome $12. - Quadra Island Seniors Housing Society AGM Q.I.C.C. - Prayer Meeting, 7:00pm at Quadra Island Bible Church 7 pm Room 1. - Life Drawing Sessions with model at Firesign Studio 7-9:30 pm Tuesday, April 28 • Every Saturday - Legion Meat Draw 5:00 pm, Steak Dinner at 6:30pm - Quadra Island Conservancy and Stewardsship Society AGM Q.I.C.C. • Every Sunday - QI United Church Service-11am, Set. - June - 7:30 pm Room 1. Family Worship Service 10:30am Quadra Island Bible Church Wednesday, April 29 - Buddhist meditation 10 am Q.I.C.C., everyone welcome - Free Regular Coffee & Tea Aroma Cafe 8 am to 10 am - Live Jazz at HBI 6:30 pm - Free Money Q.I.C.C. • 1st Monday - Quadra writers group - 7:00 to 9:00 pm 285-3656 11:30 am to Noon • 1st and 3rd Wednesday - Food Bank 1-2 Community Centre - Free Firewood Next Deadline: Monday, May 4th, 2009 1 pm to 1:30 pm Q.I.C.C. - Free Pizza Island Calendar is a list of on island events. Please submit separately for the Island Calendar 5 pm to 7 pm Upper Realm and News & Events or indicate in your submission if you would like your event placed in both. Following the text order exactly as above for email submissions is appreciated (month, date, day, Sunday, May 3 title, place and time), use the title as your email subject. Current advertisers welcome to submit - Broombash 9 - 12. Rebecca Spit events but not-for-profit items will be given priority. Thank you. - Jazz Berry Jam HBI 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 9 - Spring Tea Q.I.C.C. Island Calendar online: www.discoveryislander.ca For links to the latest weather, tides, currents and marine weather forecast log on to www.QuadraIsland.ca New Construction-Renovations-Custom Framing-Finishing Randy Goertz 250-285-2318 [email protected] www.discoveryislander.ca Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 3 Discovery Regional Director’s Report, A r e a C Islander April 24, 2009 Issue 446 April 24th, 2009 Published bi-weekly and distributed ell, here we are businesses work together. I will to go next. The issues have been throughout the Discovery Islands approaching the also be acknowledging all of the before the SRD board a number Discovery Islander Wend of another businesses and people who have of times in the past months, but PO Box 280 month. I cannot believe how donated to the project. there was really nothing new Quathiaski Cove, fast the time seems to be going to report to you at that time. I B.C. V0P 1N0 this spring. Far too much going will keep on the staff that are Tel.: 250 285-2234 on and no end in sight. A few Evans Bay wharf working on this and hopefully Fax: 250 285-2236 issues have dominated my most (Read Island) get things moving! [email protected] recent articles and I hope to round out my report a bit in I am under a “disclosure Office hours: agreement” between the Mon-Thurs 10-4pm this issue, with as many updates Bute Inlet power Strathcona Regional District 701 Cape Mudge Rd. as I can. and Transport Canada, which project proposal Publisher/Editor: means that I cannot talk about I won’t go over the details of Philip Stone Granite Bay Park the details regarding the finer this since it has been the focus © Discovery Islander 2009 points of this process, but I am of many reports over the past All Rights Reserved wharf sure that I can at least let you months. I just want to say that Opinions expressed in this We are finally at the float know that we are in discussion it is an ongoing, daily issue magazine are those of the installation phase of this ongoing regarding the wharf at Evans that I (and others) am dealing contributors and are not the project. As the project manager Bay and that things are going with. The Environmental views of the publisher. and your director, I cannot say extremely well. I have had Assessment Office report is due Subscriptions available that I will be sad to see this reams of paper to read and in the next couple of weeks and one completed! It has taken review and have made one we will know better where we $30.00* for 6 months $50.00* for 12 months an incredibly long time due to trip to Vancouver to meet with are at with this proposal. The (* includes GST) various requirements and hold officials and have at least one coverage of the issue is in the ups. It was also a very complex more to go. I will also be visiting media almost daily and is across Submission Guidelines project to start with. The floats the site with staff, the engineer the province. It has even been Items for publication are will be on site on Wednesday and community members very turned into an election issue by welcomed on subjects of and I will have a volunteer soon. So, as soon as I am able to some in the media. I am trying interest to the Discovery Islands work crew there ready to help share more details, I will. to remain focused on the issue community. Please help us by me with the installation. They and not the politics. I ask that following these guidelines: are being delivered by a large all of you continue to remain • Please print handwritten landing barge called the Sea Village Project vigilant over this issue. It is a big material clearly. Roamer and the crew of that one for our area. Stay tuned. • Items sent by email & must be I have been very quiet on saved as Word or rtf formats. Please vessel will deal with anchor this topic for some time. Not That is it for this issue. Feel spell check in Canadian English. placement and connection of because nothing is going on, free to call me between the • No MS Publisher, WordPerfect files chains and lines to the floats. but because we are still dealing hours of 8:30 am and 7:00 pm, or graphics in Word files please. Send Our crew will be connecting with one outstanding issue Monday through Friday (not on imported graphics separately. each section of float to the next that needed to be resolved. weekends, folks!) at 285-3355, • Please use the title of the item one and any other jobs that Once it is resolved we will be as email subject. or you can fax me at 285-3533 come up. This should be the in discussion about “ where to • Please don’t send original or you can email me anytime irreplaceable material. end of this project. We will be from here?”. Sorry that I can’t at [email protected]. • Please remember to caption & having a celebration gathering be more specific at this time. com , or by mail at Box 278 in credit photos and artwork. Don’t around mid-May and the entire More to follow. the Cove, V0P 1N0... Lots of write on the back of photos use community will be welcome to choices! labels or Postits™. come and notification will be put in all of the local media as Q. Cove and While every effort is made to to date and time. Hopefully by Respectfully submitted, include all items submitted, Heriot Bay sewer errors and accidental omissions next issue I will have a photo Jim Abram included in my report for all to issues do occur and the Discovery Director, Discovery Islands see what can be accomplished Islander should be only one part Both of these initiatives are - Mainland Inlets (Area C), of your publicity efforts. when our local government, our in the planning stages and SRD local communities and our local awaiting further provincial Next Deadline grants to do the engineering Monday, May 4th studies that will tell us where www.discoveryislander.ca 4 Discovery Islander #446 April 24th, 2009 Island Forum Say your piece: eMail: [email protected] • fax: 285-2236 • drop-off: 701 Cape Mudge Rd.
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