Aug 8 - Salt Spring Island Archives

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Aug 8 - Salt Spring Island Archives
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007 — YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1960 47TH YEAR – ISSUE 32
VITR
Safety
concerns
hold up
project
Issue winds up in
Supreme Court
BY STACY CARDIGAN SMITH
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
piece as a blatant example of “insensitive war
porn” versus defenders of free speech began
flooding the magazine’s website last week.
“This was an extremely emotional story to
work on,” said Clara Jeffery, the magazine’s coeditor, in an official statement following an initial round of comments from irate readers.
“The account of Cpl. Megeney’s death was
particularly poignant, but there were many other
stories in there of death and injury to soldiers
and civilians that are hard to read. But, in our
opinion, for the greater public to live in denial
about what happens in a war does a disservice
to those soldiers who serve and the civilians who
are affected.”
Patterson acknowledges Megeney family
members’ right to change their mind and be left
alone to grieve in peace, though he remains ada-
Just when you thought it was
a done deal, the British Columbia Transmission Corporation’s (BCTC) Vancouver Island
Transmission Reinforcement
( VITR) project met further
holdups this week when a Salt
Spring man renewed the fight
against the controversial plan.
John Quesnel has lived on
his Rainbow Road property for
11 years and owned it for the
past five. His land falls along
the provincial right of way
(ROW) and, as such, includes a
number of power poles.
Although Quesnel knew
about opposition towards the
VITR project, he didn’t get
involved because he thought
the project unstoppable.
That all changed when BCTC
recently installed the new
power lines on his property.
The poles, measuring 30
meters (98.4 feet) in height,
feature wires that hang just 9.1
metres (30 feet) off the ground
at certain points, Quesnel
said.
Worried for the safety of his
family, he contacted BCTC
on July 23 to inform them he
would no longer allow access
to his property. On July 28 and
31, Quesnel, along with neighbour John Magnus, denied
workers access to the ROWs on
their properties.
“This is sort of above and
beyond where I would ever
find myself except it is in my
backyard,” Quesnel said. “It
becomes the health of my chil-
PATTERSON ARTICLE continued on 2
VITR PROJECT continued on 2
PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY
PARADING HISTORY: Children aboard the Ganges Village Market float head past Mouat’s during a Saturday parade that honoured Mouat’s 100th
anniversary of doing business on Salt Spring. More photos, Page 11.
AFGHANISTAN ESSAY
Author centre of national controversy
Depiction of Canadian soldier’s death in Afghanistan
stirs censors’ scrutiny
BY SEAN MCINTYRE
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
Author Kevin Patterson stands behind his
essay outlining the daily reality faced by soldiers
and Afghan civilians despite two ongoing military investigations examining his conduct.
“The reality of the war needs to be made clear,”
Patterson said, during an interview from his Salt
Spring home. “Sanitizing writing is in itself grotesque.”
Patterson’s 7,000-word essay, published in the
July/August issue of Mother Jones Magazine,
gives readers a sense of the daily grind faced by
soldiers and civilians living in southern Afghanistan.
It’s not a pretty routine.
A section of the essay describes 25-year-old
Corporal Kevin Megeney’s final moments on the
operating table. The young soldier spent his last
breaths, Patterson writes, yelling for his mother.
Patterson acknowledges the article’s graphic nature and made sure to consult the family members of soldiers portrayed in the piece
whenever possible. Within days of the article’s
publication, however, criticism from some of
Megeney’s family members began surfacing in
their local newspaper in Pictou County, Nova
Scotia.
George Megeney, a spokesperson for the family, did not return messages left by the Driftwood
at his home in New Glasgow.
Comments pitting those condemning the
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Arts.................................................. 15
Classifieds................................ 34
Editorials ....................................... 8
Ferry Schedules .................. 30
Health ........................................... 24
Horoscope................................ 37
Letters............................................. 9
Sports ............................................ 30
TV Listings .............................. 17
What’s On................................. 23
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dren, so I guess I’m becoming an activist.”
BCTC reacted by serving Quesnel
and Magnus with a court order. On
Friday, August 3 BCTC was granted a
short leave order, which allowed the
court injunction to proceed in British
Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver.
Yesterday ( Tuesday) in Supreme
Court, Quesnel and Magnus agreed to
a consent injunction stating they will
no longer impede any action and construction will continue.
Despite the setback, the company
is unable to sue the men over the incident, Quesnel said.
The court deemed “it was justifiable
for me to want to feel safe,” he added.
But the last-ditch effort to prevent
construction of the new power lines
has put the project further behind
schedule. It also cost the company an
additional $50,000.
If the project is not completed by
October 2008, the power supply of
the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island
could be jeopardized, said Thoren
Hudyma, a spokesperson for BCTC.
“It’s unfortunate that the Quesnels
have decided to block access that late
in the game,” Hudyma said. “This project has gone through a number of different regulatory processes.”
The provincial government granted
its Environmental Assessment Certificate in February.
“The project is deemed to be very
safe, clearly,” Hudyma added.
However, both Quesnel and Magnus
have their reservations.
“Every BCTC and B.C. Hydro thing
you see says stay 30 feet away from
the lines if you want to live,” Magnus
said during an interview last week.
“Now they’re putting three times the
power though the lines and they’re 30
feet from the ground. That speaks for
itself.”
In addition, Quesnel has been looking into information concerning the
corona effect, involving the ionization
of air close to a wire.
Hudyma said the corona effect is a
non-issue as far as BCTC is aware.
Quesnel will meet with his lawyer
next week to decide his next steps.
“By disputing this, it’s put so that I
have some rights,” Quesnel said.
The VITR project will see the current
138kV overhead transmission lines
replaced with a new 230kV infrastructure.
Local writer’s war description under fire
PATTERSON ARTICLE
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mant the Canadian public
has a right to read what its
troops are doing overseas.
“A f g h a n i s t a n i s n o t
Iraq. Not yet. In the north
at least, the government
works. The schools are full,
and the economy is growing. But it is not clear that
order will endure or, in the
south, be achieved,” Patterson writes, several paragraphs after he describes
Megeney’s death.
“The fighting in Kandahar
is worse than two years ago.
The Taliban’s ranks appear
to be growing. Skirmishes
have reached the outskirts
of Kabul.”
Patterson’s intent, without advocating for either the
pro- or anti-war camps, he
said, is to make Canadians
aware of what’s at stake.
“People are disengaging themselves from what’s
going on,” he said. “There
is no obvious solution. In
real life, grown-up problems
sometimes take a long time
to solve and we cannot let
our attentions wander.”
“Denial of the cost is
obscene,” he added. “It may
be that the cost is worth it,
but you can’t make a decision without acknowledging
the cost.”
Patterson refused to comment on the two military
investigations conducted
by the military police and
Department of Defence’s
Health Services group.
Though he received his
medical training through
the Canadian Armed Forces,
he visited Afghanistan on a
voluntary basis as a civilian
contracted by the military.
tive of the military police
is to determine whether he
released any information
about the treatment and the
measures that were taken
before Megeney was pronounced dead,” said Captain Cindy Tessier.
T h e He a l t h Se r v i c e s
investigation, she added,
will determine if Patterson
violated his patient’s right
to confidentiality by releasing his name to the public.
Tessier could not say how
long the investigation will
take.
Patterson is the author
of several books and essays
including The Water in
Between, an account of his
sailing voyage to Tahiti, and
Consumption, a look inside
the history of an Inuit family.
He is a specialist of internal
medicine at the Nanaimo
General Hospital.
“In real life, grown up
problems sometimes
take a long time to
solve and we cannot
let our attentions
wander.”
DR. KEVIN PATTERSON
Author
As such, a Department
of Defence spokesperson
said, Patterson remains
subject to conditions
set out by the National
Defence Act.
“Certainly, the perspec-
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CREEKSIDE CAMPAIGN
Cusheon Creek lot faces subdivision or preservation
Effort launched to save
Cusheon Creek rainforest
BY SEAN MCINTYRE
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
A local author is trying to sway island
residents to pitch in and help preserve
one of Salt Spring’s most environmentally pristine areas before it is subdivided and sold off.
Maureen Moore estimates the 7.5
hectares (19 acres) of Douglas fir and
cedar trees nestled along the banks of
Cusheon Creek may be worth roughly
$600,000, but says the land possesses an
environmental value beyond any monetary cost.
“This green valley’s moss-festooned
rainforest is stunningly beautiful on an
island where land is being destroyed
bit by bit,” Moore writes in a pamphlet
distributed to retailers, politicians and
community organizations.
“Ou r c h i l d re n a n d g ra n d c h i l d re n
need and deserve to inherit beauty and
mature trees that absorb carbon dioxide
and support life. We want to buy, covenant and preserve this land forever.”
The push to save the Creekside Drive
property comes after the owners submitted an application to subdivide the
property into four lots.
Moore said she has received “encouraging support” from various levels of
government and organizations, though
none have yet to step up with a financial
commitment.
PHOTO BY SEAN MCINTYRE
She is working towards securing an
Maureen
Moore
enjoys
a
break
with
Chloe
and
Aidan
Haigh
during
a
walk
through
the
Creekside
Rainforest
on
Monday
evening.
Moore hopes
agreement with The Land Conservancy
to
raise
the
necessary
funds
to
spare
the
land
from
development
so
it
may
be
preserved
as
parkland.
( TLC) in hopes the B.C.-based group
would provide up to 25 per cent of the
funds required.
In 2005, the Salt Spring Island Conservancy helped application to subdivide the land into four lots for primobilize community support to help raise a portion of vate sale.
the $625,000 required to purchase a portion of Mount
Booth said the property’s owners have agreed to hold
Erskine, ensuring existing hiking trails and access to off in order to give Moore time to develop an offer.
the peak remain available to the public in perpetuity.
“The owners are prepared to entertain an offer and
Moore hopes for a similar public response once are minimizing any disturbance of the land,” Booth
people realize the Cusheon Creek watershed’s ecologi- said during an interview last week.
cal significance as well as the area’s potential to host
“If it doesn’t get purchased by the community or a
environmental stewardship programs.
conservation group, it will be subdivided,” he added.
“I think it’s well worth the effort to save this land,”
The owners have not indicated they have any plans to Creekside Campaign coordinator
said Moore. “There’s a lot of action in that area and it log the area, he said, adding that signs posted to several
used to be considered undevelopable but since devel- older trees are part of riparian assessment.
opment pressure is so great, even land that is hard to
The lot made headlines last year as part of a land-use
The proposal was unanimously rejected by the Salt
develop is getting developed.”
proposal that would have seen the creation of more Spring Island Local Trust Committee.
According to realtor Eric Booth, the single lot was than 55 acres of parkland near the mouth of Cusheon
For more information on the Creekside Campaign,
taken off the market last month after the owner, a Creek in exchange for the right to construct 21 homes contact Maureen Moore at 538-1732 or via email at m@
numbered company based in Duncan, submitted an higher up the valley below Stewart Road.
gulfislands.net.
“Since development pressure is so great,
even land that is hard to develop
is getting developed.”
Maureen Moore
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Busy ferries
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Additional sailing
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approaches
Starting last weekend, B.C.
Ferries will provide more
sailings on its two busiest
routes for the duration of
the summer.
Cu s t o m e r s c a n t r a v el on sailings departing
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Merchants rocked by
incessant gravel trucks
Worst may be
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persists
BY SEAN MCINTYRE
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
Few places compare to
the Gulf Islands in the summer, but downtown Ganges’
store owners are concerned
the prevalence of loud dusty
gravel trucks are rocking
the island’s reputation as an
idyllic tourist destination.
“I’ve certainly noticed.
These trucks are a gigantic
pain,” said Doug Mitchell,
owner of the Ganges Garment Company in Grace
Point Square, straining to
make his voice heard above
the engines of four gravel
trucks parked outside his
store.
“The dust is rolling in and
ruining everything in the
store.”
Mitchell has grown accustomed to having anywhere
between four and six large
gravel trucks idling in front
of his shop by the time he
arrives at work every morning, but that hardly means
he likes it.
“They’ve turned this into
a parking lot,” he said, referring to the stretch of Fulford-Ganges Road between
the Coast Guard dock and
Centennial Park.“All we can
do is grin and bear it.”
Several times a day, from
daybreak until 2 p.m., the
trucks convene in front of
Mouat’s Hardware store to
await a fresh load of gravel
shipped in from Vancouver
Island.
The operation is part of
the $1.5-million effort to
resurface the worst of the
island’s pock-marked side
roads.
Sophia Vom Bauer, man-
ager of Sabine’s Fine Used
Books, said she understands
the deliveries are for “the
greater good,” yet cannot
comprehend why they must
be made during the middle
of the day in what is, predictably, the busiest time of
year.
“We don’t want to discourage the road paving, but we
are overrun with trucks,”
she said.
Vom Bauer said she’s
spent the past two weeks
fielding customers’ complaints about noise, dust
and a lack of safety as they
try to browse through town.
“It’s hard to determine,
but it definitely keeps people away,” she said. “People
are afraid to let their kids
run around.”
At Mouat’s Hardware,
manager Dave Griffiths estimates the store’s business is
down by roughly 15 per cent
because of the trucks.
With a rising Canadian
dollar and security restrictions discouraging American visitors from making
their way north, arriving to
find their vacation destination filled with dust and
noisy trucks won’t encourage a return visit, he said.
According to Kyle Webb,
project manager for JJM
construction’s Salt Spring
repaving project, the majority of gravel shipments were
completed last week and
things will likely return to
normal when paving wraps
up by the end of the week.
Webb said the project took
an additional week because
of heavy rains in mid-July.
He recognizes residents’
and visitors’ cause for concern, but said the Coast
Guard dock is the sole place
where gravel can be unloaded in an efficient manner.
Until such a time as resi-
dents demand politicians
and planners develop an
alternate loading site, problems are likely to only get
worse.
“My feeling is that because
the island is growing, this
kind of thing is going to continue,” he said.
“My feeling is that
because the island
is growing, this kind
of thing is going to
continue.”
KYLE WEBB
Project Manager,
JJM Construction
Not only do the shipments
increase congestion in the
downtown core, unloading
in Ganges means barges
must travel more than twice
as far to reach their destination from Vancouver Island.
Additional costs associated
with traffic control personnel, he added, meant the
company could only pave
half the roads the Ministry
of Transportation intended.
Webb could not say which
roads were scratched from
the list or how they were
selected.
Restoring the terminal at
Burgoyne Bay, he said, would
not only shorten the distance
barges need to travel , but
also cause minimal disruption to business, traffic and
tourists in Ganges.
“If there were another
spot available we would use
it,” he said, adding that the
creation of Burgoyne Bay
Provincial Park made that
option impractical.
ROAD MAINTENANCE
Province appoints mediator
to end employees union strike
Vince Ready facilitating talks
between employers and union
BY STACY CARDIGAN SMITH
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
The strike between road maintenance
providers across the province and their
workers, represented by the B.C. Government Employees Union (BCGEU), got provincial attention recently as the Minister
of Labour and Citizens’ Services appointed
Vince Ready as special mediator.
Ready had previously been appointed
by the Labour Relations Board, but the
ministry appointment is “somewhat more
detailed,” said ministry spokesperson Gordon Williams.
Employees of local road maintenance provider Mainroad South Island Contracting have
been on strike since late May. Other BCGEU
members have been on strike since April.
Ready has worked with some of the parties involved in the dispute in the past, but
not with all the contractors at once, Williams
explained. Both Mainroad and BCGEU met
with Ready a few weeks ago, prior to the
ministry appointment, said Mainroad’s
president David Zerr.
“Based on all of that, we’re hopeful this
week he’ll table a recommendation for the
parties on wage and term,” Zerr said.
Ready’s specific terms of reference include
inquiring into the current collective bargaining and disputes; providing assistance
to the parties; providing recommendations
for settlement if parties can’t agree on terms
within an acceptable time frame; and working with parties to discuss protocol, process
and other matters related to future collective bargaining.
The provincial government is hopeful
Ready’s appointment will help matters
along.
“[Ready] usually doesn’t get involved
unless he’s optimistic,” Williams said.
Mainroad South is in charge of roads on
the southern tip of Vancouver Island as well
as on a number of Gulf Islands.
Mainroad has been required to maintain essential service levels since the strike
began. Islanders most likely haven’t noticed
that big a difference in maintenance “largely
due to the fact our managers are doing a
fantastic job,” Zerr said.
However, BCGEU members have been
called out to ensure essential services are
met, for example following the storms a few
weeks back.
Across Mainroad South district, there are
five managers and 70 employees, Zerr said.
The company contracted out much of
the road resurfacing project that is currently
underway on Salt Spring to JJM Construction.
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ROBERTSON II RESCUE
Owner determined to raise Robbie II
Calls on government to
preserve nation’s maritime
history
BY SEAN MCINTYRE
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
The new owner of a 130-foot heritage schooner seeks government help
to raise a treasured part of the nation’s
maritime history.
“If the government isn’t going to
jump in, I’m going to be the owner of a
really big boat I cannot afford to keep,”
said Drew Clarke, who acquired the
Robertson ll from Roy Boudreau earlier
this month.
Clarke said he hopes the provincial
government will contribute funds to
help store and rebuild the vessel if it
is raised off a reef near Saturna Island
this weekend.
“Every once in a while, a great opportunity sails by,” he said.
“Here it is, delivered on a platter so
to speak.”
“With a national treasure you just
fix it,” Clarke added. “How shallow are
we to not see a terrific opportunity to
do something special for the country?
This old boat is the very last of her
kind.”
The Robertson II ran aground early
on the morning of July 1 near Winter Cove on Saturna Island. Multiple
attempts to raise the 60-year-old Nova
Scotia-built wooden ship have failed
due to uncooperative tides and logistical problems.
Clarke, accompanied by a skilled
team of deep sea divers, master mariners, salvage operators and a professional house mover will begin their
next attempt early Saturday morning
in hopes the ship may be raised by the
end of the weekend.
“It’s a go,” he said. “The ferry
reservations have been made. We
have considered the condition of
the ship and refined our plan to the
essence.”
Clarke’s plan entails detaching a
piece of the ship’s broken keel, rigging
lines around the hull and inserting
airbags so the ship may be lifted off the
reef. When raised, he said, the ship will
be pumped out and placed in a large
diaper.
“It’s looking like the greatest challenge is getting all the people and all
the stuff in one place at the right time,”
Clarke said.
“This is not just like dropping the
dish towel and walking out the door.”
Once the mission is complete, Clarke
said, the ship will be transported to
a temporary storage site in order to
conduct necessary repairs on the tideravaged ship.
Clarke is negotiating storage fees
with shipyard owners and seeking gov-
ernment help to help pay the estimated $3,000-per-month charge.
Clarke estimates the effort has cost
him several thousand dollars in addition to the volunteer time he and his
“This is not just like dropping
the dish towel and walking
out the door.”
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cause.
No matter the cost, Clarke remains
steadfast in his plans to raise the Robbie II.
“It doesn’t matter how many pieces
of wood the old girl needs replaced,
the vessel represents an era that was
absolutely marvelous in East Coast
history.”
Clarke said he hopes the Government of British Columbia may return
the ship, restored to her former glory,
to Nova Scotians as a token of strong
east-west relations.
For more information on the Robertson II rescue effort, contact Drew
Clarke at 537-9799.
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transportation for the Gulf Islands.
Documents for the tender for “Water Transport
Service” will be available to contractors from the
School Board Office commencing August 16,
2007.
The contract may be a one-year contract or a multiyear contract not to exceed two (2) years.
Tenders will be opened immediately after closing
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D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
New provincial regulations governing the disposal
of electronic waste means
there’s no longer any excuse
to hang on to that old computer gathering dust in the
corner.
Beginning August 1, designated recycling stations
located across the province
began collecting old computer monitors, keyboards,
televisions, fax machines,
printers, cables and even
mice.
“Canadians discard over
140,000 tonnes of electronics each year, which places
sizable burden on municipal
landfills,” said B.C. Environment Minister Barry Penner
in a statement released
when regulations came
into effect last week. “That
waste contains toxic metals
like lead, mercury and cadmium, which can end up in
surface and groundwater.”
“Because those materials
are valuable and reusable,
old electronics are often illegally exported for salvage to
developing countries with
very poor labour practices,”
Penner added.
With new regulations in
effect and through the cooperation of major electronics producers, Penner said,
such questionable activities
can be curtailed.
Salt Springers keen on
clearing their attics, sheds
and dens of electronic waste
can drop items off at collection facilities located in
Sidney, Duncan and Ladysmith. There are no immediate plans to set up collection
facilities on any of the Gulf
Islands.
Tom Watkins, manager
of the Capital Regional District’s Hartland Landfill, said
he expects the new rules will
help ease the burden on the
region’s largest landfill.
Thanks to the e-waste
regulations, he said, up to
two per cent of material collected at the Hartland site
can be put to better use.
Recycled electronics will
be transported to a facility
operated by Tech Cominco
in Trail, B.C.
Products will be sorted,
run through a shredder and
melted so that copper, gold
and lead may be extracted.
Glass, aluminum and steel
will also be recovered.
“As a regional district we’re
happy to see this material
be recycled,” Watkins said.
“It’s no longer a wasted
resource.”
The program is funded
through a levy ranging from
$5 to $45 applied to the purchase of all new desktop
computers, monitors, notebook computers, printers, fax
machines and televisions.
“The bigger it is, the higher the fee,” Watkins said,
adding that recycling stations will also accept “historic e-waste” purchased
before the program came
into effect.
“It’s no longer a
wasted resource.”
TOM WATKINS
Manager, Hartland Landfill
More information on the
e-waste program is available
at www.encorp.ca
E-waste facilities located near Salt Spring Island
include:
• Cowichan Valley Bottle
Depot, 6476 Norcross Road,
Duncan;
• Junction Bottle Depot,
149 Oyster Bay Drive, Ladysmith;
• Sidney Bottle Depot,
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D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
It’s taken 14 years, but the Mariner’s
Loft project above Ganges Marina is
now up and running.
Most islanders have noticed the
recent baby blue paint job and massive staircase connecting the structure,
located on Lower Ganges Road near
the intersection of Park Drive, to the
street below.
But many may not know the project
is no longer associated with the Ganges Marina.
For many years, developers hoped
Mariner’s Loft would be built in conjunction with Mariner’s Walk, a project
that would sit along the Ganges Harbour shoreline in the marina.
“They were to operate hand in
hand,” said former Ganges Marina
owner and current project coordinator
Robyn Kelln.
However, proper building permits
could not be acquired and the project is now trudging ahead independent of Ganges Marina after another
former marina owner, Bill Beadle,
purchased the lot from Rick Barbieri
May 31.
The company is presently trying to
distance itself from the stigma of the
property’s former association.
According to sales director Randy
Legerwood, locals have approached
him and suggested that “people are
still having a problem with the project, [because] they are still thinking
it is associated with Rick Barbieri,”
he said.
“Boaters are not interested
one bit in our local politics.”
ROBYN KELLN,
Project coordinator
They are hoping once people realize there is no longer a tie between the
two, they will be more accepting of the
project.
Although concerned with Salt
Spring’s opinion of the development,
Kelln said locals are not the project’s
target buyers, adding “Boaters are not
interested one bit in our local politics.”
The building is currently being used
to house an information centre, which
Kelln hopes will eventually be accessible from the road via the new staircase,
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issues.
The projects official opening will be
sometime in late August, Legerwood
said.
The building, which was built in
1962, will be torn down in favour of
a new structure housing six fully furnished, high-end quarter ownership
units, plus one penthouse.
Suites will average between 1002
and 1020 square feet.
The units will be accessed by owners via a new staircase leading down
to Lower Ganges Road, as well as
through the property’s parking lot at
the back of the property off of Rainbow Road.
As the disclosure statement has yet
to be filed, the cost of units is currently
unavailable.
However, Legerwood said 20 priority
registration agreements had already
been filed by Thursday.
The project is currently in discussion
with a local management company,
after which time the statement can be
filed, Kelln added.
Legerwood estimated 50 per cent
of the 24 quarter shares would have
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Vandals claim responsibility
but don’t leave their names
Graffiti Theatre seeks restorative
justice for Tempest stage
damages
BY STACY CARDIGAN SMITH
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
The vandals who destroyed Graffiti Theatre’s outdoor stage in Mouat Park came
forward to claim responsibility, but have
since disappeared without leaving a name
or number.
Two people called and left messages on
production manager David Baughan’s cell
phone claiming responsibility for tearing
apart the stage for this year’s production
of The Tempest, said Graffiti’s executive
director Amanda Spottiswoode Tuesday
morning.
“They were about to get found out so they
made the call, but they didn’t in fact leave a
number,” she said.
Baughan was able to identify the numbers
from where the calls were placed thanks to
his cell phone’s caller ID feature.
Although Spottiswoode and Baughan
originally agreed to work the situation out
through restorative justice measures, they
are quickly changing their mind as the
culprits continue to not respond to phone
calls.
“Making one phone call is not enough,”
Spottiswoode said. “Having done that we’re
still willing to forgive them, but they have to
take responsibility for their actions.”
Local RCMP are currently trying to contact the individuals involved. They believe
two or three people were responsible for
the incident, which occurred July 30 and
saw sections of the hand-carved wooden set
kicked down and hacked apart with an axe,
as well as drapes torn down, mirrors broken,
the changing area toppled and a portable
washroom flipped.
One of the people to come forward is a
minor, another is 18 years old, and the age of
the third is unknown, said RCMP Corporal
Kerry Howse Tuesday.
Cpl. Howse said individuals have until Friday to come forward, at which time charges
will be laid.
“We, as a group, would like very much for
them to take responsibility for their actions,
make restitution in the form of actually paying back in cold hard cash for the time of the
people [involved in fixing the set].” Spottiswoode said.
Spottiswoode estimated material damages totalled about $500.
“It’s not the monetary things. It caused a
lot of emotional damage to the entire cast.”
In addition, if drugs and alcohol were
involved, Spottiswoode would like to see the
vandals undergo counseling.
“The theme of the play is forgiveness,
we’re willing to forgive, but they have to take
some responsibility,” she said.
The stage was repaired for last week’s
shows. Graffiti Theatre’s outdoor production of The Tempest plays three more times,
Thursday, August 9 to Saturday, August 11.
Tickets cost $15 and are available at the
ArtSpring ticket centre, 537-2125.
Anyone with information about the vandalism should contact RCMP at 537-5555.
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Visitor drop due to ferry fares?
Communities
serviced by two
ferries see biggest
drop
The number of visitors to
Salt Spring dropped in the
first six months of this year,
countering a province-wide
trend that saw a rise in tourism elsewhere.
And while Salt Spring
Chamber of Commerce
president Perry Ruehlen
says it’s impossible to determine why the number of
visitors dropped here, she
noted the same is true for
other communities dependent on ferry service.
“It’s an interesting fact
that our average is lower
than Vancouver Island and
Vancouver Island is lower
than B.C.,” she said.
Visitor statistics for January to June on Salt Spring
show a 3.5 per cent drop over
the same period last year.
Vancouver Island was down
2.7 per cent, while B.C. was
up 4.4 per cent.
“Out of curiosity, I also
asked for first-half stat comparisons for Gibsons and
Gabriola Island,” Ruehlen
said, noting these are the
only other communities that
require travel by two ferries from the mainland, and
keep visitor centre stats.
Gabriola Island, which
maintains records during
the summer months only,
was down 23.6 per cent
this June compared to the
same month last year, she
said.
And the number of visitors
to Gibsons dropped 24.8 per
cent in the first half of this
year, compared to 2006. At
the same time, the region
Gibsons is located in was
down only 1.3 per cent.
“Gibsons and Gabriola
have seen a huge drop in
visitors.”
Ruehlen said she normally uses pre-paid commuter tickets for ferry travel
and was recently shocked
to discover the cost for
travel between Crofton and
Vesuvius was over $50 for
a vehicle and four passengers.
“The cost of ferries keeps
creeping up and up, adding
to travel costs.”
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EDITORIAL
Let the
doctor speak
“
The first casualty, when war
comes, is truth.” — Hiram
Johnson, California Senator
(1918)
It is not Dr. Kevin Patterson’s account of his six-week
term in Afghanistan, but the military’s reaction that should
be cause for concern for all Canadians shellshocked by the
federal government’s megalomanic attempt to become a
key player on the world’s military stage over recent years.
The Department of Defence’s decision to launch not
one but two investigations into the Salt Spring doctor/
author’s vivid account of a dying soldier’s final minutes
not only shows the military’s tragic misunderstanding
of the media’s role in a war zone, but its blatant attempt
to suppress the personal accounts from those brave
enough to make the trip and speak about their experiences.
As long as reporters are imbedded with troops or left
to hack out information from carefully construed press
releases obtained during highly orchestrated media
briefings, people on this side of the world — that is to say
the people paying for Canada’s
foray into one of the world’s most
dangerous regions — can expect
to see, hear and read few accurate
Media
accounts of life on the ground.
censorship
So it falls to Kevin Paterson to
recount his time in a Kandahar
Public
medical clinic and he is labeled
has a right to
an insensitive war sensationalist
and acquires a couple of military
choose
investigations.
Death is a sensitive matter and
ought be treated with respect,
yet the publication of Patterson’s work in Mother Jones
Magazine can hardly be deemed sensationalist or even
insensitive.
What better way to respect the passing of a fallen soldier
than by recounting the pains of war in one of America’s
most progressive magazines so we civilians can learn
that war is about more than watching laser-guided missiles destroy anonymous targets broadcast on television
screens across the country.
As of August 7, 66 Canadian soldiers and a diplomat
had been killed in Afghanistan. What began as Canada’s
humanitarian duty six years ago, has evolved into the
country’s largest military operation since soldiers moved
up Korea’s Kapyong River in 1951.
As attacks on Canadian soldiers and personnel increase,
that noble mission to give women a voice, feed hungry
children and provide farmers with alternatives to the
heroin trade has dwindled to only $10 million per year, a
fraction of Canada’s $5-billion war effort in that country
since 2001.
The mission to Afghanistan took a turn for the worse
long ago and it’s a blessing talented writers like Kevin Patterson are able to document where things went off track
and provide a glimpse at the wreckage.
Whether or not you watch is entirely up to you.
THE ISSUE:
WE SAY:
Bad management cuts short visits
BY GORDON AND GINNY LOVE
We have been travelling on the Gulf
Islands ferry as a weekenders for over 40
years.
Most of the trips have been enjoyable and without incident, besides the usual volume delays.
This summer, however, our weekends have been cut
short, or almost cut short due to bad management on the
part of B.C. Ferries.
On the July long weekend we were booked to travel on
the Bowen Queen Friday, June 29. One week before that
date we received a recorded message from
B.C. Ferries telling us that the sailing was
cancelled and to call the office to make other
arrangements.
After being on hold for over an hour (I dialled
at 9:45 p.m.) I hung up realizing that the office
was closed and they would have kept me on
hold all night.
The next morning I called back and was told
I could pay for a reservation between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay at 7 p.m., but they
wouldn’t guarantee us a spot on the 9 p.m.
sailing to Fulford.
Nor would they send the ferry back for us if the 9 p.m.
was full.
I spoke to other ferry travellers later who were offered a
free reservation, but the person I spoke to made no such
offer.
We ended up travelling over on Saturday, cutting a day
off our weekend.
Another incident this past Friday, August 3 threatened to
cut several more hours off our weekend.
We had booked on the 6:20 p.m. Bowen Queen from
Tsawwassen to Long Harbour six weeks ahead
of time (June 18). We had arrived at the terminal at 5:10 p.m. (30 minutes before the reservation cut off time).
As the ferry was loading we got nervous when a van
pulled around and a ferry employee got out and began
counting the cars in our row.
The car in front of us was loaded and the employee came
to our window and said she was very sorry but there were
too many foot passengers on the boat.
She asked if we would like to wait for the 8:05 p.m. sailing
(milk run arriving at 10:35 p.m.) or would we
like to be re-routed through Swartz Bay on the
7 p.m. ferry, transferring to the 9 p.m. Fulford
sailing?
Surely with their computer system, B.C. Ferries knows when to cut off foot passenger ticket
sales.
This kind of an error should not be made.
Instead of inconveniencing those car passengers who had the foresight to make a reservation, perhaps they should have called back the
required number of foot passengers who had
arrived later.
By a stroke of luck they took one more car and that was
us.
I feel very sorry for the 10 or 12 cars that were left in the
line behind.
It is episodes like these ones that make us very nervous
about reaching our destination when we are scheduled to
do so.
The management needs to stop making these errors.
The writers live in Vancouver, B.C. and travel to Salt
Spring frequently.
VIEWPOINT
“This kind of error
should not be
made.”
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IslandVoices
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“Sanitizing writing is in itself grotesque.”
DR. KEVIN PATTERSON DEFENDS HIS ESSAY ON CANADA’S ROLE IN
AFGHANISTAN
SALT SPRING SAYS
We asked: What would you do to make B.C. Ferries more secure?
TINA O’DONNELL
JONN ASHLEY
I think that if they tried to
make it more secure, people
would only start complaining
about further delays.
Everyone should be strip
searched before getting aboard.
NANCY EDWARDS
BRUCE KENNEDY
I feel pretty safe as it is. People
will stop using the ferries if
there are too many restrictions
and more fees.
I’m just happy the way things
are. The less law enforcement
the better.
Letters to the editor
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conducting a review process
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direction statements for all
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CHARLES KAHN,
C H A I R , F R I E N D S O F S A LT
S P R I N G PA R K S
No to Texada
project
Re: Texada Island gas
project.
This megaproject (liquefied natural gas terminal
plus burning facility), controversial and dangerous by
all accounts, is looking for
an island home.
I’d like to see them try
foisting this on feisty Salt
Spring.
Texada residents will hear
all about new jobs and winwin, but little about pollution, physical risk and environmental degradation.
Why here?
Because limited-economy communities offer less
political resistance, the perfect dumping grounds for
RIC BARRETT
I’m so against all of that.
I’ve always trusted the ferry
system and always will.
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urban garbage and projects
like this one.
As for “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions and
buying carbon credits while
burning all that gas, I have
to reject the concept.
Let’s say I live in Anytown, B.C. where I poop in
the street and chuck my garbage in the drinking stream.
In turn, I pay good money
to someone else who does
not poop in the street and
in this way, I achieve poopneutral status. Hello?
STEPHEN MCINTYRE,
L A N G L E Y, B . C .
Don’t give
up rights
It has reached our ears
that the incorporation group
is making noises about Salt
Spring Island having another referendum to try once
again to convince islanders
of the benefits of incorporation.
I’d like to make note of a
couple more reasons of why
not to incorporate.
We are presently residing in Lake Country, a small
rural community very simi-
lar in nature to SSI, in the
interior of B.C.
This community has
about 10,000 population and
relies heavily on an tourist
and agricultural economic
base (as does SSI). About
10 years ago, Lake Country
became incorporated.
It is now has the second
largest municipal debt in all
of B.C. — Vancouver being
first.
What?
How does this little tiny
community get into such
debt? Well, for starters, the
new councillors and mayor
decided they needed a
$1,000,000 office building to
house themselves and their
multiple minions and they
pay themselves exceedingly
well.
What do they do, you may
ask. First, they designed a
new community plan. And
then what happened? They
decided that it was out-dated and needed some revisions.
Oh, and what were the
revisions? There were many,
including the permits given
to the “2020 group,” a large
scale development consor-
tium. It has plans for luxury
resort/condo development
complete with its own mini
village and gated community on Okanagan Lake,
where the rich could retire
and live in luxury. (Sound
familiar?)
The original community
plan had elements such as
“preserve the natural, rural
environment”; “preserve
the friendly small town
atmosphere with access to
facilities for all sectors of the
populations to enjoy”; “preservation and conservation
of the wilderness areas that
are the main attraction to
the area”; “water and watershed preservation, etc, etc.”
(It’s very similar in wording
to SSI’s own original community plan.)
The latest outrage proposed by the municipality
bylaws and re-writers of the
community plan is this: All
waterfront properties with
private docks must remove
these docks (except, of
course, for the ones deemed
“legal.”)
Naturally, as with SSI lake
front owners, many residents rely on the lake for
their domestic water source.
Imagine if all the owners were now required to
eliminate their docks even
though they need the docks
to service their water pumps
and water supply!
How cruel and unfair is
that?
What I’m saying to SSI
residents is this: think long
and hard before giving up
your rights.
The CRD and Islands
Trust may not be perfect
but there certainly isn’t the
same room for corruption
and self-serving interests as
there are when a mayor and
city councillors are elected
in an “incorporation.”
At least with the existing
forms of local government,
islander voices are heard as
well as voices in the larger
region and there is more
chance of solutions being
sought for the good of the
locals.
MYRANDA O’BYRNE
SSI RESIDENT FOR 16 YEARS,
NOW RESIDING LAKE
C O U N T R Y, B . C .
MORE LETTERS continued on 12
Proud and independent: signs of a Salt Springer
My rapture hit me at the Chatterbox Cafe,
over a cup of coffee as thick and black as
coal tar. For those of you scratching your
heads, the Chatterbox Cafe was located
more or less at the present Saltspring Nature
Works location. Fifteen years ago, you could
feel the heartbeat of Salt Spring Island at the
tables of this little cafe.
I was served this cowboy coffee by a small
handsome woman with short spiky hair and
a nose ring, accessories considered fairly
garden variety these days, but 15 years ago,
it was borderline outrageous.
But it wasn’t the hair or the ring that
took my breath away — it was that look in
her eyes. Proud. Independent. Defiant. I
recalled that I used to own that passion,
back before a corporate life in Victoria eviscerated the best parts of my soul. I sensed
that if I renounced my sins, and became
a Salt Spring pilgrim, maybe, just maybe,
some of that defiant independence would
return. And that’s how I came to live here.
It is a signature gleam that separates Salt
Springers from those who merely own a
house here. The gleam bespeaks an indefinable attitude. It is why the northernmost
part of the island is called Southey Point. It
is why we have a guy who fabricates massive
aluminum boats at the top
then running the show until his
of Mount Maxwell, about
retirement in 2002.
2,000 feet above sea level.
Rose Murakami was on the
It is why we have the “Cudboardwalk. Her ancestors setPeter
more Gap” in the Ganges
tled on Salt Spring in the early
Vincent
boardwalk.
1900s, overcoming both the
Last Saturday, on that
rigours of pioneer life and the
waterfront boardwalk,
prevailing hatred of all things
among the clamouring
Asian, only to have it all taken
of tourists barking food
away and sold off by the govorders to overworked restaurant staff, there ernment during WWII. After the war, they
were many people with Salt Spring coursing came back, penniless, homeless, and startthrough their veins. The Driftwood head- ed all over again. Talk about tough.
lined the event as “Pioneer Families on the
And there were about four generations
boardwalk discussing the ‘good old days’ of Starks on the boardwalk. The Starks were
with passersby.”
the first African-Americans to settle on Salt
There were tough old guys hanging Spring after the original Mr. Stark bought
around — guys like Tom Toynbee limping his freedom from the United States in the
around on one leg. Tom was captain of the 1860s. On the table in front of the family was
men’s eight rowing team that won a gold an antique derringer and a nasty looking
medal in the 1954 British Empire Games in walking stick — holy relics from a dangerVancouver. Against all odds. That was before ous past.
he came back to Salt Spring in 1971 to join
Lots of other families — Akerman, Byron,
the family business — a struggling Mouat’s Beddis, Maxwell, Ruckle — lots more, all up
store. He never looked back.
and down on the boardwalk, all with that
Tough old guys like Ben Martens, nuzzling same look in their eyes. Proud. Indepenup to out-of-towners with his sporty new dent. Defiant.
electric scooter. Ben was a fixture at Mouat’s
Not all the island’s “new” immigrants
Hardware for 19 years, first as a floor clerk, have what it takes. No amount of money,
HEADTOHEAD
no impressive resume or music award can
buy this island grit. Those newcomers who
come up short will likely drift away, citing
not enough of this or that — not enough
work, not enough restaurants, not enough
night life. Not enough. In fact, the island is
just fine. The newcomers that swung and
missed didn’t have enough island grit in
their bones.
In the next 100 years there will likely be
more streets named after Salt Spring’s latest crop of famous and infamous. Maybe
we will see a “Robert Bateman Boulevard”
or a “Briony Penn Station” on future maps.
And maybe we will see a “Shari Macdonald
Road.”
Shari Macdonald was the waitress in the
Chatterbox Cafe — the waitress with the fire
in her eyes. The waitress that in a thunderbolt moment put me on Salt Spring Island.
Shari isn’t a waitress anymore. She is one
of Salt Spring’s best photographers. Her
photos often grace the pages of this newspaper, and she is a regular exhibitor at Galleon’s Lap and Salt Spring Books. The thing
with her work is that the same defiant independent energy bursts through the images.
It’s what makes her work great. It’s what
makes Shari a Salt Springer.
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Inspiring
book
I haven’t felt like writing
anything in a long time. I’ve
been stuck in feelings that
have manifested in such odd
ways…. sadness, disconnection, numbness, confusion,
lack of motivation, a sense
of being overwhelmed (by
what?!) and so on. I figured
this was a sign of aging and
I needed to reflect on it
(maybe meditate more) and
move on.
What I’m writing now is
actually a book review.
I feel like writing because
a particular book has moved
me out of what I mistakenly
identified as getting old into
a realization that what I was
feeling was an immobilizingly traumatic state arising out of a deep “visceral”
knowing about the precarious state of our planet, and
my sense of helplessness in
the face of it.
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symptoms), the immediate threats to life on/of this
planet. Try to stay with me
here even if you hate to hear
(are frightened by) what I’m
saying.
One good thing about getting older is that I have no
illusion about “unlimited
time” anymore.
Another is that I am able
to make commitments that
I’ll keep because I’m no longer distracted by my own
whims, or about what other
people think of me.
For me this is it, every day
counts now and I answer to
myself and to the children
whose future my actions will
effect.
The book that dragged me
out of my profound state
of disconnection is called
“A Language Older Than
Words,” by Derrick Jensen.
Thomas Berry says about
the book, “The primordial
language of the universe is
the language expressed in
the night sky, in the dawn
and the sunset, in the flight
of the eagle; it resonates in
the song of the meadow lark,
in the fragile bloom of the
orchid . . . the mountains,
the valleys and the rivers . . .
and this book.”
Derrick Jensen takes the
reader on a trip deep into
the human consciousness
and deep into the planetary
crisis, and tracks the one
alongside the other — moving metaphor into reality —
using his traumatic childhood as the personal thread
that weaves these strands
together.
He then invites us to be
as honest (about our fears,
confusions and feelings of
helplessness) and as deeply
reflective (what am I really
willing to do for the survival
of this planet and its children) as he has been.
We all know, somewhere
deep in our being, that we
will have to justify, if only to
ourselves, what our life has
been about.
If you think you’re ready
to really look out there…
and really look in there, and
to be brave enough to move
beyond your false hopes and
illusions into personal commitments, I would highly
recommend Derrick’s books
for inspiration.
If he can be as brave as he
is, so can I be as brave as I
can be.
GAIL RICHARDS,
SALT SPRING
What’s next?
I see in the latest Driftwood that the same people
who have helped insure
that Salt Spring doesn’t
have full cellular phone
service are now busy making sure that the modest
416 watt plan for a Salt
Spring radio station goes
nowhere as well.
In their quest to ensure
that the hypothetical dangers from distant radio
signals don’t affect anyone
on the island, the self-appointed guardians of our
safety have already succeeded in leaving many
island residents open to the
danger of not being able to
reach emergency services
because cell phone service
is not available on many
parts of the island.
Now they are after a
small radio station struggling to provide a new service to the island. What’s
next, a ban on all electrical appliances because of
the electrical fields that
surround wires and even
small devices like flashlights?
DON GAINOR,
S A LT S P R I N G
Review aims to improve governance
BY GEORGE EHRING
The most recent addition
to the letter-writing campaign
from the Islanders for Self
Government, another missive
from Alix Granger, includes
this statement: “The purpose
of the process [meaning the
Trust’s governance review]
was principally to seek public
approval for the election of
two additional trustees from
Salt Spring on the grounds
that the current two trustees
were overworked.”
A casual reader could easily
mistake that for a fact.
The Trust’s governance
review was undertaken to
improve governance throughout the Trust Area, not to deal
with our workload. An important part of that review was to
consider political representation on the islands – especially
the under-representation of
Salt Spring Islanders.
With roughly 40 per cent of
the population and land mass
of the Trust Area, and providing a similar amount of the
Trust’s budget, we feel that we
should have more representation at Trust Council. We also
think that a greater diversity of
Salt Spring opinions and voices should be at the table, both
at our local trust committee
and at Trust Council. We got
the support of Trust Council
for that position, and now the
Trust is asking the province
to amend legislation to allow
that to happen.
For their own reasons,
Islanders for Self Government
(ISG) members think Salt
Spring should not have more
voices at Trust Council, and
oppose the expansion of your
political representation within
the Trust.
In a letter the ISG sent to
the Trust, the province and
the media not long ago, they
wrote: “Doubling the number of Trustees for Salt Spring
would in effect double the
costs associated with running
the Trust office on Salt Spring.”
Did they think that the Trust
would double the salaries of
all the local staff, or hire twice
as many people? I’ll grant you
that two more trustees might
generate a little more hot air,
INRESPONSE
but would they double the
rent or use twice the electricity? An unfounded assertion
like that is either ridiculous
propaganda or just plain lousy
math.
Members of the Islanders
for Self Government have also
told you recently that if Salt
Spring island were to incorporate, the new municipality would fill all the potholes,
paint lines on the roads,
buy land and build affordable housing, solve all the
issues around enforcement
of bylaws, write parking tickets and eradicate crime. All
this, and your taxes would go
down, too.
Back in the real world, the
Ministry of Transportation is
spending about $2 million to
repair or resurface 20 kilometres of roads on the island this
summer. That’s almost the
sum total of the amount of tax
revenue the Trust collects on
Salt Spring. We have 300 kilometres of roads on the island,
many of them in a state of bad
repair. But the ISG wants a
municipality to take on that
responsibility and have you
pay for it – along with many
other things.
Then, from the have-yourcake-and-eat-it-too department comes their oft-repeated
opinion that Salt Spring could
incorporate without having
much of an impact on the
Trust. You can only believe this
if you believe in their kind of
arithmetic. Try this at home:
reduce your income by 40 per
cent and carry on with business as usual.
The ISG likes to point to
Bowen Island as the example
of an island municipality within the Trust. Bowen is wellgoverned, and why shouldn’t
it be? They hire capable
people and elect good representatives. The Bowen Island
Municipality, with a population of under 4,000 people,
has a staff of 22 full-time
equivalent employees – not
including a number of additional outside contracts – and
they’re hiring more. One of the
Bowen trustees estimated to
me that a Salt Spring municipality would need a staff of
about 65-75 people. What was
that about lower taxes?
Peter Lamb and I ran on a
platform to improve governance, to strengthen the Trust
and Salt Spring’s role in it.We’re
working toward that goal. If
Ms. Granger and others like
her think that we’re working
“largely [on] activities which
are not in the legal mandate
of the Trust” (as she wrote), I
remind them that the Trust’s
provincial mandate is “to preserve and protect the Trust
Area and its unique amenities
and environment.”
In my opinion, that
includes working with the
agricultural community to
develop an Area Farm Plan,
with the Energy Strategy Task
Force to find ways to reduce
energy use and the impacts of
climate change, and with the
Ministry of Transportation on
road standards, scenic road
designations, pathways and
bike lanes. We’re working to
develop a watershed management plan for St. Mary Lake,
with local housing activists on
affordable housing projects,
with the Ferry Advisory Committee, with BC Parks, and
with a whole number of other
community activists on areas
of mutual interest. Peter and
I see it as part of our responsibility to be involved in these
issues, and we will continue to
be throughout our term.
Let the Islanders for Self Government run their campaign.
They’re certainly entitled to
their opinions. I only hope
they’re responsible enough
to get their facts straight. If I
decide to run again in the next
election, I’ll be happy to have
the debate then with any candidate they might put forward.
But Peter and I were elected
with a mandate to strengthen
the Trust and not to pursue
incorporation, and believe me,
we have no intention of betraying the widespread public support that we received for that
position.
The writer is a Salt Spring
Island Trustee.
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PHOTO FEATURE
ALL IN 100 YEARS
WORK: Tom and Dick
Toynbee ride a horse-drawn
carriage in Saturday’s parade,
which was held as part of
Mouat’s 100th anniversary
celebrations. In addition
to a hugely well-attended
parade, the celebration
included pioneer families on
the boardwalk in Centennial
Park, as well as other
activities.
Derrick Lundy photos
Celebrating 100 years of business at Mouat’s
Evelyn Lee, left, and Jessie Cherry talk of old times on Salt Spring.
Above, left, Ella Baker gets ready with her decorated bike for the parade, while, above right, Darlene Bell
serves up pieces of a huge celebratory cake.
Above, parade participants promote the Tuesday Farmers Market;
below, are members of the Roland pioneer family (from left) Marina,
Fred and Cathy.
Jack Woodward waves from the passenger side of an old-time vehicle as he and his dad, John Woodward,
participate with a few passengers in the Mouat’s parade.
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OPINION
WHAT’S
ON
This
Week?
See Page 23
SALT SPRING ISLAND CONSERVANCY
Karen Hudson to hang up conservancy cap
Leaves lasting
legacy on powerful
community
movement
Karen Hudson, the Salt
Spring Island Conservancy’s executive director will
be stepping down from her
post in order to pursue a
graduate degree.
“She’s been integral to
everything the conservancy
has done in recent years,”
said Maxine Leichter, the
conservancy’s vice-president. “We’re so sad she’s
leaving. It’s going to be a
big transition, but she’s got
other career plans.”
During her tenure as the
conservancy’s executive
director, Hudson saw memberships increase dramatically as the group’s environmental programs succeeded
in reaching a broader audience. High-profile milestones
like the acquisition of Mount
Erskine and the eco-home
tour would not have been
possible had it not been for
Hudson’s energy, passion and
enthusiasm, Leichter said.
“She raised a lot of money
and helped save a lot of
land,” she added.
A new director for the conservancy will be selected after
board members have completed a series of interviews
with potential applicants over
the next several weeks.
The conser vancy was
established in 1994 in
response to growing devel-
opment pressures on the
island’s natural landscape.
Potential applicants can
inquire about the position
by visiting the Salt Spring
Island Conservancy office at
338 Lower Ganges Road on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and
Thursday between 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m.
Hudson was not available
for comment.
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Souvlaki: A Greek fast food (the hamburger of Greece) consisting of small pieces of meat and vegetables
broiled on a stick. The word souvlaki is a diminutive of souvla (skewer). Souvlaki may be served wrapped
in a pita with garnishes and sauces or it may be served on a dinner plate with salad and/or pilaf. The meat
can vary--lamb, pork, beef, chicken or even fish. Greek food is classic peasant fare. It is simple to prepare
and elegant in presentation, offering a wide variety of colours, flavours & textures. Cooking and enjoying
Greek food are acts of discovery. The experience is a simple yet a rich & flavourful journey through time.
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Quarter and separate 1/2 red onion, 1 green pepper. Cube 1 lb. lamb, chicken, pork or beef. Divide into four portions. On
skewers, alternate meat and vegetables. If you like you can also add & alternate 3 cherry tomatoes per skewer. Set aside.
Combine in a bowl to form a marinade 1/4 c. red wine, 1/4 c. olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon zest, 2 tablespoons
fresh lemon juice, 2 cloves crushed garlic, 3 tsp. oregano, 1 tsp. mint, salt & pepper to taste. Marinate
skewered meat and vegetables in a shallow pan in the refrigerator for at least two hours or, preferably, overnight.
Broil or grill skewered ingredients 7 min each side. Just before serving, brush with a little concentrated lemonade.
Brush 4 pitas with a little olive oil and sprinkle with garlic powder. Place under the grill to lightly brown on each side and
heat through. For each souvlaki remove the skewer by rapping the pita bread around the souvlaki ingredients and pulling the
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NEWSBEAT
ATTENTION B&B OWNERS!
RANTS and Roses
Rants
A Canadian citizen is
being held hostage on Salt
Spring Island by government agents working in a
passport office. My application for a new passport was
mailed on March 23, with
the old passport returned
on July 27 with a letter
thanking me for my “recent
application” and a new one
to be mailed shortly — an
18-week delay. There is no
excuse for this to happen in
2007. John Steel
Roses
Magical roses to the
United Church for allowing us to use your meadow
for the Harry Potter party!
The kids loved playing
Quidditch there, and the
rain held off for cake and
prizes, too! We appreciate
your understanding. Fables
Cottage, Saltspring Books,
and West of the Moon
A bouquet of wizardly
wonderful roses to Bob and
Jo Twaites, and all the cast
of characters who came to
put on the most magical
evening of fantastical fun
at Fables Cottage for the
Harry Potter kick-off! Finite
Incantatem! Erin at Fables
Cottage
Bravos and bouquets
to Vancouver’s Over the
Influence, George Sipos at
ArtSpring for bringing them
in, Andrew Rabinovitch for
organizing the workshop,
the students for being such
great ambassadors and the
parents for believing that
a dance education is valuable. It was an awesome
day!
A shipping container of
roses to the generous Salt
Spring Islanders who have
donated articles for Lesotho. Special thanks to Pat
for the loom. Now looking
for shuttles, bobbins and
instruction books. Crafts
are sold to raise money
for a vehicle to transport
patients, who currently
must pay a taxi fare which
most do not have, to medical clinics for HIV drugs
and treatment. Articles may
be dropped off Saturday
and Wednesday from 12
to 2 p.m. at the container
behind the Community
Gospel Chapel, or any time
at 136 Broadwell Road.
Bouquets of fragrant,
healing apothecary roses
to the many people who
helped me through my
recent battle with pneumonia. Lady Minto’s Sharon, Dr. Bobby and Aaron
M. in emergency. Nurses
and support staff — Robin,
Ede, Carol, Israel, Cami,
Mary, Ayla, Kirsten, Barb,
Deborah, Alalise, Alana,
Melanie, Amy, Sandy —
you are all beautiful! Family and friends who visited
and called — Mother, Dave,
Jason, Logan, Dylan, Krista,
Mike, Erin B., Carron, Mark,
Clare, Lucia. I’m grateful
for the flowers, blueberries, pain relief injections,
meals (even the ones I
couldn’t eat), bags and bags
of IV medication and the
The elnapress©
is back with
2 sizes to choose from.
20”x8” and 26”x8”
ceiling where I hung out
when I couldn’t bear to be
in my body. To the voices in the hall — John M.,
Otto and Gene, get better
soon guys. And my deepest
gratitude to Dr. Georges for
being there through it all
— you are simply the best!
Peace and love, Erin Williams
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Roses to the generous
folks who donated all of
that wonderful salmon to
the food bank. We were very
grateful. DD
A golf bag full of longstemmed roses to Gordon
English who provided a
terrific prize for our Lady
Minto Hospital Foundation
Golf Tournament. The miniature golf cart with players and clubs was a superb
piece of craftsmanship and
much admired and appreciated by all present at the
tournament banquet, especially by the lucky lady who
received it. The golf committee extends our greatest appreciation and recognizes how much work
went into making this prize.
LMHF
An entire garden of roses
to Cherie and all the other
angels of the Copper Kettle
Society. The Tree Frog parents who voluntarily cut
the grass at the daycare will
be delighted with the new
equipment! Thank you so
very much for thinking of
us, and thank you for all the
wonderful things you do to
embrace every member of
this community! Children
and staff of Tree Frog Day
Care.
Graffiti Theatre sends out
bunches of roses to their
sponsors The Driftwood,
Apple Photo and Windsor
Plywood, all the volunteers
who dedicated their time
and resources to make this
happen and all the wonderful audience members
that continue to support
theatre on the island. Also,
the outpouring of community support regarding what
happened to our beautiful
stage has been uplifting
to the cast and everyone
involved.
Thousands of pavement
roses for the road crews
paving the area of Walkers Hook. Such an amazing
difference with our driving. Our cars say “thank
you.” Lee Stempski and Joe
Lachmund
Wild roses and white
lotuses to all those who
attended the teachings of
Phakchok Rinpoche, and
especially to everyone who
helped with the set up, clean
up, registration and making the Ganges Yoga Studio
look so special. Thank you.
Matthew & Phyllis
Heavenly scented roses
to Donna Robinson and
the staff at Island Savings
Credit Union for providing
the wonderful venue for
the display of the bell, rose
window, cross and historic
photographs from St. Paul’s
Church. St. Paul’s Congregation
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Energy Circles
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on all merchandise
This includes all of our original jewellery, artwork,
special collections from many continents, notable
patio furniture & accessories.
make saving
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Prizes awarded to
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The Salt Spring Energy
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residents a challenge and
the rules are easy:
Those among the group
of neighbours, fr iends,
family members or coworkers to achieve the
highest energy reduction
will be eligible for a prize.
Finishing touches on
what those prizes may be
are still up for discussion,
but that hasn’t stopped an
estimated 60 island residents from signing up for
the challenge.
“The idea is that every
one will set their own targets and try to find ways to
reach their goals,” said the
Salt Spring Energy Strategy’s Elizabeth White.
“Pe o p l e c a n s i g n o n
a s i n d i v i d u a l s, b u t w e
thought it would be more
fun if people got together with a group of friends
to discuss ways to reduce
their energy use.”
Group members can
share ideas on what works
and what does not at regularly scheduled group
meetings, White added.
The Earth Festival Society is looking for a volunteer coordinator to help
launch the program before
the challenge begins in
earnest this fall.
By visiting the B.C. Hydro
website, participants will
be able to track their past
energy usage in order to
help set goals to reduce
t h e i r a v e ra g e k i l ow a t t hours (kWh) per day.
An energy checklist
outlining ways people
can reduce their energy is
available on the Salt Spring
Energy Task Force website.
Among other items, the
list includes information
on how to reduce the energy consumed by household lighting, appliances,
heating and hot water systems.
It includes a special section of energy-efficient
renovation ideas.
Registration forms are
available at Salt Spring
Books and the Institute for
Sustainability Education &
Action (I-SEA).
More infor mation is
available online at: www.
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Randolph Parker
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BY ELIZABETH NOLAN
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
PHOTOS BY DERRICK LUNDY
Above, Cicero August carves a yellow cedar healing stick;
below, lino-printer Richard Calver displays some of his work.
Both were part of Pegasus Gallery’s 35th anniversary event.
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SARAH MORRIS AND FRIENDS
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but firm rhythm. Lane’s voice in places is charming and in others is haunting, a
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Tues, Aug 14th 8pm SHEEPDOGS
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August 9th 7:30pm
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INSTRUCTORS SHOWCASE
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really about
Sunday, August 19th
8:00 pm ArtSpring Theatre
taking a visual
Tickets $18 adult and $12 children
available at the box office
537-2102
journey.”
“Amazing” - A stellar world-class line
up of 15 of North America’s finest folk
musicians all on one stage
- one night only
RANDOLPH PARKER
Artist
In Under the Dome, he
describes the importance of
giving the mountain peaks a
real feeling of solidity without making the painting
top-heavy, as they rise into
the sunlight.
Once the feeling of earth
is there, the flowers are created using lots and lots of
brushwork, in what Parker
calls an “implied texture.”
Light in the Valley, at 36
by 60 inches, is probably
enough to take up one visit
to the gallery on its own, as
is Under the Dome at 48 by
36.
However, as Parker pointed out, his small sized pieces (created especially for the
show) at 5 by 7 and 6 by 8
contain just as much detail,
volume and depth of field as
the large format.
“The paintings themselves are really about taking a visual journey, and as
you start to travel they give
you lots of space to travel
in,” said Parker.
“No m a t t e r w h a t t h e
size of the painting, they
should be able to take you
through space into different areas.”
“Of Clay and
Wattles Made”
A COLLABORATIVE SHOW OF WORK
BY THE POTTERS AND
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AUGUST 3 TO 15, 2007
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Pegasus Gallery’s 35th
anniversary celebration last
Saturday was a treat for art
lovers.
Salt Spring painter Randolph Parker was joined by
lino-printer Richard Calver
and carver Cicero August,
who all descr ibed and
demonstrated their unique
skills.
Holding court in the back
section of the gallery, Parker appeared to be a man
extremely satisfied with his
place in life.
Several of his landscapes
had already sold by the
early afternoon, and the
stream of admirers was
constant.
As Parker explained, his
satisfaction stems not only
from the well-deser ved
accolades, but from really
knowing his artistic identity and being able to grow
and expand within that
centre.
Parker described a youth
spent perfecting many
painting styles before he
finally found his true voice
as an artist, saying that
although finding his identity was a concern, “It’s the
most natural thing that
you do when you do find
it.”
For the past 15 years
Parker has been working on
and evolving his take on the
mytho-poetic landscape.
By this he means starting with actual landscapes
and adding elements of his
imagination to make the
paintings.
“They are from a location
but at a certain point in the
process, the painting tells
me what direction to take.
That’s the neatest dialogue
– what does it need to make
it better?”
Parker’s large-for mat
canvases are immediately
striking, featuring craggy
mountain peaks, alpine vistas, and fields of wildflowers
so finely rendered one feels
as though one could weave
right through the thickets.
For a painting like Light
in the Valley, which depicts
many different elements,
Parker applies a personal
technique to allow the eye to
travel through the scenery.
In this case, he painted
all of the land first and then
“flooded” the valley with
water from the top to bottom.
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juvenile leukemia — bangs out the beat at a parade held Saturday during Mouat’s 100th anniversary celebration.
MUSIC
The Sheepdogs set to shed
rock and roll on Salt Spring
Antihistamines not necessary at
August 14 Barb’s show
BY STACY CARDIGAN SMITH
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
Let’s Face It
NON-SURGICAL AESTHETICS
“Post menopausal facial hair is not charming
in women and after only two treatments,
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“I love receiving compliments such as:
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An evening with
Maggie
starring Arvid
B.C.Ferries,
the War in Afghanistan,
the Islands Trust,
Erectile Dysfunction.
A Comedy not intended for younger audiences.
ArtSpring, Sunday, August 12, 2007
Doors at 7:30 Show at 8:00 p.m.
Tix @ ArtSpring 537-2102 $15 cdn. $45 u.s.
When you think sheep dog, you probably think giant fluffy canine. Or maybe you
think Shaggy Dog movie?
Well, that’s soon to change, thanks to the
band the Sheepdogs.
Adding a modern twist to the rock and
roll stylings of traditional influences such
as the Beatles, the Stones, Led Zeppelin,
Neil Young, CCR and the Kinks, the band
members are creating a stir in their home
town of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and
beyond.
And the name seems to fit, thanks to the
guys’ shaggy hair.
The Sheepdogs are Ewan Currie on lead
vocals, guitar and keys, Leot Hanson on
guitar and vocals, Ryan Gullen on bass and
vocals, and Sam Corbett on drums and
vocals.
The band opened for Matt Mays and El
Torpedo in Saskatoon, headlined a Junofest
2007 bill, and performed for a crowd of
30,000 at the Saskatoon Centennial Celebration.
Not too shabby, or should I say shaggy.
If you’re looking for a local connection,
drummer Corbett’s grandmother, Hetty
Clews, is a Salt Spring resident.
She knows there are a lot of easterners onisland who would like the music.
“All wise men come from the east, and the
wiser they are, the quicker they come.”
She encourages all islanders, but especially those with prairie roots, to “come and
enjoy some real Saskatchewan music from
this new and exciting group.”
Although rock and roll isn’t usually her
scene, Clews enjoys the band’s music. But
then again, she’s a little biased.
Another interesting fact: Corbett’s father
is well-known Saskatchewan jazz musician
Sheldon Corbett.
Check out the Sheepdogs’ Myspace page
to hear some of their tunes, www.myspace.
com/thesheepdogs.
The Sheepdogs play Barb’s Bakery and Bistro August 14. Tickets are $5. Doors open at
7:30. If you can’t check out Tuesday’s show, the
Sheepdogs also play Victoria’s Steamers Pub
(with the Racoons) on August 11.
COMEDY
Rosey-cheeked Chalmers
will take stage as Maggie
Opinionated Brit
gives Salt Spring a
piece of her mind
BY STACY
CARDIGAN SMITH
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
Maggie’s back on Salt
Spring and no topic is offlimits.
Local comedian Arvid
Chalmers reprises his role
as British coffee shop gossip
monger Maggie on Sunday,
August 12 at ArtSpring.
“It’s my one woman show,”
Chalmers said.
Topics this time around
include B.C. Ferries, the war
in Afghanistan, Islands Trust
and erectile dysfunction.
“It’s just her particular
way of looking at it,” he said
of the show’s topics.
Maggie has been around
for about 15 years — much
before Robin Williams made
Mrs. Doubtfire famous,
Chalmers said.
“She existed before Mrs.
Doubtfire and I have no
doubt about it.”
Although Maggie has
been part of Chalmers’
schtick for many years, last
November marked her first
solo appearance. She has
since played on Mayne and
in Mexico.
Chalmers, a Salt Spring
realtor, has been doing
stand-up comedy for 25
years and was a founding member of the island’s
Hysterical Society. Together
with Sid Filkow, Chalmers
has toured to Ontario and
been heard on CBC.
Maggie allows Chalmers to touch on subjects he
wouldn’t normally speak of
as a man.
For example, his joke
about lesbians, douches,
vinegar and fish and chips
might otherwise get him
thrown off stage.
The character also allows
him to vent about some of
Salt Spring’s less desirable
traits, such as Islands Trust
bureaucracy.
“At the Islands Trust we’re
not happy until you are
unhappy.”
And of course, Salt Spring
guarantees a plethora of
great material: “This island
is a cornucopia of weirdness
that you can easily transport
to stage.”
Maggie (played by
Arvid Chalmers) takes the
ArtSpring stage on Sunday,
August 12 at 8 p.m. The
show is not suitable for children. Tickets cost $15 and
are available at ArtSpring,
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
GUILD EXHIBIT
Painter’s Guild shows off talents
Several paintings
stand out
Sa l t Sp r i n g Pa i n t e r s’
Guild’s recent show Impressions featured the entire
range of painting techniques
and styles by amateur and
professional island artists.
From landscapes to
abstraction to portraiture,
in oil, acrylic and watercolour, the painters offered
examples of their best work
at ArtSpring’s gallery space.
With so many artists represented, the show was a real
opportunity to get to know
the artists among us.
As a bit of fun, the Painters’ Guild handed out forms
for visitors to choose their
top three favorite paintings,
but I for one found this an
almost impossible task —
works were so different in
style and subject matter that
it was difficult to compare
them to each other.
However, there were many
that I found very appealing
and worthy of mention.
A trio of well-placed landscapes by three different
artists — Deirdre Tessman,
Margaret Chisolm and Margaret Briggs’ — immediately
captured my attention as
I entered the gallery. The
blues of Briggs’ oil painting
of mountain and sea were
set off very well by the golds
and greens of the paintings
to either side.
Tessman’s impressionist acrylic painting Rhythm
makes use of red and gold
highlights to make the vision
“pop” with its vibrancy.
Two very different versions of landscape on exhibit were Diane Mortenson’s
The Daffodil Fields and Jack
Avison’s Nightfall Mystery.
Mortenson uses acrylic
paint and collage to create
three dimensional texture.
She works from “colour
m e m o r y,” c re a t i n g a n
impression of the landscape
rather than a realistic one.
Her Daffodil Fields are built
up in a corrugated line in
rich yellows, while the sky
and water are a deep blue.
Avison, working in deep
purples and blacks to suggest a
Elizabeth
Nolan
ARTBEAT ROCK
ON THE
night-time forest, and soft blue
for water and sky, achieves a
fine sense of the mystery his
title describes. A glint of white
here and there suggests a hint
of rooftop in the trees, reflecting moonlight.
Working with the human
figure, Sheila Hoen had two
interesting pieces in acrylic.
Young Man and the Window centres on the “languid pose” of the young
man on a sultry afternoon.
The colours are not at full
saturation, which adds to
the feeling of torpor, and
yet this piece is anything
but stagnant. Hoen creates
dynamic movement in the
positioning of the limbs and
blocks of colour, which radiate from the centre, while
blocks of patterned swirls
reminiscent of batik print
also provide movement.
Hoen’s Girl in the Red Hat
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Another example using
the human figure as subject
is Wendy Wickland’s portrait Allison, which depicts
a woman playing clarinet.
Eyelids turned down, and
body and background softly
rendered, the portrait deftly
conveys the wonder Wickland felt in the musician’s
presence.
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summer event to foster local community spirit.
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into a satisfying day-long celebration. This
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on August 11.
Although the organization and location
are Fulford-centric, Fulford Day unites and
welcomes all Salt Springers. It couldn’t have
achieved its success and longevity without the
generous attendance and sponsorship of our
537 telephone prefix neighbours.
Free children’s games and races, with lots of
prizes for participants, begin the organized
events at 10:30 a.m. and continue till lunch.
The day’s stage entertainment gets a huge
kick-off at 11:45 a.m. when Valdy sings and
strums for an hour of songs directed at all the
music-loving kids, sure to be filling the strawbale seating.
A roster of surprise and returning local artists
(introduced by MC Valdy) will keep the music
coming until 6 p.m.
The barbecue begins serving hot dogs at
11:30 a.m. with the salmon, beef and Ruckle
Farm lamb starting at noon.
Children’s activities continue with bingo and
face painting at 1 p.m., corn shucking at 2:30,
watermelon eating at 3:00 and the cake walk at
fulford Day
• Kid Performance by Valdy 11:00 am
M.C. Valdy noon to six
• Bingo at 1pm
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All the net proceeds of the day’s event are returned to the community.
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Pastel Artists
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
16th Annual
Open Juried Exhibition
“Purely Pastel”
Aug. 8 - Aug. 28, 2007
OPENING RECEPTION:
Wednesday,
Aug. 8, 4-7 p.m.
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (seven days a week)
Salt Spring Woodworks
welcomes
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through September
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Future potential Emmy
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“Across from the Visitor Centre”
BY ANDREA RABINOVITCH
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
Salt Springers love their talented
youth and last Tuesday at Artspring
that support knew no geographical
borders.
Four young men from the Berklee School of Music: Lawrence Fields
(piano), Godwin Lewis (alto and soprano saxophone), Dan Carpel (upright
acoustic bass) and James Williams
(drums) received the Salt Spring love so
well known by our own young people.
And it was well deserved.
Attracting the most talented, committed, and ambitious students, the
Berklee program, with access to top
industry musicians and teachers, celebrates such alumni as Quincy Jones
’51, Bruce Cockburn ’65, Branford
Marsalis ’80 and Melissa Etheridge ’80.
Count these four young men as
future potential Emmy winners and
world- renowned musicians as well.
The Berklee Monterey Jazz Quartet,
with no one over the age of 23, indi-
vidually, has played with major artists
already. Their concert of original compositions by band members and jazz
standards fired up the stage with their
phenomenal skill and energy.
“Matterhorn,” Field’s own composition, started off the two-set evening
with a lovely piano solo that raised
story lines and pictures in the imagination.
The ability to translate an emotional
journey to sound evoking images is
one of my criteria for a great player
and composer. What followed in the
composition was a showcase of blistering jazz at breakneck speed driven by
Williams on drums.
Williams used the drums like an
instrument that was not only meant
for rhythm but for melody, bringing a
richness and depth to the sound.
Playing with ease, his technique is
sterling but it’s the music in his head
and heart that will propel him far in
the industry.
A sultry ballad and impassioned duet
between Fields and Lewis on Thelonius
Monk’s “Round Midnight” highlighted
the musicians’ copasetic alliance.
On Lewis’s own composition —
nameless because, as spokesman Fields
laughingly suggested, the greatness of
it warranted no name — Lewis created
a mid tempo swing that included a
wash-of-sound bridge or segue leading
to an outside race to the finish.
It was here that their youthful energy
shone with fingers moving lightening
fast and the physicality of the playing
soliciting a kinesthetic response.
Third year student Carpel’s solid
support shone in a sublimely tasty and
musical solo in “Bye Bye Blackbird”
that truly sang.
Salt Spring Island was the first leg of
the Pacific Northwest tour that will see
them performing in Seattle, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and San Jose,
California. In the first set, it took them
a while to relax into their solos, something that I’m sure will not be a problem by San Jose.
Field’s humble and gracious betweensong-patter thanking Salt Spring for its
kind reception and adulating about
the natural beauty, brought home that
these were nice kids with exceptional
talent, passion, and training.
Their lack of arrogance is another
sign that these are the real McCoys.
DRUMMING
Master women drummers share the beat
wednesday 08 John Middleton
Folky-Reggae with a Local Flavour
thursday 09
Shades
Semi-Acoustic, Toddy 4 Body
friday 10
Jen Lane and Smokekiller
Rhythm and Riffs
saturday 11
Sharon Bailey
Raw, Inimate Acoustic Roots
sunday 12
Big Al & TuBob
Folk Rock Favourites
monday 13
Terry Warbey
Dulcimer, Celtic, Blues
tuesday 14
Open Stage with Tommy Hooper
Amazones offer
Victoria workshops,
concert
Island drumming enthusiasts are heading off-island
next week to listen to the
beat of distant drummers.
That’s when the Amazones — an internationally
renowned all-female drum-
ming ensemble from West
Africa — will offer drum and
dance workshops plus a live
concert in Victoria.
“Fresh off a European
tour, these nine extraordinary West African musicians
and dancers have created a
major buzz everywhere they
have played,” states press
material.
“Placing master women
drummers front and centre
for the first time signifies a
brave new adventure, and
helps demystify the maledominated tradition.”
With dance and drum
workshops running in the
evenings, August 13-15 at the
Fairfield Community Place,
the series culminates in a
concert on Thursday, August
16 at the Victoria Event Cen-
tre (1415 Broad Street).
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and
tickets are $18.50 in advance
(online at www.1415broad.
ca) or $22.50 at the door.
The event is likely to sell
out so people are urged to
get their tickets early.
The Amazones can be
seen at YouTube: http://
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watch?v=RhsRV-98K28
100-Mile Diet authors to speak at ArtSpring
It’s hard to imagine what is more difficult, spending a year living off local
food or embarking on a nation-wide
book tour.
Vancouver-based authors J.B. MacKinnon and Alisa Smith have completed
the former and already published a
best selling account of their experience. The couple will finish up their
tour when they speak at an upcoming
visit to Salt Spring Island.
“James and Alisa remind us where
our food comes from and show how
difficult it is to find local food,” said
Brian Brett, the Salt Spring Island
author who helped organize the visit.
“They really go through all the ramifications of industrial food production.”
Poorer nutritional values, energy
consumption and devastated ecosystems are only the early symptoms of
the world’s inefficient food network,
Brett said.
Fortunately, MacKinnon and Smith
are able to weave a tale of conscience
with humour, adventure and irony.
Participants can expect to learn tips
on everything from hosting a local dinner party to surviving a “year without”
at the event.
The couple will read from The 100Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating and
answer questions from the public
when they take to the ArtSpring stage
at 8 p.m on Friday, August 17.
The event is sponsored by ArtSpring
and Theatre Alive! For more information, contact the theatre’s box office at
537-2102.
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What’s On ThisWeek
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
August 8
August 9
August 10
August 11
August 12
August 13
August 14
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Ted Hickford & Chris Kodaly.
Classical tenor sax and piano at Music
& Munch. All Saints. 12:10 p.m.
Harry Warner & Friends. Celtic
music. Salt Spring Vineyard. 2-4 p.m.
Karaoke. With Greg Van Riel. Moby’s.
One Night Stand with Matt & Tom.
Shipstones. 8 p.m.
Shades. Semi-acoustic ‘toddy 4 body’
at Tree House Cafe. 7 p.m.
Sian Elen. With percussionist Brad
Hawkes. Barb’s Bakery & Bistro.
7:30 p.m.
The Tempest. Graffiti Theatre
production in Mouat Park. 7 p.m.
Jen Lane & Smokekiller. Rhythm &
riffs. Tree House Cafe. 7 p.m.
Harry Warner & Friends. Celtic
music and song. Salt Spring Vineyard.
2-4 p.m.
Hey Boy Hey Girl. Moby’s Pub. 9 p.m.
Sarah Morris & Friends.
Barb’s Bakery & Bistro. 7:30 p.m.
The Tempest. Graffiti Theatre
production in Mouat Park. 7 p.m.
Amarcord. Men’s chamber choir from
Germany. Part of Way Cool Summer
Nights at ArtSpring. artspring.ca
House Party. With DJ Matt J. Moby’s.
9 p.m.
Sharon Bailey. Raw, intimate acoustic
roots. Tree House Cafe. 7 p.m.
Jen Lane. With special guest
Smokekiller. Barb’s Bakery & Bistro.
7:30 p.m.
The Tempest. Graffiti Theatre
production in Mouat Park. 7 p.m.
Big Al & TuBob. Folk rock favourites.
Tree House Cafe. 7 p.m.
Stu Salmond & Tony Genge. Jazz. SS
Inn. 6-9 p.m.
An Evening with Maggie. As played
by Arvid Chalmers. Not intended for
younger audiences. ArtSpring. 8 p.m.
Terry Warbey. Dulcimer, Celtic, blues
at Tree House Cafe. 7 p.m.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Catch the Reading Bug. Summer
reading program at the library for ages
OTHER ACTIVITIES
5 to 11. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Register at
the library.
Men’s Yoga.
Kundalini Yoga Classes. At Paradise Ganges Yoga Studio. 9-10:30 a.m.
Found Yoga. 6-7:30 p.m. 537-9299
Purely Pastel Opening Exhibition.
Winners announced in the 16th annual
open juried event. First time in B.C.
ArtSpring. 4-7 p.m.
Friends of Fulford Meeting. Learn
about proposed changes to Fulford
and creative solutions. Fulford Hall.
7 p.m.
Radical Roots. Plan social-change
activities at Core Inn upstairs, 1-5 p.m.
Bessie Dane Foundation & Hospice.
Special general meeting. Seniors
Centre. 7 p.m.
Diva Walk & Run Bootcamp. Lose
weight & get fit. First class free. $10
drop-in. Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m. Info:
537-7696 or www.saltspringfitness.
com.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Tour Eelgrass Meadows.
View life through beach aquarium
& live underwater camera with
Parks Canada and SeaChange’s Nikki
Wright. Sidney Spit. 10:45 a.m.-12
noon. Take the walk-on ferry at 10
a.m. from Sidney pier or bring your
own boat.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Open Stage With Tommy Hooper.
Tree House Cafe. 7 p.m.
The Sheepdogs. Rock and roll from
Saskatoon. Barb’s Bakery & Bistro.
7:30 p.m.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Eckhart Tolle Practising Presence
Group. 7:30 p.m. Drop in. Info:
Amrita, 537-2799.
Kundalini Yoga Beginners Class.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Mondays at All Saints. 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Ruckle Park Nature Programs.
537-9299
At the host site, Sundays at 1:30 p.m. The Wall Climbing Camp. For
Kundalini Yoga. Sundays at Ganges
youth aged 8 & up on Mondays at
Yoga Studio. 4:30-6 p.m.
Community Services’ wall. 10-3. Info:
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Women’s Journal Writing Workshop. 537-9971, ext. 231.
Ruckle Park Nature Programs. At
“Circles of Women.” Info: Wendy Judith
the host site, Saturdays, 4 and 7 p.m. Cutler, 653-4286 or winnie@saltspring.
Women’s Journal Writing Workshop. com.
“Circles of Women.” Info: Wendy
Judith Cutler, 653-4286 or winnie@
saltspring.com.
Galiano Island Wine Festival.
15th annual festival at Lions Park
on Burrill Road. Sample wines from
around the world in an outdoor
setting, with a focus on locally
produced wines and cheeses. Live
music, raffle, silent auction. Fundraiser
for the Galiano Health Care Society.
Tickets $30 - 250-539-3506.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Chess Club. At Salt Spring Seniors
on Tuesdays. 7-9 p.m. Info: Ted,
537-2809.
Morning Sadhana. Tuesdays at
Paradise Found Yoga. 5:30-8 a.m.
Call to confirm: 537-9299.
African Dance Classes. Live
Drumming. Beaver Point Hall.
6-7:30 p.m.
Market in the Meadow. Tuesday
farmers market on Hereford Ave.
11-3.
Paddle & Play. At Lakeside Gardens,
St. Mary Lake, Tuesdays through JulyAugust. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For families
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dancing. Her dream is to appear on “The Corny Collins Show,” Baltimore’s hippest dance party on TV. Tracy
seems a natural fit for the show except for one not-so-little problem—she doesn’t fit in. Her plus-sized
figure has always set her apart from the cool crowd, which she is reminded of by her loving but overly
protective plus-sized mother, Edna (played by John Travolta!). That doesn’t stop Tracy because if there is
one thing that this girl knows, it’s that she was born to dance! Also stars Amanda Bynes, Michelle Pfeiffer,
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Sticking to his tried-and-true one-man approach, Moore sheds light on the complicated medical affairs of
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Spring and southern Vancouver Island people and places. The program is about half an hour in length and
repeats continuously during the day and evening with new stories added daily. This week, see the latest Salt
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community messages, weather and news headlines. For further details about community programming,
call 537-1335.
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• Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art celebrates 35 years with a Sat., Aug. 4 celebration. New works by
Randolph Parker, with artist in attendance, plus demos from linocut artist Richard Calver and Coast
Salish master carver Cicero August.
• Purely Pastel — Pastel Artists Canada’s 16th annual Open Juried Exhibition of work from 41 PAC
members. ArtSpring, Wed., Aug. 8-Tues., Aug. 28. Opening on Aug. 8, 4-7 p.m.
• Morley Myers, Deboragh Gainer and Nicola Wheston show new work — sculpture, clay pieces and
paintings — in their Merchant Mews studios. Opens Sat., Aug. 4, 6 p.m., with the show running the
rest of the summer.
• Featured at the J. Mitchell Gallery is the Summer Exhibition of New Works by many of the 36 local
artists represented.
• Point Gallery on South Ridge Drive shows “Invitation to a/rrange/ments” by Stefanie Denz in the
lower gallery. In the upper gallery is “On going” by Helene Day Fraser. Shows run through Aug. 6.
• South End Alternatives, Open Studio Event — studios of Ian Thomas, Bly and Garry Kaye, Bill
Rhodes and Stefanie Denz open August 10, 11, and 12 from 11 a.m.. -6 p.m.. Info: Point Gallery on
South Ridge Dr.
• Of Clay and Wattles Made — collaborative work by basket and pottery guild members — is the Stage
Gallery show at ArtCraft in Mahon Hall. Opens Fri., Aug. 3, 7-9 p.m., and runs daily through Aug. 15.
• Along the Gold Dust Trail — Black Ink Brush Stroke, Large Canvas and Abstract Paintings on Paper by
Tracy Harrison and Hall Tables by Carl Borgstrom are shown in the ArtSpring lobby through August.
• The Children — paintings by Stefanie Denz are exhibiting at Salt Spring Woodworks, along with
the garden sculpture walk.
• Michelle Bauer is exhibiting her large scale paintings at the Roasting Co. in Ganges.
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individuals at North End Fitness, outdoors, and at
their homes. She loves to run, and participates
annually in Run for the Cure, and the Royal Victoria
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at 5:15pm- 5:50pm beginning Tuesday August 14th
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• Massage for Health, Healing and Relaxation: using Swedish,
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Heritage buildings
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PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY
ART CARDS: Hannah Pearson, Amanda Tutchek and Elise Pearson create and sell handpainted cards at the Saturday market in Ganges.
ART TOUR
South end studios opened
A Fulford ‘alternative” offered
for art lovers
While Fulford Day puts south-Salt Spring
on the “fun” map this weekend, an open
studio tour of five south-end artists adds a
creative offering.
All five locations of South End Alternatives will be open this Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m..
Formed last year to give visitors and
islanders a taste of Fulford’s diverse talents,
South End Alternatives includes artists Ian
Thomas, Bly and Garry Kaye, Bill Rhodes,
Stefanie Denz, and Margaret Day, of The
Point Gallery
Each artist in this weekend’s open studio
event brings something different to the repertoire.
Tucked away in the quiet King Road area,
Thomas’ work stretches far beyond his rural
surroundings.
His current large, figurative paintings
confront the noise-filled realities of everyday, and are firmly placed in the context of
the 21st Century.
Living on a Reynold’s Road property
homesteaded by his grandfather, Garry Kaye
brings an artist’s eye to a profound love of
home and place.
This same warmth shines through in Bly
Kaye’s jewel-like collages.
Just round the corner, Stefanie Denz is
still celebrating her Beaver Point Road studio with an output of work that fills her
space.
Work ranges from fragmentary sketches
on scraps of wood to large dramatic works,
all with a sense of colour, line and composition.
Bill Rhodes has been exploring possibilities in Fulford since 1982. His latest sculptures bring dance into the great outdoors
and fill his Orchard Road garden with fun
and movement.
This annual open studio event presents
an opportunity to see each of these professional artists in their own surroundings,
plus the full range of their work, including
not-yet-exhibited pieces.
Those who need a map or want more
information about any of these artists
should begin the tour at The Point Gallery — over the little bridge on South Ridge
Drive.
Complementing the open studio tour,
The Point Gallery is exhibiting “Anthologies” by master printmaker Marc Siegner.
Best described as “visual poetry,” the prints
record a journey and represent the aggregate of Siegner’s studio practice.
Using litho, screen and chine colle, he creates textured, often multi-layered images,
whose commonalty is a riff on the divide
between interior and exterior.
Siegner has exhibited his work all over
the world and, as an instigator and long
time board member of successful artist run
co-operative ventures, has worked tirelessly
to promote a sense of community for the
artists of Edmonton. (A reception for Marc
Siegner runs on Sunday, August 26 from 2-5
p.m.)
MUSIC AND MUNCH
Latin music on tap at M&M
with three island favourites
Sanchez, Miller and
Boucher on stage
The sounds of South
America will be filling All
Saints church on Wednesday, August 15 when the
island band Chamigos
takes the stage at Music and
Munch.
The band was formed
two years ago when guitarist Alvaro Sanchez found
the right musical chemistry
with bass player Dick Miller
and percussionist Lauren
Boucher.
Their talents and enthusiasm for the Latin style
culminated in a repertoire
of fabulous and complex
rhythms and sounds.
Sanchez has played for
the lunchtime series several
times as a member of the
classical guitar trio Ma Non
Troppo, with the jazz quartet
Sweetwater, and as a soloist singing songs in Spanish
and Portuguese.
Perhaps it is because he
was born in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, where he studied classical guitar, that his
skilled playing expresses so
beautifully the music closest
to his heart.
As a percussionist, Boucher has vast experience in
playing Latin music.
He has studied and worked
with some of the best and is
in popular demand at musical events on and off the
island.
Miller has over 20 years
experience performing jazz
and bluegrass, so the leap
into Latin has been fast and
exciting.
Chamigos will play traditional and contemporary
music from Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Cuba — an
enticing musical spread.
Free music begins at 12:10
p.m at All Saints, followed
by a tasty, optional lunch for
$5.50.
Don Mellor 538-0084
www.saltspring.com/sail/
Two sets of drawing classes by Salt Spring artist Stefanie Denz are slated for the
upcoming weeks.
Heritage buildings will be
the focus of art materials
at classes running August
14-16 from 10 a.m. to noon.
Included in the drawing
repertoire are St Andrew’s
near Central, barns in Burgoyne Bay and the Ruckle
house.
Cost is $65 for three days
or $25 a day.
In the second series —
August 21-23, 10 a.m. to
noon — artists will undertake life drawings “en plein
air” at Salt Spring Woodworks Galley.
Cost is $75, model included, or $25 per day.
Participants are asked
to bring a drawing board,
soft pencils (2b-6b), charcoal, ball point pen and
soft pastels (full set not
required).
Sketch paper and some
materials are provided
To register call 537-9606
or e-mail [email protected].
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Amarcord, a superb men's chamber choir
from Germany sings an exciting mix of classical
and popular music. They're straight from their
appearance at Festival Vancouver.
Local singer Pip Moore enthuses:
"They're terrific."
HELGE LIEN TRIO
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 8 PM
Another wonderful international act from Festival
Vancouver, the Helge Lien Trio from Norway
is one of Europe's most innovative and eclectic
jazz trios. Festival Vancouver anticipates they
will steal the show as the most exciting act in
Vancouver this summer.
ORCHID ENSEMBLE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 23,
8 PM
We take you on a musical and multimedia trip
to the Silk Road with Vancouver’s
Orchid Ensemble. Erhu, zheng, gamelan,
marimba and a first-class ticket
to the heart of Central Asia.
SWARM
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26
8 PM
Vancouver’s SWARM call their music
“extreme percussion”. They drum, they
dance, they leap into the air.
You have never heard or seen anything
like this before. The concert will be outdoors
to make sure the neighbours hear it too.
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NUTRITION
LANDSCAPING?
Weekend
clinic
promotes
raw food
Plan now for Fall planting
gallery • nursery
campground
LANDSCAPING SALTSPRING SINCE 1973
TEL: 250-537-4346 • FAX: 250-537-1679
Diet offers something
to chew on
PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY
ON THE GRILL: Serving up salmon dinner to visitors at All Saints Church last weekend
were, from left: Mark Cutten, Colin Lawler, Don Cunningham and Don MacDougall.
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Buchan Scholarship available
for local doctors-in-training
F
Gulf Islands Secondary
School alumni qualify for
med school sponsorship
FALL FAIR
FOCUS
BY STACY CARDIGAN SMITH
D R I F T W O O D S TA F F
By Sandy Barclay
Kids, Critters and Crops
Sept. 15-16
See you at the fair!
Get your catalogues now!
Section 29 - items made from recycled
materials!! Be sure to use your imagination
and creative abilities for this section! Be
sure to include a history and description of
the recycled materials that you used.
All gardeners will have something to
enter in this year’s fruit and vegetable
sections for the Fall Fair. Be sure to see the
catalogues for the details.
All trophies should be returned as soon as
possible.
Please call 537-4755
to make arrangements.
CALL
653-9279
One local doctor continues to give back
to both the local and medical communities
even after his death.
When long time Salt Spring resident and
doctor James (Jim) Buchan passed away, he
set up a trust fund for Gulf Islands graduates
pursuing a career in medicine. This marked the
third year the award was available to students.
The Buchan Scholarship is providing
some Gulf Island Secondary School (GISS)
grads with the financial help they need to
get through some of the busiest and most
stressful times of their lives.
Paul Campsall is in third year medicine at
the University of British Columbia (UBC).
He has yet to decide what kind of doctor he
wants to be, but is leaning towards general
surgery or internal medicine, or perhaps
family medicine.
He heard about the scholarship from his
mother, who, as a Salt Spring teacher, is “in
the loop.”
Campsall estimated his costs, including
living expenses, total between $22,000 and
$25,000 annually. This year, he received
enough to cover them all.
“I’m obviously very grateful, and it’s amazing how generous the scholarship is,” he said.
Campsall added it’s one of the most generous scholarships out there.
Erin Bergsma is another GISS alum receiving the scholarship. She is currently com-
pleting her first year residency in internal
medicine at a hospital in London, Ontario, a
task which requires her to work four 30-hour
shifts per week.
“It’s a long haul, but it’s going well so far,”
she said of the journey to becoming a doctor. She also graduated from UBC.
Although the scholarship is somewhat
less for students completing their residency,
Bergsma is still grateful as doctors don’t make
a lot of money until they’ve completed the
program, which can last from two to six years.
“We have no other incomes, really, we just
have debt and a line of credit.”
She echoed Campsall’s sentiments about
the scholarship.
“The scholarship’s very generous,” she
said. “I’ve actually found it to be one of the
more generous scholarships out there.”
GISS counsellor Maggie Allison said the
award has the ability to open doors for some
students.
“It’s a powerful message for any student
that is considering medical school, because
the tuition at medical school is well over
$20,000 and it’s [the scholarship] a big chunk
of change,” Allison said.
The amount available to students varies each year depending on the amount of
interest accrued on the principle amount
Dr. Buchan left, as well as the total number of recipients. To qualify for the Buchan
Scholarship, a student must be enrolled in
an accredited medical school.
The Buchan Scholarship also provides
one $500 scholarship annually to a GISS
graduate going into the sciences.
For more information, contact GISS counsellor Maggie Allison at 537-9944 ext. 227, or
[email protected].
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AN ISLAND FAMILY SINCE 1861 •
Laurie & Nancy Hedger
For those without enough
time in the day to cook up
a meal and wash all those
greasy dishes, Rose Vasile has
a solution — keep it raw.
Vasile began eating mainly raw foods as a way to lose
weight nearly six years ago.
In addition to losing over 50
pounds, her food allergies
and digestive problems disappeared as her energy and
mental clarity improved.
“I saw noticeable improvements to problems I’d
been having for years,” she
said, during an interview
from her home in Courtenay.
“As we see things happening with the health of the
nation, people are looking
much more closely at what
they eat.”
Having just finished a three
month tour through the province’s interior, Vasile will host
a raw food demo at Thrifty
Foods in Ganges on Friday,
August 10 between 11:30 a.m.
and 4 p.m. Those who want
a more hands on lesson can
sign up for Vasile’s Uncooking Class on Sunday, August
12 at the Salt Spring United
Church on Hereford Avenue
from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.
For $25, participants will
learn how to prepare some
of the more popular dishes
in Vasile’s latest recipe book,
Uncooking with RawRose.
Once the meal — featuring smoothies, pate, avocado boats, stuffed mushrooms and banana lemon
pie — is complete, participants get to dig into a full
raw dining experience and
feel the effects of the diet for
themselves.
“I want people to see that
there is more to raw food
than cold carrot sticks and
broccoli,” she said, adding
that no items on the menu
can be heated above 40 Celsius (105 Fahrenheit) and
still be considered raw.
Vasile received her training from Victoria Boutenko,
a world-renowned authority
on the raw diet. For information visit www.rawrose.
com or call Rose Vasile at
(250) 218-5162.
CALL
653-9279
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PEOPLE & COMMUNITY
OLDTIMERS REUNION: Above left, Dan Reid finds his picture in a photograph of a 1942 class at Salt Spring Elementary School. Above right, Jean Rizzano (left) and Joan Buckley also looking
though old photographs. Over 600 people from all over Canada and the U.S. flocked to the Farmers Institute for the renunion, which was for those who had family on Salt Spring 50 or more years
Derrick Lundy photos
At left, Natalie Horel (left)
strikes up a
conversation with Seward
Sanchia; while at right is a
view of some of the many
people at last Sunday’s
Oldtimers’ Reunion. At
95, Bob Akerman was
the oldest person there;
while the youngest was
one-year-old Madeline
Mark (Lee family).
Representing the earliest
dates for family
settlements on Salt Spring
were the Gyves (1850),
Sampsons (1859) and
Maxwells and Trage (1860).
VOLUNTEER SALT SPRING
Opportunities to share
Library, coast guard
and visitors centre
need help
BY CLARE CULLEN
S P E C I A L TO T H E D R I F T WO O D
What is your passion?
We all have a passion,
something we love doing
more than anything. But did
you ever think about using
your passions to get involved
in volunteering-bringing
something really amazing to
your community?
Volunteer Salt Spring
helps individuals find the
right volunteering opportunity to match their passion,
skills, experience and availability.
They help local organizations find the volunteers they
need by providing a gateway
to the community. And Volunteer Salt Spring can provide the help, education and
training required for both
volunteers and volunteer
organizations on the many
aspects of volunteer work.
You’ll be amazed at the
variety of opportunities as
well. Everything from working in a thrift shop to rescuing wild animals, from
ushering theatre patrons to
being part of the Canadian Coast Guard. There are
many different roles just
waiting to be filled by caring, enthusiastic, passionate
people on the island.
Watch this space in the
Driftwood for a listing of
current or urgent requests
for volunteers.
Consider contacting one
of these organizations or go
to the Volunteer Salt Spring
website for many more
opportunities for involvement. Hold your hand out to
your community and it will
be warmly received.
Here’s some current volunteer opportunities on Salt
Spring Island — brought to
you by Volunteer Salt Spring
(www.volunteersaltspring.
com):
Salt Spring Tourism - Visitors’ Centre Greeter
Salt Spring Tourism has
an immediate need for eight
to 10 volunteers for the Salt
Spring Visitors’ Centre in
downtown Ganges. Working
either a morning or afternoon
shift one day a week yearround, you will get to meet
and assist visitors from all
over the world, plus you’ll get
to share your island knowledge and learn even more
about our beautiful island,
province and country.
Volunteers should be good
at dealing with the general
public and at public relations. A free B.C. Tourism
course is provided as part of
your training.
For more information,
contact Perry Ruehlen at
537-4223 or [email protected].
Salt Spring Public Library
— Treasurer’s Assistant
The Salt Spring Public Library at 129 McPhillips Avenue, Ganges has an
ongoing need for lots of volunteers.
They library is also looking
for a treasurer’s assistant to
assist the chief librarian and
board treasurer with organizing invoices, payments,
donations and tax receipts.
Basic bookkeeping and
good organizational skills
are needed. Starting as soon
as possible, Tuesdays and
Thursdays are the preferred
work days, with the time to
be scheduled. The position
is initially for three months
to start, with good probability to continue. Interested parties should contact
chief library Marilyn Ming
at 537-4666 or via ming@
saltspringlibrary.com.
T h e Ca n a d i a n Co a s t
Guard Auxiliary — Unit 25
Gulf Islands
T h e Ca n a d i a n Co a s t
Guard Auxiliary needs volunteers who will be active
in marine search and rescue
and the provision of boating
safety information and education to the community.
Volunteers must have a
respect for authority, be able
to endure all weather conditions, demonstrate good
physical and mental health,
and have a firm commitment to both ongoing participation and availability.
A marine background is
also helpful.
Commencing in the fall,
business and training meetings are held each Thursday
evening from approximately
5-7 p.m.
Contact unit leader Ellen
Reid at 537-9984 or ereid@
telus.net.
Help Preserve our Island’s History
We need your help to preserve the oldest
church in the Gulf Islands. St. Paul’s
Church in Fulford Harbour, constructed in 1880 has been a
landmark for travellers and is
hailed as the most photographed site on Salt Spring
Island. The cemetery next
to the church is the burial
place of many early settlers
including the Hawaiians.
Both the church and the
cemetery are in need of
repairs and we are asking
for your help.
Among the projects to be undertaken are
•
•
•
•
restoration the cupola and cross
installation of the rose window dating back to the 1880’s
roof repairs
improvements to the historic cemetery adjacent to the church
including the creation of a marker to commemorate those in
unmarked graves, many belonging to the Hawaiian settlers.
• restoration of the picket fence
Donations may be mailed to :
St. Paul’s Restoration Project
2731 Fulford Ganges Road
Salt Spring Island
V8K 1Z3
For further information call
Lonia MacLeod at 653-9864 or
Emily Hepburn at 653-4949
Tax receipts for donations over
$25 available upon request
A visit to the Salt Spring Island Archives will provide you an
excellent visual history of St. Paul’s Church:
http://saltspringarchives.com/stpaul
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PEOPLE & COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
New marketing director announced at Community Ed
Partnership programs set for fall
Salt Spring’s community education society has taken another step towards financial
self-sufficiency with the appointment of
Kathy Dryden as its first marketing director.
“Kathy was one of four very qualified
applicants for this part-time position,” said
Judi Francis, Salt Spring Community Education Society chair.
“Having a marketing director is an essential step in making the island’s Life Long
Learning efforts financially self-supporting.
Fortunately, a grant we received from the
Victoria Foundation made such an appointment possible.”
Dryden has worked with both daily and
weekly newspapers. At the Times Colonist
for six years, she was responsible for designing and implementing a “Newspapers in
Education” program used by 1,200 teachers
monthly.
She also served as publicity director for
the Peter Gzowski Golf Tournament in support of Project Literacy.
“That background, as well as the kind
of work she has previously done with notfor-profits, made Kathy a perfect fit for this
position,” said Francis.
Dryden’s duties will include preparation of
press releases and face-to-face marketing of
Community Education’s fall 2007 and spring
2008 offerings, plus provision of administrative
support for a fundraising drive set for this fall.
She will also explore the practicality of
the society offering, in conjunction with offisland groups such as ElderCollege, five-toseven day shoulder season programs open
to both local and off-island residents.
Salt Spring
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Tips for easy summer meals for Seniors
\It’s summertime and the
best time of year to enjoy
luscious and bountiful
fruits and vegetables
at local markets and
backyard gardens.
Seniors who are
preparing meals for
one or facing specific
dietary restrictions for
themselves or their loved
ones can benefit from the
wide variety of available
produce.
Canada’s Food Guide
recommends seven
daily servings of fruit
and vegetables for men
and women over age 51,
which may seem daunting.
However, if fruits and
vegetables form the focal
point of each meal, it is
easy to fill the requirement
and go well beyond. And
the sweet and savoury
tastes and easy preparation
makes summer eating
pure pleasure.
The following tips are
from the Top 10 Secrets for
Fun and Healthy Summer
Eating for Seniors, taken
from the Canadian Health
Network’s Healthy Eating
Website.
1. Too hot to cook?
Order Meals on Wheels
and have a salad and fresh
fruit along side.
2. Keep fresh berries
in the fridge to have with
cereal or a scoop of ice
cream or yogurt.
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In addition, Dryden will work with other
island groups to prepare and promote jointly-sponsored courses. Residents will find
the first of these partnership programs — a
set of courses being presented in conjunction with SSI Emergency Preparedness, the
SSI Foundation and the SSI Conservancy
—included among the society’s fall 2007
offerings, announced September 5.
Groups interested in exploring partnership
possibilities and/or anyone with programming ideas or requests should email Dryden
at [email protected] or call 537-1184.
Marina Court,
5-9843 Second St.
Sidney, B.C.
Email:
[email protected]
3. Stir-fr y fresh
vegetables; toss them
with hot pasta and minced
herbs. Top with leftover
sliced chicken, beef or
pork tenderloin and grated
Parmesan.
4 . M a ke a q u i c k
garbanzo or kidney bean
salad. Store in the fridge
for up to three days and
use for snacks or a side
dish.
5. Munch on a snack of
washed fresh green beans,
dipped in yogurt or low-fat
cottage cheese. Delicious!
6. Do most of your
cooking in the morning,
before the day gets too
warm, and refrigerate for
later use.
7. Protect your food and
yourself from harmful
bacteria.
8. Make a fruit smoothie
by whirling fresh fruit,
flavoured yogurt and milk
in your blender.
9. When chopping
vegetables for a salad,
chop enough for the next
day’s use.
10. Experiment with
whole grains such as bulgur
wheat, wheat berries and
quinoa. They’re delicious
as the basis of salads and,
when prepared that way,
will keep up to three days
in the fridge.
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As the weather gets warmer,
it’s important islanders take
precautions when spending
time in the sun or outdoors.
“Most heat disorders occur
because people have been
overexposed to heat or have
over-exercised for their age
and physical condition,”
states the Environment Canada website.
Although everyone is at
risk during a heat wave,
some people are more at risk
including seniors, infants and
pre-school children, pregnant
women, overweight people,
people with chronic diseases,
people who play strenuous
sports or exercise vigorously,
people who work outdoors or
indoors in places where heat
is emitted (such as bakeries),
and the homeless.
Although Health Canada
says a heat wave is generally
considered three days of hot
days and nights, it is possible
to suffer heat-related illness
at any time.
The most common heat ailments are heat cramps, heat
exhaustion and heat stroke.
Heat cramps are painful
spasms usually in the leg and
stomach muscles that are
often accompanied by heavy
sweating.
Move to a cooler place
and massage and stretch the
affected muscles. Drink half
a glass of water every 15 minutes, advises Health Canada.
Heat exhaustion is worse
than heat cramps. With
exhaustion, a person may
sweat heavily but have cool,
pale or flushed skin.
A weak pulse, dizziness,
nausea, vomiting, exhaustion and headaches are other
symptoms, and body temperature may be normal but
will likely rise.
Move to a cool place and
loosen or remove clothing
and put on cool wet clothes.
Sip water slowly, about half
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Ganges.
a glass every 15 minutes, but
stop if nauseated. If vomiting
occurs, seek medical attention immediately.
Heat stroke, or sun stroke,
“is a severe medical emergency that can result in death,”
states Health Canada.
Body temperature is 103°
F or 39.4° C (as opposed to
normal temperature of 98.5°
F or 37° C), pulse is strong and
rapid and breathing is shallow and rapid.
Headaches, dizziness, nausea, confusion, and red, hot
and dry skin (not sweating),
and unconsciousness may
occur.
Go to a hospital as quickly
as possible, and keep the person cool en route by removing clothing and sponging
with cool water.
Health Canada makes the
following suggestions to minimize heat-related illness:
• Stay out of the heat as
much as possible.
• Drink plenty of water and
natural fruit juices, and don’t
wait until you’re thirsty to
drink.
• Don’t drink alcohol, caffeine or large amounts of sugar
as they may cause fluid loss.
Very cold drinks may cause
stomach cramps.
• If you are outside, rest
often in the shade to give
your body the chance to cool
down.
• Wear a hat, sunglasses and
light, loose fitting clothing.
• Take plenty of cool showers often or wet your hands,
face and the back of your
neck.
• Use your oven and stove
as little as possible to keep
the home cooler and turn off
lights.
• Keep the shades drawn
on your home’s sunny side,
and keep windows slightly
open.
• Open windows at night.
• If you have concerns, get
help.
• Watch for cramping in
arms, legs or stomach, and
for feelings of mild confusion,
weakness or problems sleeping.
• Check on family, friends
or neighbours who are at
higher risk of heat-related illnesses.
For more information,
log onto www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
index_e.html and select on
Heat on the A-Z Index.
FIRE PREVENTION
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at terminal and on ferry
Gulf Islands firefighters have launched a proactive fire
prevention strategy this summer, aiming to inform visitors
and residents about fire risks unique to the Gulf Islands.
The project is a combined initiative headed up by Dale
Lundy of the Salt Spring Island Fire Department (SSIFR) and
Deputy Chief Mike Dine from Pender Island Fire and Rescue
(PIFR).
Dine’s group will park its vintage fire truck at the Swartz
Bay ferry terminal every Friday until the end of September
and offer information about safety precautions and responsibilities to travellers heading to the Gulf Islands.
Also on Fridays, the Salt Spring crew, under Lundy, boards
B.C. Ferries Route 9, which travels to Tsawassen, Pender,
Galiano, Mayne, Saturna and Salt Spring.
“They give a Fire Smart Powerpoint presentation right on
the ferry and then passengers can ask questions about their
own situation,” said Dine.
“The response has been fantastic,” he added. “We are
talking to hundreds of people every Friday.”
Dine said the challenge has been to get the educational
message out to visitors and non-residents who may not be
aware of the fire risks unique to the Gulf Islands. Prevention is
the key to avoiding another emergency like the 2006 Galiano
Island wildfire. The summer program has been made possible thanks to a grant from the Office of the B.C. Fire Commissioner. For more information call Deputy Chief Mike Dine
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Disturbia doesn’t sound
like much: a PG rated
Hitchcock-aping
thriller
starring the smart-aleck
kid from Transformers as
a housebound teen who
slowly realizes his next door
neighbour is actually a serial
killer. No gore? No nudity?
Stupid jokes about YouTube?
And yet, Distubia somehow
turns out to be a tense,
exciting and frequently funny
little genre picture.
The story isn’t much,
naturally, starting off with
a terrible auto accident that
costs Kale (Shia LaBoeuf)
his father. A year later, a
depressed Kale punches out
his snarky Spanish teacher
and ends up con¿ned to house
arrest for two months.
Initially things don’t seem
so bad, but that only lasts until
his mom Julie (Carrie-Anne
Moss) takes away his ITunes
and XBOX 360. Thank God
a moving truck brings cutie
new-girl-next-door Ashley
(Gwyneth Paltrow lookalike
Sarah Roemer), who not only
swims in her teeny bikini a
lot but has a bedroom that’s
all windows.
In the midst of his daily
peeping Kale starts paying
more attention to another
neighbour, an older man
whose dinged blue Mustang
matches news reports of a
serial killer on the loose.
Ashley, in true spunky
sidekick fashion, ¿gures
out she’s being watched and
invites herself over. Before
you know it, Kale, Ashley and
comic relief Ronnie (Aaron
Yoo) are playing stakeout.
Anyone who has seen Rear
Window knows exactly what
is coming: lots of point-ofview shots from binoculars,
tense
home-invasion
sequences, and an ending with
stabby parts. But two things
save Disturbia from “lousy
teen thriller” syndrome.
One: Shia LaBoeuf. He
was the only thing that made
Transformers bearable, and
here as well his charming
Jason
Tudor
goo¿ness works perfectly to
deÀate the ridiculous goings
on. A friend of mine astutely
noted LaBoeuf is a mix of
Tom Hanks and Woody Allen,
the latter’s intelligent selfawareness tempered by the
former’s simple innocence.
This kid is gonna be a star.
Two: director D.J. Caruso.
This guy uses Disturbia’s
adherence
to
genre
conventions as a way to
deliver serious shocks to the
audience. He has a knack
for sucking you into thinking
you know exactly where a
scene is going, twisting it just
a little so you second guess
yourself, then doing just what
you thought he’d do with a
bang.
I haven’t had this much
fun being surprised by a
¿lm in ages. Disturbia is
a great brainless summer
movie, a perfect antidote to
all the overblown sequels
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COMPETITIVE SWIMMING
Six swimmers qualify for B.C. event
Stingrays off to Prince
George in mid-August
• See related story, Page 33
Six Salt Spring Stingrays swimmers
and both their coaches have qualified
for the provincial summer swimming
championships set for mid-August in
Prince George.
One alternate swimmer is also heading north to compete against the province’s best.
To qualify, the athletes needed to
nail gold, silver or bronze at last weekend’s regional championships held
at Saanich Commonwealth Place in
Victoria.
Bringing home gold and silver in all
four of his events, Brendan Nickerson
(Div.7) took first place in the 200-metre
individual medley (IM) with a time of
2:28.43.
He grabbed silver in everything else,
nailing the 100-m fly in 1:07.97; 50-m
fly in 29.11 and 100-m breast in 1:16.35.
Between heats and finals, he swam
three personal best times (BTs).
Also grabbing hardware and qualifying in all four of his events was Luke
Hylands (Div.2). He swam a total of
fives BTs, winning silver in 100-m free
(1:18.36), 50-m free (35.65) and the
100-m IM (1:35.75), and bronze in
50-m fly (45.55).
Qualifying in two events, Ariana
Fraser (Div.1) swam four BTs to grab
silver in both 50-m breast (54.39) and
50-m fly (54.52). She also placed 4th in
100-m free (1:45.07).
Also qualifying in two events with
three BTs, Amy Zacharias (Div.7) took
silver in the 200-m IM (2:58.67) and
100-m breast (1:28.08). She placed 8th
in 50-m free and 7th in 100-m free.
Swimming four BTs, Becky Steel
(Div.3) qualified for provincials with silver in 50-m breast (45.15); while Danielle
Viozzi (Div.7) grabbed bronze in 50-m
free (32.17). Viozzi also picked up 4th in
50-m fly (36.38), 100-m free (1:12.87), 6th
in 100-m fly (1:29.27) and 1 BT.
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Both the Stingray coaches qualified
for provincials in all four of their Div.
8 events.
Head coach Kris Isenor grabbed gold
in 100-m breast (1:26.09) and 100-m
back (1:11.17), and bronze in 50-m free
(27.32) and 50-m fly (29.81).
Assistant coach Sara Mackay swam
2 BTs and nailed gold in 100-m fly
(1:16.72), silver in 200-m IM (2:49.59)
and bronze in 50-m fly (33.62) and
100-m free (1:10.47).
Also heading off to Prince George
is Div. 2 swimmer Liam Sinclair, who
placed fourth in 50-m free (36.93) and
50-m breast (52.61), and as first alternate is being called on to fill in for a
swimmer not attending.
His brother Andrew Sinclair (who
may get to swim as the first alternate
in Div. 1 100-m free) will also make the
trip to swim with Liam, Nickerson and
Hylands on a Div. 8 relay team.
The female qualifiers, plus Cassidy
Fraser in Div. 3, will also swim on Div.
8 relay teams.
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The Living Word
John 10 vs 10/11
Jesus said: “The thief comes
only to steal and kill and destroy:
I have come that they may have
a life and have it to the full.
I am the good shepherd. The
good shepherd lays down his life
for the sheep.”
SAILING REGATTA
Obstacles
increase
short races
excitement
WHAT’S
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Please Read: John 10, 1 to 30
Eze 34, 11 to 15
Seven boats take
part in annual
sailing
club event
BY SCOTT SIMMONS
S P E C I A L TO T H E D R I F T WO O D
The Salt Spring Island
Sailing Club held its Summer Regatta on Sunday,
July 29. Seven boats turned
out on a beautiful summer day for a series of
three short races in Ganges
Harbour.
It sounds so easy: three
short races in the harbour.
What could happen in
Ganges Harbour? Well, the
wind was blowing north,
east and west, and gusting
and shifting 90 degrees on
a moment’s notice.
Then there are always
the man-made obstacles
like the ubiquitous crab
traps. Aquila Mia picked
up two traps on its rudder
and Arlene Dashwood had
to dive in and send the
traps to the bottom.
(The traps that don’t
have weighted lines are the
worst — please don’t use
floating rope on your crab
traps, they are so easily
tangled on rudders.)
Sunday’s short races
were fun because of all the
action at the marks.
Greg Slakov put out huge
yellow markers, which
made a large diamondshaped course.
The first mark is usually
the toughest mark with all
the boats going around it
at the same time, hopefully
without hitting each other.
Some minor contact did
occur during the regatta.
The short races are also
a great workout, with
constant tacking, jibing,
rounding the marks, and
avoiding other boats.
It is non-stop action,
and I know one crew who
was stiff and sore the next
day.
A guest boat called
Impossible — whose
owner will be a Salt
Springer next summer —
sailed in this year’s regatta.
A Lindenberg 22, it really
goes, and once all the
systems are worked out it
will be near the head of the
pack. The nice thing about
the boat is at the end of
the day you can take it
home on the trailer.
The regatta even had a
birthday boy in the race:
Tony Burridge turned “29.”
He and his crew Yaap can
make Tinker (a Grampian
26) fly. We really missed
Dick Pattinson and his
Grampian.
At the end of the races,
sailors learned that David
Wood is buying a new boat
and selling Final Dash.
Hopefully, someone
from Salt Spring will buy it
and keep it here.
It was a great day of sailing followed by a scrumptious barbecue.
PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY
WATER BABY: Dominic Bogaardt enjoys the warm weather with a dip at St. Mary Lake
FUNDRAISING RUN
Running group preps
for Sept. Terry Fox Run
Islanders can get
inspired and in
shape
DAWN HAGE
D R I F T WO O D CO N T R I B U TO R
As islanders stride into
the hot, dry days of August
the thought of running or
even walking for 10 kilometres might be daunting,
especially for inexperienced
athletes.
But organizers of the
annual Terry Fox Run for
Cancer say now is the time
to start training.
To t h i s e n d , t h e y ’v e
launched a clinic with veteran runner Gary Brooks,
set to to inspire islanders
young and old to come out
and run.
“We were hoping to see
more runners at the event
this year,” said Brooks. “So
we came up with the idea
of a running group to help
people get started.”
The Terry Fox Run will
take place on Sunday, September 23, giving potential
runners six weeks to get in
shape.
Brooks, a long distance
runner for over 30 years, has
helped coordinate the Terry
Fox Run for the past two
years. He and Jean Southgate, chair of this year’s
event, came up with the running group concept to try
and draw out islanders who
have considered participating as runners but lacked
experience or confidence.
Brooks will launch his
running group this Thursday, August 9, and runners
of any ability, including
beginners, are welcome to
come out.
“We are focussing on the
needs of beginner and intermediate runners,” he said,
“but anyone can join in.”
“It will be basic training to
run the 10K, or the 5K.”
The clinics will take place
at the bus compound by the
Hydro field on Thursday
evenings at 6 p.m., “rain or
shine.” They will continue
once a week until September
23, but runners are expected
to do some work in between
sessions.
“We will run two miles
the first night,” said Brooks.
“And then we will add a mile
a week, until we get up to six
miles, or 10 kilometres.”
“The runners will have
to practice on their own as
well,” he added. “There will
be homework ”
Islanders are welcome
regardless of age, experience
or condition.
“We came up with
the idea of a running
lots of fun for both those
that join in the run and
those that stay behind to
cheer and support.
The running group is free
of charge.
For more information
about the clinic or the run,
contact Southgate at 5379507 or Brooks at 538-0263.
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Brooks will talk about
conditioning, interval training and anything appropriate to the needs of the participants.
“It will not be intense,”
he assured. “I will see who
shows up and we will go
from there.”
Southgate believes the
Terry Fox Run is not only
an important fundraiser for
cancer but can benefit the
community as well.
“It is one of the few events
where you simply sign up
on the day; we don’t have to
raise a set amount of money
and people can just come
out to be part of the fun,”
she said.
“It is a great event for
the community and a way
to raise money for a very
important cause as well.”
Participants can sign up
from 9:30 a.m. onward with
the run set to start at 11
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GOLF TEES
Tricia Simpson out on top
takes Johnston Cup trophy
Irene Hawksworth
plays 27th annual
competition
BY MARCIA HOGAN
D R I F T WO O D CO N T R I B U TO R
Golfers in the 18-hole
ladies division played narrow fairways and long rough
for the Marg Johnston Cup
on July 24.
Tricia Simpson took the
trophy with a net 73, while
Janet Butler was second with
a net 75.
Attesting to the conditions,
a low gross of 100 was carded
by Alice Richards, and Simpson followed with 101.
Gladys Campbell took KP
and Lynda Joyce won the
putt pot with 30 strokes on
the greens.
The following week, with
clear skies and a light wind,
the round was completed
in a record four hours! Janet
Butler and Carol Pearce
carded 100 to tie for low
gross. Marcie Hogan trailed
with a 105.
Butler also took low net
with a three under 72, while
Pearce and Maxine Whor-
ley shot net 74s. Showcasing
the accuracy of their short
game, Irene Hawksworth
and Grace Murchie stroked
27 putts and shared the putt
pot.
• The 9-hole ladies have
just completed two major
competitions.
Joyce Thomson was the
Libby Noble Winner with a
net 38. Second place went
to Verity McKenzie with a
net 40. In the under 75 category, Ruth Hopping turned
in a low gross of 66. With 16
strokes, Hawksworth and Vi
Austin had the hot putters
for the round.
Kennedy Cup winner was
Lorraine Topping with a net
37.
• The Monday Night
League is very popular with
ladies who prefer to play
nine holes later in the day.
Top point winners for July
were Joanna Barrett with 33,
Maureen Rowell with 31 and
Darlene Wellington with 27.
Low gross winner for the
month was Alice Richards
with a 43, followed by Dora
Reynolds with 44.
Barrett gained points with
two chip-ins and two rounds
with only 11 putts. Runnerup was Karen Davies with
13. Trudy Sloan captured
the KP prize twice in the
month, while Pam Ellacott
and Gladys Campbell took
one each.
• In off-island competition, Connie Hardy, Pat Lavender, Irene Hawksworth
and Joanna Barrett played in
the 27th Annual Heart Tournament at Uplands.
A total of $46,500 was
raised for heart monitors
for Royal Jubilee Hospital in
Victoria. Hawksworth and
her team carded a sizzling
net 49 to come away with
top honours.
This was her 27th and
final year at this event.
• In men’s medal play
(Mt. Brenton at Salt Spring),
Gus Mitchell took first place,
followed by Colin Lawler
and Bob Jones. Tied for
fourth place were: Duane
MacPhail, Campbell Blair
and Keith Lavender.
Picking up KP honours
were: Bob Jansch (#2), Larry
Nelson (#6), Barry Scotton
(#11) and MacPhail (#15).
Don McMahon won the
50/50 draw.
PHOTO BY DERRICK LUNDY
TENNIS MASTER: Heather Lawler was a force on the tennis courts last Monday as she
trained for an upcoming over-70s tennis tournament in Nanaimo.
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Six football players from
Salt Spring attended the 23rd
annual 2007 Simon Fraser
University Western All-star
Football Camp in mid-July.
This year the camp had
its largest turnout with 242
juniors aged 11 thru 14 and
seniors 15 to 17.
The only camp of its type
in western Canada, elite players came from as far away as
Ontario, Alberta, California
and Washington State.
Both seniors and juniors
participated in four days of
intense morning and afternoon practices leading to
a game series wrap up on
Saturday July 14th.
On the junior side, Salt
Spring quarterbacks Zack
Corley and Torin McIvor
demonstrated their prowess
by completing passes and
handoffs despite intense
defensive attacks.
Junior wide-receiver Luke
Hellicar made a number of
catches, including a “touchdown pass” from McIvor.
Fullback Aaron Hoffman
took a hand-off from Corley
and powered through the
defensive line, and kept on
going, gaining a total of 37
yards before being tackled.
Through Hoffman’s effort,
Corley’s offensive line scored
on their second try.
On the seniors’ side of the
field, local quarterback Ian
Barrett demonstrated his
game sense. His ability to
“scamper and break” when
he saw an opportunity led
to a 35-yard run as he confidently moved his offensive
line forward, leading to a
touchdown.
On another senior offensive line, fullback Sebastian
Banks received a number of
handoffs with his best effort
obtaining 25 yards before
being tackled.
SIMS and Gulf Islands
Secondary School
fall football seasons
begin in early
September.
Awards were handed out
at the end of the games and
Banks received the Most
Improved Senior Running
Back Award.
Also, two former Salt
Spring Island Middle School
(SIMS) students — Robert
Smith and his younger brother Jasper — were handed the
Most Valuable Senior Defensive Lineman and Most Valuable Junior Defensive back,
respectively. The Smith boys
now play for Campbell River’s Timberline Senior Secondary School, but still have
loyalties with Salt Spring.
These awards prove Gulf
Island students are very
capable of competing with
top players.
SIMS and Gulf Islands Secondary School fall football
seasons begin in early September. Contact coordinator
Shellie Barrett at 653-4645 for
more information. Practices
commence Tuesday, August
21 at 6 p.m. on the SIMS field.
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SPORTS & RECREATION
SWIM TEAM
Stingrays swim fast —
smash personal bests
Marc Spiess swims
almost unheard of
eight best times
Salt Spr ing Stingrays
swimmers dived into the
regional championships last
weekend, taking on the best
swimmers on Vancouver
Island, vying for personal
best times and seeking
berths at the upcoming provincial championships.
The top three finishers in
each event qualified for the
B.C. championships, with
six Stingrays and both their
coaches capturing berths,
and an additional three
qualifying as either alternates or relay team members. (See separate story.)
Allowed to swim up to four
events at regionals — with
the top eight swimmers in
heats qualifying for finals —
the 43-member Salt Spring
team swam more than 100
best times (BTs) over the
two-day period.
The team also came
fourth in the standings out
of 13 teams.
“It was a weekend full
of great swims, smiles and
friendships exemplifying
the best parts of competitive
sport,” said head coach Kris
Isenor.
“The swimmers rose to
this championship meet
and swam their hearts out,
not only smashing their personal bests but also learning
how competitors drive them
to better themselves.”
Swimming an almost
unheard of eight BTs, Marc
Spiess (Div.5) competed
in finals in all four of his
events, just missing provincial qualification by placing
4th in the 200-m IM and in
50-m fly, 5th in 100-m back
and 6th in 50-m free.
Also swimming all four
finals and taking near-misses on provincial qualification were brothers Andrew
(Div.1) and Liam Sinclair
(Div.2).
Liam swam five BTs to
take 4th place in both 50-m
free and 50-m breast, and
grabbed 5th in 100-m free
and 50-m back. (He has
since earned a berth in two
events because one of the
medalists will not be attending.)
With 1 BT, Andrew took
4th in 100-m free, 5th in
50-m breast, 6th in 50-m
free and 7th in 50-m fly.
Swimming in three finals
and grabbing 2 BTs, Jordon
Kitchen (Div.2) nailed 5th in
100-m IM, 6th in 50-m breast
and 7th in 50-m back.
Div. 2 swimmer Larissa
Andrews swam 3 BTs to nail
5th in 100-m free and 6th in
50-m back, while Grace Morgan (Div.5) took 4th in the
200-m IM and 5th in 100-m
back, swimming 4 BTs.
Arlo Bryn Thorn (Div.5)
swam 4 BTs and took 4th
in 100-m fly. He also swam
finals in 50-m free (full
results were not available at
press time). An injury prevented him from swimming
in finals on Sunday, said Isenor.
In Div. 1 Nigel Bisnar
swam 2 BTs and placed in
the top eight in one event,
taking 4th in 50-m backstroke. Connor Budd (Div.2)
took 5th in 50-m breast;
while his brother Liam Budd
(Div. 5) placed 8th in 100-m
breast.
Also swimming in one
final, Alex Crandall (Div.5)
grabbed 8th in 50-m free
and swam 4 BTs; Emily Gix
(Div.5) swam 3 BTs, and
grabbed an 8th place finish in 100-m fly; Eryn Gix
nailed 7th in 100-m breast
with 1BT; Gabrielle Spiess
(Div.3) placed 6th in 50-m
fly with 3 BTs; Isabelle Spiess
swam 4 BTs and took 6th in
50-m back; DJ Lake (Div.7)
nailed 5th in 50-m free and
Shaye Unger grabbed 5th in
50-m back.
“The swimmers rose
to this championship
meet and swam their
hearts out, not only
smashing their
personal bests but
also learning how
competitors drive
them to better
themselves.”
KRIS ISENOR
Head coach
Also topping the BT challenge were Liam Budd with
5 BTs; Cassidy Fraser, 4 BTs;
Jimmy Steel, Lauren Anderson, Owen Twaites, Chelsea
Harris, Jason Funk, Rebekah
Lee, 3 BTs; Braiden Crouse,
Aaryn Funk, Max Mackay,
Nicole McMahon, 2 BTs;
Tajo Fisher, Sydney McCrea,
1 BT.
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6 DEATHS
Lomas, Reginald Victor
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing
of Reginald Victor Lomas on July 31st 2007 at the
age of 88. He died peacefully with Marjorie his
wife of 61 years, and his family by his side. He
will be lovingly remembered by all his family and
friends both in Canada and England. Reg was born
in 1919 in MacclesÀeld England where he grew
up. He served with the 2nd Division Royal Signals
from 1938 to 1945 in both Burma and India.In 1946
he married Marjorie and had three children, John
(Sharie),Nigel (Cathie) and Yvonne (Randy). Reg
moved to Victoria Canada in 1967 and his family
grew with the addition of 8 Grandchildren and 5
Great Grandchildren.
He had open heart surgery in 1971 and 1974 and has
been an inspiration to many in the way he lived his
life despite these health problems. He retired to Salt
Spring Island in 1976 where he has enjoyed the past
thirty-one years making many close friends.
Reg was an active member of the Royal Canadian
Legion and the Burma Star Association. Special
thanks are offered for the overwhelming support
from family and friends, as well as the doctors and
staff at Lady Minto Hospital, especially during these
last two weeks. Reg will be sorely missed. Funeral
services will be held at All Saints Anglican Church
on Salt Spring Island BC on Saturday August 4th
2007 at 11.30am, with a reception following at the
Brinkworthy Clubhouse. Donations in lieu of Áowers
may be sent to the Lady Minto Hospital Foundation
or the BC Alzheimers Society.
Donald H. Dabbs
September 21, 1921
to July 30, 2007
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With much sadness, the family of Don Dabbs
wish to advise the community of Dad’s passing
on July 30, 2007 at Victoria General Hospital.
He has gone to join his beloved Hazel who died
August 12, 1998.
Don and Hazel retired to Salt Spring Island
in December 1986, where Hazel’s family
(Moulton) had lived for many years. Don was
a Professor of Horticulture at the University
of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon. He received
many awards during his teaching and research
career and one of his proudest moments was
when his peers acknowledged his contribution
to scientiÀc agriculture as a Distinguished
Agrologist in the Province of Saskatchewan.
He will be deeply missed by his family, brother
Merl Dabbs; son Don (Karol) Dabbs; daughter
Judy (Tom) Clark, granddaughter Shelly (Ron)
Iverson, great-grandchildren Corey and Kaylee;
granddaughter Christine (Vail) Paterson, greatgrandson Michael; son Bill (Kelly) Dabbs and
grandsons Dan and Scott.
A memorial service will be held September
1 at 2 p.m. in the Burgoyne United Church. In
lieu of Áowers, donations in Dad’s memory
could be made to Lady Minto Hospital or the
Bessie Dane Foundation.
5 BIRTHS
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34 NOTICES
PART OF the baby boom? Call
Welcome Wagon for a personal
Baby Visit. Gifts & greetings from
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LANDED AT LAST!
Volunteer Salt Spring
Welcome Alistair, Jacqueline,
Catherine, Elizabeth & Harry
Yardley (and Toby the cat) to
Salt Spring Island!
6 DEATHS
HAYWARD’S
FUNERAL SERVICE
PATRICK BEATTIE
Licensed Funeral Director
#22 Merchant Mews
Box 315, Ganges P.O.
SSI, V8K 2V9
Tel: (250) 537-1022
Fax: (250) 537-2012
8 CARDS OF THANKS
THE SALT SPRING
STINGRAYS SWIM TEAM
would like to thank:
The Salt Spring Fire Dept.
and their members for
providing the rescue boat
& First Responders. Thriftys,
Island Savings Credit Union,
Royal LePage, Sports Traders,
Ganges Village Market, and
Salt Spring Golf & Country
Club for the use of their tents.
All the Swimmers and the
Parent Volunteers.
Your contributions helped
us host a very successful
OPEN WATER MEET
ON JULY 29.
We could not have done
it without you!
10 CELEBRATIONS
Happy
Birthday
to our Mom and Nana
Jackie Jackson
20 COMING EVENTS
25 EDUCATION
KIDS CLIMBING CAMPS
Mondays, 10 - 3 at the Wall. Ages 8
and up, $30. Jul. 23 & 30, Aug. 13,
20, & 27. Registration 537-9971,
ext. 231 or [email protected].
SAORI WEAVING
Come and immerse yourself in the
joy of colour and creativity while
learning to weave SAORI-style.
Open to all ages and all abilities.
Weaving introductions, classes,
workshops, retreats and community events. Terri 537-8813 www.
saltspringweaving.com.
FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS
of Mary Stepaniuk. A gathering to
celebrate her life. Sat., Aug. 11 at
the Stepaniuk farm. You are invited
to a traditional Salt Spring potluck.
Please call Caroline at 537-5761 or
Donna at 537-1139.
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29 LOST AND FOUND
LOST: CELLPHONE (#250-5388577) at Salt Spring Storage A-57.
July 25. Contact Terry Horan @ 5371204. Reward if found. Thank you.
FOUND: GOLDEN ring with engraving inside at GVM on Jul. 30. Please
call the Driftwood at 537-9933 to
identify.
34 NOTICES
IF YOUR Driftwood subscription label has the date highlighted, now is
the time to renew!
DR. ALSBERG’S Practice will be
closed for the month of August and
will reopen Sept. 5. The Fulford office dispensary will be open on
Tuesdays during this time. Phone
653-4216 for information or a September appointment.
MARY STEPANIUK Memorial.
August 11, 1pm. 820 Mt. Maxwell
Rd. Caroline 537-5761 or Donna
537-1139.
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Love Jonathan, Sue,
Emma & all the animals
Kim McIntyre
NOTICES
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10 am - 4 pm
We Are Now Open Every Day
and are Accepting Donations
During all open hours
We are looking for
donations of good used:
- clothing - jewellery - books - dishes
- vintage linens - bedding & fabrics
And more!
Just phone 537-0661
if you have any questions
Thank you for your support.
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55 HELP WANTED
ROCK SALT Restaurant is hiring bakers, summer servers and line cooks.
Please apply in person, talk to Teile or
Bruce or email [email protected].
GANGES VILLAGE Market is looking for a new personality to work in
our busy & upbeat Deli Dept. A variety of hours & shifts are available.
Come on in & meet us, bring your
resume with you.
TOFU SHOP requires shop cleaner.
Mon. to Wed. 4 - 6 hr/day. Phone for
interviews 537-9651.
SALT SPRING INN
Requires dishwashers and housekeepers. Drop off resumes or call
Barry at 537-9339.
SHIPPER RECEIVER required for
Mouat’s Clothing, full time position
available now. Drop off resume to
Mary Paul at Mouat’s Clothing.
55 HELP WANTED
A NEW carpentry manufacturing
business on Salt Spring requires a
tradesman to take charge of fabrication and assembly, initially under
the supervision of the owner. The
position would suit someone skilled
or semi skilled with experience in
carpentry shop manufacture and/or
cabinetry who is reliable, has initiative, a good work ethic and a keen
design eye. Accommodation can be
made available for the right applicant.
Applications in writing, with resume,
should be submitted to Box 5 c/o
Driftwood, 328 Lower Ganges Rd.,
Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K 2V3.
SEACHANGE IS looking for people
to help on a packaging line. If you
would like ongoing daytime work
one to three days a week, and
enjoy working with your hands,
please send your resume to Anne@
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CANADA’S LARGEST financial
planning firm is looking for financial
consultants. Intensive paid training
program and field development.
Mark Leslie 727-9191 or toll free at
1-888-475-3499. E-mail resume to
[email protected].
RELIEF BARTENDER wanted at
the Legion. Must have “Serving it
Right” Certificate. Please drop off application at the Legion on Blaine Rd.
WANTED: TWO outgoing, competent, proactive people for parttime retail sales at Aroma Crystal
Therapy; includes Saturday Market.
Please direct resumes to Box 6, c/o
Driftwood, 328 Lower Ganges Rd.,
Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2V3.
DRIVERS NEEDED for growing waste
management company located on the
Sunshine Coast. Must be willing and
able to relocate immediately. Must
have valid Class I or III driver’s license
with air endorsement. Excellent opportunity to advance within the company.
Fax resume with drivers abstract, attention: Kevin, to 604-885-6669.
GORGEOUS SMITHERS, BC: our
friendly company needs intermediate
accounting student for our wholesale
glass business. Information: www.allwestglass.com/careers or call Laura
for more information: 250-847-9211.
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resume to 403-556-8652 or phone
403-556-3113 and ask for Rob.
WANTED ON THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS: welder / fabricator.
Short listed candidates will be contacted. Fax resume to 250-557-4306
or email to [email protected].
WATER CAREER. $5000 + month.
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LOSE WEIGHT & GET FIT!
DIVA WALK & Run Bootcamp, 1st
class FREE! $10 drop-in. Every
Wednesday 6:15pm. Info: 537-7696
www.saltspringfitness.com.
Phone us at 537-5979
or drop by our offices at
#206 - 343 Lower Ganges Rd.
Salt Spring Island
10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
154 RECYCLING
The Government of Canada has Contributed to this initiative
60 WORK WANTED
THE CHEERFUL
CARPENTER
Martin McKee
Quality Renovations &
New Construction
TEL. 538-8206
THE
HARDWORKING
HANDYMEN
garbage pick-up • hauling
clean-up • recycling
lawn mowing • gardening
brush cutting • hedge trimming
chain saw work • fire wood
fencing • small repairs
and more!
ON TIME, RELIABLE
QUICK AND FRIENDLY
KLAUS 653-9101
VANESSA
cell 1-250-858-1311
or 537-8155
130 HEALTH
Want to learn more?
JOURNEYMAN CARPENTER/contractor available for additions, renos,
etc. Quality & integrity. Guaranteed.
References. 537-2820,Jim Anderson.
ALL SEASONS GARDENING
Overwhelmed by garden work? Experienced gardener, excellent work.
$24/ hr. Call Peter, 537-1648.
MY SERVICE has an opening for a
new client needing an experienced
homecare/companion. I provide confidential, responsible, compassionate care + great meals. 653-9710.
• reno cleanup
• appliance removal & recycling
• tenant left over clean-ups
• junk & garbage removal
& recycling
• brush removal, windfall &
chain saw work
60 WORK WANTED
SANDBOX HAULING
& RECYCLING
* CALL NOW FOR ESTIMATES
ON HOUSE PAINTING*
ONLY 2 BOOKINGS LEFT
“Serving the Island
Since 1989”
☞ Same day service
☞ Garbage & Recycling
☞ Yard & Garden Clean-up
☞ Appliance & Furniture
Removal
☞ Construction Clean-ups
☞ Estate Clean-ups
102 ARCHITECTS/DESIGNERS
FREE ESTIMATES
JONATHAN YARDLEY, Architect.
Islander for 33 years. Custom
West Coast Designs. Personalised Home Renovations. Heritage Conservation. 653-4931.
www.yardleyarchitect.com.
BUILDING DESIGN, drafting & permits. All types of projects. Ready to
use plans also available. Call 1-888771-2286 , or 250-886-5867 Cell or
www.designenvelope.com
538-2011
JOB SQUAD
537-5703
LET’S GET
STARTED!
Bring your sketches & ideas and
together we’ll design (or upgrade)
your dream home. Through the use of
computer-aided drafting, we’ll quickly
produce the working drawings you’ll
take to your contractor.
156 RENTALS
PARTY TIME
RENTALS
From TENTS to UTENSILS
• NO GST • LOWEST PRICES
• BEST SERVICE
**Now
**N
ow available**
Extendable tent-sits 100-500
Pick ups at Love My Kitchen
537-5882
Joy 537-4577
[email protected]
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As an online medical transcriptionist you can work at home for
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In this career you are independent of the ups and downs of the local
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OUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CAN GET YOU STARTED IN
A HOME-BASED CAREER WITH A FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE
Call Today For Free Info Kit
1-877-840-0888 • www.ThompsonCC.ca
We also offer Pharmacy Technician and Residential Care Aide programs.
NOW HIRING
Single or Dual
Licensed Opticians
for Victoria Wal-Mart Vision Centre
• Full time with benefits
Please apply in person with resume to: Jason Geldart at
Wal-Mart Town & Country Shopping Centre or mail to 3601
Douglas St. Victoria, BC., V8Z 3L7 or fax to (250) 475-3276
Town & Country Shopping Centre
Sales Representative
Salt Spring Island’s Award Winning
weekly newspaper requires a sales
representative for the Gulf Islands
Driftwood Newspaper, AQUA Magazine,
Gulf Islands Real Estate Magazine and
Gulf Islands On-line.
Good benefit package, room for growth.
Advertising sales experience preferred.
Reliable transportation required.
Email to: sales@gulfislands.net
fax: 537-2613
attention: Peter McCully,
Associate Publisher
$RIFTWOOD
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9 / 5 2 # / - - 5 . ) 4 9 . % 7 3 0 ! 0 % 2 3 ) . # % • Paints & Stains
• Flooring
• Lumber & Plywood
• Roof Trusses
• Insulation
• Plumbing & Elec.
• and so much more!
Windsor Plywood
537-5564
330 FOOD PRODUCTS
CALDWELL’S
OAKSPRING
FARM
Since 1882
Currently available:
• FREE RANGE
GRAIN-FED PORK
• FRESH CUT LUMBER
537-5380 or 537-2152
537-1037
Naturally Grown SS Lamb
Gov’t Inspected
Available Year-Round
MERCHANDISE
Also available: wool socks,
comforters, knitting wool,
pillows, and sheepskin rugs.
310 BUILDING SUPPLIES
537-2082
114 CHILD CARE
Sunset Farm - est. 1982
116 CLEANING
OASIS LANDSCAPING and cleaning. Quality professional, residential
cleaning and landscaping. One
time, weekly, monthly. competitive
rates. Limited spaces. Call Tamu.
653-9604.
SEE US FOR A FAST QUOTE
ON ALL YOUR BUILDING
REQUIREMENTS!
• Flooring
• Heating
• Eaves
• Plumbing
• Roofing
118 COMPUTERS
CALL BOB McIvor for troubleshooting, software and networking support. We do housecalls. 537-2827
or (cell) 538-7017. Please go and
back-up your important data now!
127 FINANCIAL SERVICES
DEBT STRESS? Consolidate &
lower payments by 30-40%. End
those phone calls & the worry.
Avoid bankruptcy. Contact us for a
No-Cost Consultation. Online: www.
mydebtsolution.com or toll-free 1877-556-3500.
For all your building
requirements, large or small!
804 Fulford-Ganges Rd.
537-4978
140 MUSIC LESSONS
Park Drive
Piano Studio
Come and join me for
piano lessons in my NEW
and well-equipped home piano studio
in Ganges, one block from all schools.
Students play on a Yamaha C2 acoustic
grand plus a full sized digital keyboard
Royal Conservatory of Music qualified
and experienced teacher specializing in
beginners, elementary, and intermediate
levels of piano
Call Lynn now for an interview at
653-9556 for lessons starting
Sept. 17, 2007
"When convenience
and security matter"
537-5888
• Doors & Windows
• Mouldings
173 TRAVEL
HEART N’ HANDS Montessori now
has spaces available in our all day
program. For more information contact Denise 537-4944.
347 Upper Ganges Road
Expert Advice
Quality Service
TIMESHARE RESALES -- 60-80%
off retail! Best resorts & seasons!
Call for free Timeshare Magazine!
1-800-597-9347. Browse online for
over 400 worldwide properties—
www.holidaygroup.com/bcn.
& ask for Jim
M INI S TORAGE
No.1
PLEASE CALL
HELSET DESIGN
350 MISC. FOR SALE
335 FURNITURE
MOVING SALE! Big bedroom
suite, queen bed, wood construction, dresser, headboard, tall boy
and night tables. Excellent condition. Call 537-2732 to view.
VICTORIAN DINING table, sofa,
chairs, beds, dressers, bookcase,
lamps etc. Phone 537-4561 to view.
GOOD QUALITY traditional english arm sofa - very comfortable
in good condition. Muted tapestry
fabric. $500. A matching armchair
included. 537-1636.
SKLAR PEPPLER sofa and love
seat. Pale pink/blue floral, beige
background. Excellent condition.
Scotch guarded. Sofa $700, love
seat $550, $1150/pair. 653-4055.
THREE BY single bed headboards,
solid wood, spindles, $30 ea. obo.
537-8317.
350 MISC. FOR SALE
EXPERT CLOCK repair and restoration - antiques my specialty.
Free estimates, reasonable rates.
Free house calls for shut-ins and
heavy clocks. Mark’s Clockworks,
537-5061.
MOVING SALE: drafting table, computer station, sectional couch, beach
chairs, espresso machine, misc.
items. Call 538-1878 for viewing.
POTTERS WHEEL, Pacifica GT
400 electric. Brand new condition,
$800. 653-9624.
EXPERT WATCH repairs by certified watchmaker. Located between
Crofton and Duncan. Serving the
Cowichan Valley over 25 years. Call
L.D. Frank - Jeweller and Watchmaker, 250-748-6058 (Duncan).
TRANSFER HOME movies to DVD:
16 mm, Super-8, Regular 8 films.
We do video transfers too: Hi-8,
8mm, digital 8, mini-DV or dvcam
to DVD or VHS tape. Foreign conversions. SaltSpringSound, 131
McPhillips Ave. 653-0046.
STORAGE TANKS: water, septic,
sewage-holding (polyethylene). Ecological Systems: sewage-treatment
plants, effluent filters. Visa, Mastercard, American Express accepted.
GIS Sales & Rentals, call 653-4013.
PRICES HAVE gone down! I didn’t
believe it either. Water storage tanks
and water delivery. Isles West Water
Services. 653-4513.
350 MISC. FOR SALE
NEW BEETLE roof rack, great condition, $150. Also, mud mats for
front and back, $50. 537-0831.
1948 HARRY FERGUSON TE20
tractor. 3pt hitch. Howard gears.
Great project, not running, $400.
537-1983.
45” HEAVY DUTY floor loom with
many accessories $500. Kenmore
washer & dryer, available August 13
$125. 2 complete Windsurfers $500
ea., 537-9873.
18 cu FRIDGE, 5 yrs. old. $200 obo.
After 6pm 537-8928.
R.S.F. WOODSTOVE with built in
hot water pipes. Oldie but goodie.
41” long, 27” wide, 37” high. Comes
with 8” pipe. $500 obo. 537-5761.
TIDYING UP - headboard (metal/
leaf pattern), like new, paid $149,
selling for $80. Wooden desk $20,
drafting board, free. Call 537-4575.
GOOD STUFF for sale. 10” table
saw with 2 extensions. Chop saw,
wood lathe, kerosene heather,
recurve bow, dressers, wardrobe,
Recumbent exercise bike, bench
grinder, 5th wheel hitch. Call 6539448 for details.
ADD AND SAVE on home phone
reconnection. Bad credit - no problem! Up to $30 off for new customers, plus lower monthly rates! Call
Tembo 1-877-266-6398 or sign up
online www.tembo.ca.
AT LAST! An iron filter that works.
IronEater! Fully patented Canada/
U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness,
sulfur, smell, manganese from well
water. Since 1957. Phone 1-800BIG IRON; www.bigirondrilling.com.
FUTURE STEEL BUILDINGS - durable, dependable, pre-engineered,
all-steel structures. Custom-made
to suit your needs and requirements. Factory-Direct affordable
prices. Call 1-800-668-8653 extension 170 for free brochure.
BUILDINGS FOR SALE! “Beat
next increase!” 25x30 now $5100.
25x40 $6400. 30x40 $7400. 35x50
$10,500. 35x70 $14,000. 40x80
$17,950. Others. Ends/accessories
optional. Pioneer 1-800-668-5422.
FRASER’S
THIMBLE FARMS
175 ARBUTUS
537-5788
OPEN
7 DAYS A WEEK
FROM 9AM - 4:30PM
Huge Selection
of Instant
Summer Colour
ALL
Hanging Baskets
& Annuals
50% OFF
WE GIVE
PERSONALIZED
SERVICE
Prompt, courteous service since 1990
NOWSERVING
SERVING
NOW
SALT SPRING
SALTSPRING
AREA
AND
Bulcock owner/operator
Heating Oil,KenCommercial
and Farm Fuels
S
UPPLYING
HEATING
OIL, &
76 Lubricants, Tidy
Tanks, Pumps
COMMERCIAL
AND FARM FUELS
Accessories
TOLL FREE
1•877•715•1019
715•1019
or (250)
360 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
BALDWIN HAMILTON upright, walnut finish, nice piano, good condition, $2200. 538-1638.
HEINTZMAN
UPRIGHT
piano, 1911, good condition, warm
tone.Will be missed, needs good home.
$1600. Kathy/Richard, 537 5367.
370 PETS/LIVESTOCK
LOVING K-9 LEADERSHIP
Confidence coaching for you and
your dog. Individual attention in any
situation. Challenges are welcome.
Letitia, 537-1146.
PUPPIES FOR sale. Beautiful Border
Collie/Husky cross. Call 653-9650.
THE SPCA has kittens & rabbits
for adoption. Come & meet them
Monday to Friday from 12 pm to
4pm. 540 Lower Ganges Road
537-2123. Cat overpopulation is
a real problem. Please do not let
your cat have a litter. Be a part of
the solution & have your cat spayed
or neutered. Call the SPCA at 5372123 if you can not afford to.
2 THOROUGH-BRED mares, 5 years
old. 16.3 hh and 15.2 hh, roan and
dark chestnut. Excellent confirmation
sound $2500 each. 537-4447.
379 FREE/RECYCLABLES
THIS COLUMN is designed for free
recyclable items only (no animals).
There is no charge to place items
in this column. Ads can be submitted in person at the Driftwood office
(328 Lower Ganges Road) by normal deadline (Monday 4 pm) or by
phone 537-9933, fax 537-2613 or
e-mail [email protected].
FREE HEAVY rubber horse mats.
4’ x 6’. Call 653-2322.
ELECTRIC PIANO, Kawai 6808.
Needs one string replaced.
537-5302.
LARGE DESK, 4 drawers plus one
filing drawer. 537-5980 or 537-7629.
BAT HOUSE and pile of construction lumber. You pick up. 412-2391.
PICK UP quantity packaging: foam
& styro peanuts, bubblewrap, airbags 537-2883.
REAL ESTATE
410 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
SALT SPRING, 1/2 acre, cleared
building site, services in. Septic
for three bedroom. RV hookup for
weekends, live in while building,
$230,000. 537-2646.
490 WEBSITES
REAL ESTATE listings for the Gulf
Islands are viewable anywhere
in the world with Internet access.
www.gulfislands.net.
RENTALS
500 APT/SUITES FOR RENT
COZY, WALK in ground floor studio
suite, completely furnished. Very
clean, separate entrance. Ocean
view with spectacular sunsets, covered patio, near beach and hiking
trails, 8 mins. from town. NP. Avail.
Sept 1 - June 30. $480/month plus
utils. 537-0626 or 604-375-2282.
TOWNHOUSE FOR rent. 2 bdrm, 2
bath, 2 decks, WD, hardwood floors.
Newly renovated $1050 per month.
Call 537-6860.
510 COMMERCIAL SPACE
FOR SALE, 765 sq ft, Unit 17, Merchant Mews, with 10 windows for
lots of light. $134,900 private sale
call Duart Campbell 537-1408.
AVAILABLE NOW, 550 sq. ft. office/studio, at Merchant Mews near
Ganges. Lots of light, complete
bathroom, wood paneling. Richard
537-1669, [email protected].
450 SQ. FT. retail space for lease in
Grace Point Sq. Ground floor. Excellent opportunity for sales in high
traffic location. Call 537-9880.
36 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007 | GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD
DRIFTWOOD CLASSIFIEDS – 537-9933
510 COMMERCIAL SPACE
Upper Ganges Village
Shopping Centre
#364 & #382 Lower Ganges Road
TWO SPACES AVAILABLE
FOR LEASE
Contact: Ferd Kallstrom
(250) 701-3591
520 HOUSES FOR RENT
525 RENTALS MISC.
TWO BEDROOM Ganges townhome, furnished. Available mid-Oct
until April 1st. $1000 includes utilities.
Wheelchair accessible. 45 years or
older: small dog OK, NS. 537-5786
PLEASANT, OLDER 1 bdrm cottage,
4 appl., garden, wood/electric heat,
Fernwood area, NS, NP, suits 1-2
people, $850. Avail., Oct 1. Email
[email protected].
2 BDRM, HALF duplex. Located off
Long Harbour $775/mo. + util. Suits
quiet couple. Available Sept. 1 or 15.
537-6425.
AMAZING, SUNNY, walk-on low
bank waterfront. Five minutes from
Ganges. Bright, spacious home, expansive kitchen, pool table, Kayak
dock. furnished. Sept. 15 to Apr. 15.
Only $1700 + util. 537-4479.
TWO BDRM Vesuvius duplex for
lease. Pleasant, natural, spacious.
Renewed, fireplace, ocean view.
Utils. extra. Suits quieter persons, NS.
Upper $1170, lower $970. 537-2809.
SEMI FURNISHED south end house.
3 bdrm, walk to beach. NP, ref. required. $1000/mo. + util. Available
Sept. 15 to May 31. Call 653-0072.
BEAUTIFUL OCEAN FRONT
Spacious, joyful, 2 bedroom, 1 bath
home, on private, sandy beach, skylight, fireplace, hardwood floors, WD,
DW, expansive, spectacular views,
partially furnished, NP, NS, references
please. Perfect for quiet single or couple.
Sept 23 to July 31. $1250. 538-1895.
FURNISHED 2 BDRM, serene forest
setting, large sunny deck, skylights,
woodstove, 1.5 bath, equipped kitchen. WD,NS. Must love cats. $1200 +
util. Sept. - May. 537-1530.
MOBILE HOME for rent. 2 bdrm, WD,
sun deck $750 /mo. Call 537-6860.
LOVELY, PRIVATE, newly renovated
cottage, l br + office, elec/wood
heat, spa tub, 5 appl, covered decks
etc. Long term only. $1200/mo, plus
utilities. References required, NS, NP.
Please forward applications to BOX 6,
c/o Driftwood, 328 Lower Ganges Rd,
Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 2V3
OFFICE, SHOP, studio space $275/
mo. South end, available immediately, 653-2374.
535 SITUATIONS WANTED
RETIRED LADY seeks home/pet sit
position short term. Experienced
with impeccable current references.
Read: http://www.housecarers.com/
sitter.cfm/ImpeccableReferences.
htm. Brenda Marie [email protected]
540 WANTED/RENTALS
MELISSA, NEAL & baby Sofiya
are looking for a cozy place to rent
on Salt Spring for them and their 2
loving dogs. We are a responsible,
professional couple who take great
pride in our home. We come with excellent references! 604-312-4211.
WORKING COUPLE seeks longterm rental for Sept or Oct. 1. 11/2
- 2 bdrm, central location. Great ref.
Call Kate or James, 537-8566.
WANTED: STUDENT accommodation , suite, apartment, shared.
Preferably near UVic. Sept. 1. Call
Simon, 653-9600.
690 WEBSITES
ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
for the Gulf Islands is a mouse-click
away. www.gulfislands.net.
AIR MILES
now here!
COMPLETE
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS
Unleaded Fuels • Diesel
Tires • Batteries • Accessories
537-4554 or 537-9300
Monday-Saturday 8 am - 7 pm
Sunday 9 am - 6 pm
Corner of Rainbow Rd. and Jackson Ave.
MID ISLAND 98381
large new suite
lwr level walk out
1 bdrm 4 appl
available in 1 Aug
NS NP 900.00 + util
SOUTH END 89907
Lwr 2 bdrm Suite
elect heat only
upstairs/downstairs
4 appl NS NP
850.00 + Util
MID ISLAND 96927
2 bdrm 2.5 bthrm
new exec twnhse
5 appl gas fire place
pool/exercise facil
NS NP 2500.00 + util
www.royalproperty.ca
AUTO BODY
REPAIRS
We are qualified to
do your job fully
guaranteed
Irwin Collision
Repairs Ltd.
115 DESMOND CRESENT
537-2513
537-5577
ISLAND EXPLORER
Property Management Ltd. & Real Estate Services
sunny Vesuvius, suite, one person only, utilities
includ., avail. Sept. 1-June 30 . ...................... $600
1 bdrm sunny, close to town, avail. Aug.,
long term . ....................................................... $650
2 bdrm oceanview, private, avail. Sept. 1, long
term. . ............................................................ $1300
3 bdrm high end townhouse, long term,
avail. immed. . ............................................... $1650
executive waterfront home, 3 bdrm, billiard
room, boat dock, all appliance, fully furn., avail.
until June 30/08 ............................................ $2250
537-4722
1-800-800-9492
Island Explorer is a fully licensed, bonded
management company under the laws of the B.C. Govt.
825 CARS, SALES
856 BUSES, VANS
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1989 VW VAN, very clean unit,
180K, second engine, manual, diesel, bed, cupboard, elec. window
lift, 2 batteries, just serviced, no
rust, new brakes, 250-664-6017.
1990 CHEVY 3/4 ton van, luxury
version. Swivel captain’s chairs,
fold down bed. Great shape for
years and miles. Make an offer.
Must sell. 537-6758.
Sleep where you stop!
Home Sweet Home
204 ARCHITECTS
Neil Morie
m a i b c
a r c h i t e c t
www.neilmoriearchitect.com
4, Fulford Marina
ph. 653-4812
835 MOTORCYCLE/SCOOTER
creative design
responsive to site
craft and client
220 CONCRETE
VALET
BOAT FOR sale. 21.5’ Maxum Cuddy
cabin, 4.0 Merc. Fully loaded with
Galv. tandem trailer. under 7 hrs. Slop
available in Ganges. Purchased new
2006 for $66,500. Must sell $44,000.
Call for Detail 537-5358.
CANOE FOR sale. 17’ custom cedar strip canoe crafted by Alaska
Natives at Ministry. New $2600, sell
$1200. 537-5358.
REDUCED! SAILBOAT: Leisure
17, twin keel, like new trailer; 8 hp,
4 stroke, Honda outboard, $3500.
Call Jim 653-0072.
ROAD RUNNER trailer, brake and
indicator lights, new tires, $275 obo.
537-8317.
Lease Returns
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730 Hillside Ave., Victoria
250-382-8291
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822 CAMPERS & TRAILERS
UTILITY TRAILER. 8’ x 12’, double
axle frame, electric brakes , steel
rod frame for top. Suitable for hauling light equipment or construction.
$1800, 537-9603.
825 CARS, SALES
1988 MAZDA RX7, 150,000 kms
on body, 42,000 kms on new motor,
put in 2000. No rust. New exhaust.
$3800 obo. 537-5292.
1991 VW GOLF Cabriolet convertible, yellow, 145K km, auto. Summer fun in the sun. $3800 obo.
537-4650.
1992 SUBARU JUSTY, 4 x 4 $1000.
538-0961 after 6pm.
1992 SUBARU LEGACY wagon.
188,000 km, standard. Awesome
shape inside and out. Totally mechanically sound. $4800 obo. 653-9898.
1993 PLYMOUTH COLT GL, 4 dr.,
auto., 4cyl. 162,000km, fully loaded
incl. AC. Plenty of power yet great
on fuel. Very reliable. $2350 obo.
537-9612.
1995 SAAB 900s, 4 door hatchback,
auto, AC, power windows & locks,
alarm, good cond. $5995. 537-1537.
8 FT. PICK up canopy, $95 obo.
537-8317.
2003 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
Blue, 31,000 kms. Excellent condition,
dealer maintained, extended warranty
to Dec. 2008. $7900. 537-9198.
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653-4165
KONIG & SON
FIREWOOD
Serving Salt Spring
FIREWOOD LOGS WANTED
1991 Synchro Westfalia 4WD
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THINK KODIAK.
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250-382-8291
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[email protected]
845 RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES, SALES
2005 30’ JAZZ RV with pull-out.
Excellent condition. $35,000. Call
537-5702.
OVER 200 NEW & used motorhomes, diesel pushers, 5th
wheels, trailers, vans, campers.
Total RV Centre. Special RV financing. Since 1984, Voyager RV - Hwy
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Factory Warranty till spring ‘08
SAVE $$$
236 FIREWOOD
25 years
Competitive & Reliable
820 BOATS & MARINE, SALES
805 AUTOMOTIVE, REPAIRS
MID ISLAND 88923
2bdrm 1 bthrm
ocean front cottage
school year lease
4 appl NS NP
1000.00 + Util
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at
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855 TRUCKS/4X4S
1989 FORD Ranger XLT, 2.9L, V6, 5
spd. Graphite/silver, cruise, tow, new
brakes and cyl. heads. Canopy manual and spares. 140,000 kms. Great
condition, $2500 obo. 538-1653.
1989 TOYOTA Landcruiser, gas,
4x4 station wagon in excellent
condition. $4800 obo. 538-1705 or
[email protected].
1992 EXPLORER. Black, runs good
$2400 obo. Must sell. Cameron
537-9725.
1993 NISSAN EXTRA cab PU.
Great shape. 4 cyl, 5 speed $4000
obo. Greg 538-8644.
2002 DODGE Dakota Sport Ext
Cab 4 x 4, Dark Blue - 4.7L automatic, air, cruise, tilt, CD, alloy
wheels, 123,000 kms. Heavy duty
towing package. Transmission and
fuel system recently serviced. New
Michelins all the way round. Running boards and tonneau cover.
Set-up to pull with both tongue
and 5th wheel hitches, although it
has only pulled a trailor less than
a dozen times. $17,750 OBO. Call
Peter at 538-0052.
BLACK TRUCK canopy. Great condition, fits Ford Ranger, Mazda,
short box $100. 537-1983.
NEW PRICE
2002 Dodge Dakota
SLT Ext Cab 4 x 4
Price reduction! If you are
looking for a great truck
you should look at this
one; 4.7L automatic, yesair conditioning, cruise,
tilt, CD, alloy wheels,
124,000 kms. Heavy duty
towing package. There is
a two year old Àfth wheel
hitch in the back ready for
your trailer. Transmission
and Fuel system recently
serviced. ($700) New
Michelins all the way
round. ($1100) Running
boards and tonneau
cover. ($700) You can see
it parked in front of the
Golden Island Rest. Was
asking $17,750 OBO.
NEW PRICE
$
16,50000
Call Peter at
The Driftwood
at 537-9933 or at
home at 538-0052.
270,000 km. Rebuilt engine at
150,000 km. New paint job
in 2005. Maintained by Beetle
Auto House & Pretzel Motors.
Rare, last year of production
model.White. Great condition.
$21,000
653-4931/4322
900 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
PLEASE NOTE: Too Late to Classify ads are accepted until 10:00 am
Tuesday at the rate of $12.75 for 20
words or less and 50 cents for each
additional word. The Driftwood cannot be responsible for errors or omissions as these ads may not be proofread because of time constraint.
WAYNE LIQUORMAN
- ADVAITA TALKS
August 24 to 26. sidfilkow@yahoo.
ca or 537-1289.
GULF ISLANDS Optical. 50% refund on the cost of your eye test
when you purchase a full set of
frames and lenses. Lancer Bldg.
537-2648.
ADULT POOL memberships at
Summerside. Limited memberships
available for $100/month. Includes
daily access to our indoor pool and
exercise area. For more information
call Julie @ 537-9433.
WANTED TO buy: firewood logs. Konig
& Son Firewood. Phone 537-9531.
AQUAFIT AT
SUMMERSIDE POOL
If you would like to loosen up stiff
joints, relieve stress or lose some
pounds and have some fun, aquafit
is for you. Monday, Wednesday, Friday,
9:30 - 10:30 am. “Easy does it” Walking
Water class - Monday and Wednesday
10:30 - 11:30 am. For more information
call Julie at 537-9433.
SAM ANDERSON Appliance Repair. Hot water tank and appliance
installation. Authorized warranty
technician for all makes. Sears
authorized warranty technician.
537-5268.
WANTED: STEREOS, radios,
amps, speakers, etc.Old or new,
653-4458.
WEB HOSTING
Only $9.99 per mo. Dial-up from
$11.95, Accelerated dial-up from
$14.95, ADSL from $32.95. Local, dependable Internet www.
saltspringinternet.com. Call Barb
538-0052.
ULTRA TIDY, working professional
seeks like-minded roommate to join
me in 2 bdrm, 3 bath beautiful townhouse $650 + util. Lynn 538-6250.
WEAVING & SPINNING
EQUIPMENT
45” countermarche “Woolhouse”
loom - assorted reeds. 8 shafts, 10
treadles, overhead beater & sectional beam plus spool rack, tension box
& yarncounter $2500 obo. 537-9317.
COMMUNITY TO community shipment! Support education in Lesotho
with donations of school supplies,
children’s books and musical instruments. Drop off at Community Gospel
Chapel, every Wed. and Sat., noon to
2pm. Send financial support to Solid,
125 McPhillips Ave., Salt Spring Island, BC, V8K 2T6. 537-0863. See
www.solidsaltspring.com/container.
html for a complete list of items needed. Thanks for your support.
MOVING SALE
Lots of stuff, everything must go.
Sat., Aug. 11, 9 am to 3pm. 105
Cedar Lane.
1999 SUBARU Outback, Limited Edition, excellent condition.
$12,500. 537-4155.
2 BDRM, 2 bath house with sun
room, ocean view, close to town, NS,
NP, suitable for single or couple. Avail.
Sept. 1, $1300 plus util. 537-0708.
HOMESCHOOL, WILDERNESS
awarenesss program. Taking application for 2007/08 school year.
Children ages 8 to 12 years. For
information call 653-0055.
FOR RENT: available immediatly
on, a one bedroom suite, newly
renovated with new stove & fridge
& stacking washer/dryer. Just 2
blocks from town. private entrance
and deck. Asking $850 per month
includes hydro. Call 538-0095.
537-9531
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SALT SPRING Track Club car wash,
Sat. Aug 11. 10am - 2pm at GVM.
FREE: WORKING, matched washer
& dryer. 653-2019.
SOUTH END 1 bdrm renovated,
private cottage. Available immediately. $875/mo. 653-9689.
HUMMINGBIRD’S REST. Tiny,
south end studio, sleeping loft,
shower, kitchen, suited for a comfortable holiday. $300 weekly. Available Aug. 10. 653-9201.
SUITE FOR rent, 2 bedroom,
oceanfront, Beddis Rd. W/D, S/F,
fireplace. Reference & damage deposit required. $900 plus util. Call 1250-368-1437 or 250-368-1439.
COPPERWOOD GALLERY - Luke
Hart-Weller
Open studiio, Thursday and Friday,
11am - 4pm or by appointment. 112
Stevens Road. 653-9112.
FIELD’S CLEARANCE EVENT
Aug. 6 - 12. Take an extra 50% off
clearance items.
HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE, pet
lover and organic gardener. Years
of experience, local references. Call
Shanti Mai toll free, 1-888-321-1981
or e-mail, [email protected].
OCEAN VIEW rancher, two bdrm.
open -plan. 4 appl. Woodstove &
elec. heat. Long term . N/S only. Cat
o.k. $1000. plus util. 537-1968.
US 25’ FIBERGLASS sailboat, excellent intro to sailing. 4 sails, Nissan, 9.9 hp. outboard, brand new
upholstery, sleeps 4, galley, head.
All in good & working order. $7800
obo. Josh. 537-6397.
SOLEMNITY OF the Assumption of
Mary. Wed., Aug. 15 @ 10am at Our
Lady of Grace Catholic Church. You
and your family are cordially invited
to a special celebration honouring our
Blessed Mother followed by Mass @
11am and Parish BBQ @ 12 noon.
FIREWOOD LOGS, piled, ready to
cut and split, $30 a cord. 537-2374
or 537-7262.
FOR ALL your renovation & odd job
needs call the Jobman at 537-2262.
Small jobs welcome.
FOUR GOODRICH, 33x10R15 M &
S truck tires, toyota rims. 90% tread,
like new, $800/set. 538-7240.
1981 TOYOTA Hatchback. 87,000
miles, recent brakes, minor rust.
Excellent running condition $1600.
538-7240.
FLUTE FOUND behind Library.
Owner may claim at the Driftwood.
IF YOU liked how Mahon Hall turned
out and you’re thinking of painting
your house, I’m taking bookings
for September. Please give me a
call. Joshua Beckett of Pure Colour
Painting. Cell 537-6397.
ROSH HASHANAH Salt Spring
style family workshop. Wednesday,
Aug. 15, 6:30 to 8:30pm. The Shofar sounds apples and honey greet
a sweet ear. Learn, eat, sing and
blow Shofar at Annette’s, 120 Main
Street. Tell your friends, RSVP Joi
537-1673.
FRIDGE, MAYTAG 15 C.F. 5 years
old. 27 1/2” x 61 1/4” x 28 7/8”.
Wanted: older holiday trailer in good
condition. 537-8766.
MISSING 3 YEAR old Wheaten Terrier, goes by the name Keena. Last
seen Wednesday night. $100 reward. Jane 537-2032 or 537-5505.
2 BDRM HOUSE, close to town, 5
appl. $1200/mo. + util. 538-2323.
1 BEDROOM CABIN for rent, $650
plus util. Avail. Sept 1. 537-1960.
1987 JETTA Carat, reduced to
$800 for quick sale. Possible
trade for boat or what have you?
537-9312.
BEAUTIFUL ROOSTER, free.
653-4449.
WANTED: UPGRADING your TV?
I’m looking for a mid-size TV, preferably less than five years old. Please
call 536-1643.
CANOE - SQUARE stern, 15 1/2’,
$500. Golf club titanium No. 1, new
$100. Oak coffee & end tables,
metal feet $200. 537-9172.
HELP
WANTED
Fulford Inn seeking part time servers and full time kitchen helper.
“We are cooking!”. See manager.
653-4432.
DUTCH
AUCTION
10% off everything this week. Everlasting Summer Rose Nursery &
Gift Shop. Closing soon. Open daily
10 - 5. 653-9418.
1992 - 8 HP HONDA outboard, long
shaft. Runs well. As is $750 obo.
537-7370, 537-2538.
THE LOCAL Bar...The “coolest”
little bar on Salt Spring. Mid-summer Texas Hold’em Tourney. One
night only. Wednesday, August 15,
7pm. Sign-up 6:30pm. Great prizes.
Come on out and enjoy a cocktail on
our oceanfront, smoke-free patio!
WEAVING & SPINNING
EQUIPMENT
LeClerc table loom, controls on
front, 4 shaft, has a stand. Warping
mill, warping board, bobbin winder,
McMorran balance, shuttles & bobbins, warp spreader. Motorized
drum carder, spinning wheel, skein
winder, fine toothed hand carders.
Phone 537-9317.
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by Michael O’Connor
Aries (Mar 21 – Apr 20)
Taking time to play, be creative and for love continues as a central theme. Who do you love and
what do you love? Hopefully, your answer includes
loving yourself and taking care of your needs. When
these processes are active you will feel more loving
towards others and feel moved to care for their welfare as well, even if only via a feeling of connection
and a positive attitude. Patience with yourself, others
and life in general is ever ideal and especially so
now as Venus retrogrades toward Saturn, the planet
of contraction and delays. At best, Venus and Saturn
together spark ones interest and determination to
gather new tools and techniques. These may be for
the sake of play, sport, art and romance. Whatever we
do there is a ‘how to’ that can make your expression
and offering more rewarding. Aim for excellence.
Taurus (Apr 20 – May 21)
Spending quality time at home and/or with family is
the call now. Perhaps you are engaged in hobbies
and home improvement or maybe simply enjoying
good company is your goal. ‘The times they are a
changing’ and you may find yourself in new territory,
literally and figuratively. In addition to more casual
conversations, interests in how you can diversify
your focus and talents for more satisfaction and/or
for more income, are likely. Creative intentions to
carve out your unique niche in the world and/or to
improve your base of operations are highlighted. Let
laughter and light-hearted attitudes flow as a source
of stress release and inspiration. All the while, keep
your eyes and ears open to good ideas, insights and
advice that spontaneously emerge. Nurture your
vision as you play.
Gemini (May 21 – Jun 21)
A flood of creative ideas are flowing in. Whether by
inspiration or desperation, you feel charged with
ideas. Going here and there, networking and keeping
correspondences with friends and associates alive
should be keeping you busy and active. The learning
curve is sharp these days and it includes letting go
of old ideas, perceptions, knowledge, self-concepts
and/or possessions, at least as much as accumulating new ones. Freeing yourself from a heavy load
somehow stands to be very liberating. This process
has been active for almost 2.5 years now and will
soon shift to a much more pragmatic focus. This
shift will include new modes of education, innovations and/or initiatives for you. What would be ideal
for you in terms of visions, directions and actions at
this stage of your journey? Reflect upon this and set
your sights with confidence and enthusiasm.
Cancer (Jun 22 – Jul 22)
Creating a more stable foundation in your life is
on your mind. Plans about what is possible are a
source of inspiration. Acceptance that life equals
change will lead you in the right direction – forward.
Avoid leaning too much on the past. Sure, your
roots and past performances can contribute, but
the time has come to try new things and meet new
people. Imagine that there is already a script and
you are playing along and adding your own twists
and choices along the way, like good improvisation
requires. In other words, avoid worry as it is both a
negative affirmation of your worth and a vote of nonconfidence for the life flow. Breathe deeply and enjoy
each step of your journey lest you find yourself in the
future looking back wishing you had. Let go into the
creative flow with eager anticipation as the unfolding
mystery moves towards new adventures.
Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 23)
Taking new leads and initiatives are keeping you
busy. Your thoughts and actions are pointed to new
projects and prospects. As your ambitions mount so
too will your determination to break through existing barriers. These may be as simple as not being
aware of certain potentialities or it could be a limited
perspective and attitude on your part, or perhaps it is
certain relationship patterns. Determine what and/or
who is in the way. Accept that as you aim to expand
you will have to support your goals with more
discipline. Better strategies will be more important than
trying to accumulate more background knowledge. This
can imply better marketing or techniques or hands on
skills. While being open to advice, guidance and training
is good, do not lean on others. Put your heart into your
ambitions and take an active yet cooperative lead.
Virgo (Aug 24 – Sep 22)
A lot of creative juices are gestating within you. New
ambitions and assertions are culminating. Fortunately,
so too is the energy and determination to achieve your
goals. With Jupiter turning direct you will experience an
upsurge in your confidence. This is a very good time to
take positive action and build a momentum. Intend to go
strong especially through to the end of September while
Mars is in Gemini. From there you will know what is
worth continuing and if there are needed adjustments to
make. Trust that your efforts will pay off. Your enthusiasm
should build steadily over the next couple of months
in accordance with natural rhythms. Intend to balance
your focus between professional/social interests and
relational/personal realities for all around success!
Libra (Sep 23 – Oct 22)
Meeting new people and making friends is a source of
inspiration now. You may also experience challenges
to expand your point of view and over all awareness
of reality. Positively, you will get a big perk from these
associations which may well include clubs, conferences,
festivals or the like, that will lead you to new realizations,
studies and creative expressions. We all have so much to
learn from one another and keeping an open mind is a
key to youthful vitality. Admittedly, too much intellectual
activity is often a hindrance to growth; yet when intuition
is included the balance breeds creativity and health. This
means learning to feel new ideas rather than reactively
defend what you do and do not know. Be open to new
people, ideas and realities.
Scorpio (Oct 23 – Nov 21)
You are now at a high point in your yearly cycle. Perhaps
you feel as though you are on the peak of a mountain. Of
course, if it is a high mountain it may be a challenge to
be there with the thin air, cold temperatures, wind and all.
How do these parallel the realities in your life? You want
other key players to know who you are, where you are at
and what you want. More importantly, ask yourself who
you are or can be or what you might do at this stage of
the journey? The choices are easier when you tune in and
trust your feelings and accept that you do have a destiny
and aim to follow it. We can choose to pursue our destiny
according to our will and desire; destiny is flexible and
you can choose to increase your luck, be open to more
opportunities and create new possibilities.
Sagittarius (Nov 22 – Dec 21)
You are creating some big waves these days. Hopefully, these are the sort that you and others can enjoy.
Sometimes the drama gets big. Knowing how to remain
centered and not add to the throws of the drama is a sign
of wisdom and strength. Life is about learning how to stay
cool in the heat and remain warm when it is cold. With
Jupiter turning direct this week. You will feel the urge
to take a few extra risks. Do you have a clear vision?
Meanwhile, other players on your stage may be posing
challenges. If you can recognize where they are coming
from – love or fear, you will be better able to handle the
situation. Most people come from fear, because they do
not know it and do not know how to come from love.
This is so partially because many current world leaders
teach them by their example. Let love and understanding guide your way.
Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19)
Peeling away layers to expose a fresh skin is a natural
process. This implies limiting values, attitudes and
perceptions and certain behaviour patterns linked to
them. Alternatively, it also indicates the likelihood of
the desire and/or need for new knowledge. New facts
often require new perspectives, approaches, methods,
tools and techniques, sometimes even new rules
and laws. This trend is just getting under way so by
giving it some deeper consideration you may decipher
what they can actually mean for you personally and
for larger collectives as well. Making efforts to listen
to what others have to say and by entertaining new
angles you will win.
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 19)
The Sun is now in your solar house of relationships
leading you to entertain new possibilities. This can
prove to the beginning of more fun, play and pleasure.
You have perhaps come through a rather dry stretch
and it is time to lighten up and play more. Exploring
new people and places and perspectives will prove
energizing. There may be some challenges in the love
department but these can be overcome by your willingness to be open. Stubborn adherence to past patterns
and attitudes could spoil the party. At deeper levels,
these episodes could well prove to be sneak previews
of deeper realities that are just getting underway. This
means much deeper changes within you and your
relationships. With the right attitude and approach,
which includes patience and willingness, you will
move closer to all things and people and experiences
you truly want and need.
Pisces (Feb 20 – Mar 20)
Making dreams reality is a big part of what makes life
exciting. Having a dream worth actualizing is the first
requirement. When dreams are deep and authentic they
can be nurtured to become visions. The key is to clarify
these and then to aim your focus clearly and follow
through with action. Sharing yours aims with those
who truly support you is helpful, yet convince yourself
and anchor your resolve within above all. Asking for
feedback or assistance is also a sign of wisdom. What
power plays can you make now and for the next couple
of weeks, let’s say? Are there areas where you can
improve your offering and refine your approach? The
time is right to take a few calculated risks. Outline your
dreams and goals and take some initiative with clear
intentions to follow through.
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Sizzling
Summer
Sizzling Summer
Sizzling Summer
MSRP
$21,580
2007 Pioneer Spirit 18CK Travel
Trailer
SIZZLING
This bestseller provides excellent value, sleeps
7, microwave,
oak cabinets, large sink w/2 covers, awning
MSRP
$22,224
2007 Wave 21BH Travel Trailer
SIZZLING
Sleep 7 in home comfort - f/glass exterior, a/c,
large fridge,
heavyduty I-beam frame chassis
184
P/mo oac*
#1
Stk #07N841
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
MSRP
$ $21,580
15,780
MSRP
2008 Tango 299BHS Travel Trailer
$32,317
9 can Tango here! Bunk model with slide, alum.
mag wheels,
heated & encl. underbelly, microwave, frontSIZZLING
bedroom
MSRP
$22,224
MSRP
$ $22,224
18,640
215
P/mo oac*
$
#2
2007 Wilderness Scout 250FQ MSRP
Travel Trailer
Front island queen, full kitchen, 15” custom$28,917
wheels, double
door fridge, slide-over LPG tank cover
SIZZLING
Stk #07N765
MSRP
$32,317
342
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
29,990
$
2007 Mallard Sport 18CK Travel Trailer
MSRP
UNBEATABLE Family Value! Sleeps 7, hardwood
cabinets,
molded tub, awning
$20,803
MSRP
SIZZLING
$32,317
MSRP
Stk #M07N426
175
P/mo oac*
#7
$
Sale Price ◆
14,990
2007 Citation 30RLS Travel Trailer
Citation sets the standard - vac-u-lam wall construction, full
livingroom slide w/topper, bed slide, 2 stageMSRP
furnace
$60,087
Stk #A07N1250
$
231
P/mo oac*
#5
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
19,990
$
2007 Prowler 280RLDS Travel Trailer
Rear livingroom, double slides, bright décor,MSRP
free-standing
dining table/4 chairs, microwave, f/glass ext.$48,611
MSRP
SIZZLING
$28,917
MSRP
Stk #07N1217
537
$
$
363
P/mo oac**
$
#8
$
SIZZLING
Sleep 9 in this well-planned unit, slide, rear bunks, home
theatre, thermal panes, exterior storage space
MSRP
MSRP
$42,337
Stk #A06N1095
$114,943
Stk #S07N10755
363
P/mo oac*
#11
$
Sale Price ◆
31,860
$30,545
Serious camping pleasure, f/glass, roomy bathroom,
90”
awning @ entrance, storm windows, long box
SIZZLING
Stk #06N187
MSRP
$30,545
$
284
$
P/mo oac*
#6
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
24,820
2007 Pace Arrow 36D Class A
MSRP solar,
Workhorse 8.1L, full wall flush floor slide, washer/dryer,
slide-out awnings, 5.5kw generator
$218,293
MSRP
SIZZLING
$30,545
MSRP
Stk #A07N1304
$218,293
SIZZLING
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
188,600
$
2007 Wilderness 390BDDS Park Trailer
Great floorplan, centre kitchen, a/c, 2 slide-outs, sliding glass
door, desk chair, large awning, dual panes MSRP
$54,959
Stk #M07N525
MSRP
SIZZLING
$114,943
$
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
99,980
MSRP
$48,611
2007 Advantage 305RLDS 5th Wheel
SIZZLING
Double slide, welded alum. framing, generator ready, dual
panes, king sized bed
MSRP
MSRP
$71,118
$71,118
$42,337
SIZZLING
SIZZLING
$
2006 Citation Supreme 9’6”MSRP
LB Camper
36,720
2007 Bigfoot 24DB Class C
54,800
MSRP
$20,803
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
Canadian-built quality, comfort and durability, c/w winter pkg.,
preferred option pkg. & power group chassis
MSRP
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
2007 Jazz 281BHS Travel Trailer
#3
$48,611
SIZZLING
SIZZLING
MSRP
SIZZLING
$60,087
P/mo oac**
#9
MSRP
$ $22,166
19,850
229
P/mo oac*
$
MSRP
$28,917
$20,803
SIZZLING
SIZZLING
$
MSRP
$22,166
SIZZLING
Stk #M08N596
P/mo oac*
#4
SIZZLINGdinette, 3
Short or long-box, deluxe queen mattress, horseshoe
burner range w/oven, microwave
Stk #A07N1178
SIZZLING
$
MSRP
2007 Arctic Fox 805N SB/LB $22,166
Camper
Stk #A07N1238
MSRP
$21,580
$
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536
P/mo oac**
$
#12
$
MSRP
SIZZLING
$54,959
478
$
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
48,640
MSRP
$
P/mo oac**
#10
2007 Excursion 40E Class A
$218,293
SIZZLING
CAT350 Diesel pusher, 3 slide-outs, slide-toppers, laminate
floors, dual a/c heatpump, 14cu Fridge w/icemaker - amazing!
MSRP
MSRP
$300,357
Stk #A07N1244
Stk #07N832
SIZZLING
SIZZLING
$300,357
SIZZLING
SIZZLING
Sale Price ◆
54,600
Sale Price ◆
279,800
$
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$60,087
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MSRP
www.arbutusrv.ca
MSRP
$114,943
$54,959
SIDNEY 250-655-1119
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Total Price Freight Included. Administrative fees and taxes not included. Payments based upon 10% down (or equivalent trade), including life insurance and taxes. Amortized over *180 mo. pymts/5yr term**240 mo. pymts/5yr
term***120 mo. pymts/5yr term****60 mo. pymts/5yr term. Total finance obligation #1 $12,618 + buyout $15,683; #2 $14,764 + buyout $18,107; #3 $18,986 + buyout $23,891; #4 $23,519 + buyout $29,153; #5 $15,859 +
buyout $19,674; #6 $19,522 + buyout $24,252; #7 $11,990 + buyout $14,934; #8 $25,452 + buyout $39,727; #9 $37,700 + buyout $58,887; #10 $33,544 + buyout $52,359; #11 $24,966 + buyout $30,926; #12 $34,459 + buyout
$53,790. Variable interest rate at the time of calculation based upon 7.25% OAC (on approved credit).