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SUMMER CAMP FUN AT PORPOISE BAY.
Photo Duane Burnett. The Local.
The 11th Annual ANCA Summer Camp
was held at Porpoise Bay Provincial Park
in Sechelt, recently. Families from all over
the Lower Mainland and the Sunshine Coast
attended the camp for kids, their parents and
siblings who are coping with Autism.
ANCA’s vision is to support autistic people
and their families, enabling them to ‘help
themselves.’ their philosophy is to provide an
understanding focusing on the autistic paradigm
from the inside out. e program allows
the autistic individual to self-reflect through
interactive group activities that encompass
all age groups, children, teens and adults. As
a result of these interactions they come to
recognize that there is nothing wrong with
being autistic; it is simply a different learning/
communications style. ANCA works to
support parents, educators and support staff
in the Autistic Developmental Support Systems,
and offers tools and effective strategies,
goals and objectives for positive educational
and developmental outcomes.
When a person is secure in whom they
are, how they feel and especially in how they
communicate, ineffective behavioral forms
of communications diminish, stress is relieved
as a result and a desire to be integrated
with all manner of human beings emerges.
Interests turn into joining clubs, recreational
and community events, apprenticeship,
college, university, a career or job with the
focus on interdependence.
ANCA provides training and awareness
workshop sessions for anyone who is genuinely
interested in learning about the Autistic
Paradigm. When you change the way you
think about, see and experience autistic people,
the way you think, see and experience
autistic individual’s changes! ANCA programs
for children, teen and adults—parents
and siblings run throughout the year with
three special annual events: ANCA Annual
Summer Camp-out at Porpoise Bay Provincial
campsite in Sechelt; the ANCA Annual
Presentation at Robson Square eatre in
Vancouver on October 19; and the ANCA
Christmas/Winter Open House at ANCA
House in Gibsons on December 13. For
more information check ANCA’s website at
Submitted
Best regards,
Leonora Gregory-Collura
On behalf of ANCA Consulting Inc.
"Helping autistic people and their families help themselves"
1-604-886-5720 Tel
1-604-886-5719 Fax
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Water Woman visionaries Renee
Hope, Andrea Goldsmith and
Kristina Keaveney from Inner Sanctuary
celebrated their first annual event with a
blessing of fresh water. The four-day event was originally schedule to be held in Roberts Creek, but insurance for the event was too costly so it was moved to Squamish.
Unfortunately, last week’s rock slide closed the Sea to Sky Highway forcing event organizers to quickly find a new venue. They chose the Lions Park in Pender Harbour.
Kristina Keaveney from Inner Sanctuary
was un-phased. She told The Local,
“Water has its way. It flows through all resistance – rocky boulders and all the other obstacles we have endured to co-create Water Woman.”
Organizers hope to make this an annual event and they welcome
anyone who wants to volunteer to please contact them as they begin planning the 2009 event. Their hope is that Water Woman will become a compliment to the Burning Man ceremony held in the US
each year.
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Pictured here, are two of the “Tomorrow
Collective” dancers, Katy
Harris-McLeod, in green, and Jennifer
McLeish-Lewis, in red. The women were
part of a mixed dance program presented
at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse last
Friday and Saturday evening. The evening
of dance featured solos, a duet, and
dance-inspired films that provided a diverse
and engaging experience for both
traditional and new dance audiences.
The Mixed Emotions Dance-PLUS performance
also included the Sunshine
Coast’s own, award-winning dancer, Alison
Denham and the third member of
The Tomorrow Collective, Mara Branscombe.
The dancing was compelling,
eclectic, lively, funny, clever, graceful
and very moving. Hearts were pulled in
several directions at once. Through their
dance and film creations, the performers
told stories of father-daughter relationships,
ecological commerce, social gossip
and dirty laundry, slapstick friendships
in bathing suits, and more. The subject
matter reflected many of today’s personal
and social challenges and opportunities.
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The Cruickshank Botanic Gardens in Aberdeen, Scotland, were built on land bequested by Miss Anne Cruickshank to commemorate her brother Dr. Alexander Cruickshank. The 11 acre (45,000 m²) garden is located in a low-lying and fairly sheltered area of Aberdeen, less than 1-mile (1.6 km) from the North Sea.
The Cruickshank Botanic Garden is partly owned and financed by the University of Aberdeen and partly by the Cruickshank Botanic Gardens Trust. The Friends of the Cruickshank Botanic Garden actively promote and support the garden. The Keeper of the Botanic Gardens is currently Professor David Burslem.
The Gardens are maintained on a daily basis by Head Gardener, Richard Walker, and Assistant Gardeners George McKay and Audrey Bews. Each summer vacation the Friends provide a bursary to allow an undergraduate student interested in botany to gain work experience in the gardens.
Although open to the public, the gardens are extensively used for both teaching and research purposes. The Natural History Centre regularly guides school parties round the Garden, and the School of Biological Sciences of the University of Aberdeen holds a reception for graduands and their guests here each July.
Habitat Hammers Home. Linda White France, Editor
Members of the Habitat for
Humanity building crew sent a call
out for people to help with the huge stack
of drywall that was delivered last week
for the duplex on Reef Road in Sechelt.
Volunteers and members of the Capilano
College Residential Maintenance Program
showed up on Friday afternoon to
get the drywall into the house and out of
the Sunshine Coast weather.On Saturday,
eight volunteers, including three from the
Men of Bethel (MOB) group came out to
begin the drywall installation. According
to Bill Robinson, Vice Chair of Habitat
for Humanity Sunshine Coast, they got
several rooms done with the help of a professional
drywaller.
Robinson sends thanks out to Gerry Gillis,
Bob Boileau, and friends for the great
progress on the Reef Road Duplex, while he
was away on holiday. Robinson declared that
the insulation and vapour barrier were completed,
power was hooked up so there is now
electricity in the building and the temporary
power panel from the neighbour’s dryer outlet
next door can be disconnected, also the water
was connected too. The building inspector
has been in to see the insulation and the vapour
barrier, so the big job on the agenda is
now the drywall, which was donated by CSG
Canada via the Home Depot. Over the next
few weekends, volunteers are needed to finish
the installation and mudding. If you have any
skills to share or time to spare for the project
check out their website: habitatsc.ca
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Cracking Up! Photo Duane Burnett. Compiled by Duane Burnett
Medlink presented
“Stand up For
Mental Health” a comedy
showcase, last week
at St. Mary’s Hospital.
Six comics poked hilarious
fun at their mental
wellness issues for an appreciative
audience and
had everyone laughing
their heads off.
Stand Up For Mental
Health teaches people
with mental illness to
take control by turning
their problems into
comedy! The group is
led by counselor, standup
comic, and author
of “The Happy Neurotic:
How Fear and Angst
Can Lead To Happiness
and Success,” David
Granirer. Stand Up For Mental Health aims to
reduce public stigma around mental illness and
spread a message of hope and empowerment.
Their shows look at the lighter side of taking
meds, seeing counselors, getting diagnosed and
surviving the mental health system.
Most people think you have to be nuts to do
stand-up comedy—however, David Granirer offers
it as a form of therapy. In David’s Stand Up
For Mental Health course, mental health consumers
turn their problems into comedy, then
perform their acts at conferences, treatment centres,
psych wards, and for various mental health
organizations. Granirer says, “The idea is that
laughing at our setbacks raises us above them. It
makes people go from despair to hope, and hope
is crucial to anyone struggling with adversity.
Studies prove that hopeful people are more resilient
and also tend to live longer, healthier lives.”
Granirer, who himself suffers from depression,
got the idea for
Stand Up For Mental
Health from watching
students in his Langara
College Stand-Up
Comedy Clinic course.
“Though Stand-Up
Comedy Clinic isn’t intended
as therapy, I’ve
had students overcome
long standing depressions
and phobias, not
to mention increasing
their confidence and
self-esteem. There’s
something incredibly
healing about telling a
roomful of people exactly
who you are and
having them laugh and
cheer.”
Stand Up For Mental
Health has a group of
comics in Vancouver. Granirer trains comics in
different cities across the country in conjunction
with organizations like the Canadian Mental
Health Association and then has them perform
at public events and fundraisers. “There’s something
amazing about having clients from your
organization take the stage at an event and rock
the house,” says Granirer. “Seeing people with
mental illness perform forces the audience to
re-evaluate their perceptions and biases against
people who are mentally ill.”
David also gives laughter in the workplace
presentations to hundreds of organizations
across North America, helping them use humor
to decrease stress, increase wellness and cope with
change. If you want more information about
workshops contact David at standupformentalhealth.com
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Cops Support Kids With Cancer. The Local. Duane Burnett
Last week, local RCMP officers, Ashley Taylor and Candice Ellerbrok along with the rest of the Tour de Coast riders rolled through Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast leg of their journey. The riders stopped at the Sechelt Elementary School for a photo op and to pick up some local donations. The event saw riders cycle up and down the Sunshine Coast (including Powell River), then over to Squamish and Whistler with their final destination being Richmond and Vancouver. In all, the 32 riders traveled 1,000 kilometres. It was the first Tour for both Ashley and Candice. According to the women, Candice had done some mountain biking in the past, but Ashley was new to cycling long distance. When we spoke about her training regimen, she made fun of her efforts and said, “They call me CrAshley at the detachment.” Following weeks of training for the event, Taylor and Ellerbrok completed the long journey with their team last Saturday. Each rider was expected to raise $6,000 in pledges toward research and support for children with cancer. So far the Tour de Coast Cops for Cancer riders have raised $112,462 for the kids. Donations can still be made at www.cancer.ca, once on the site look for Cops for Cancer, click on the Tour that relates to our region and select the rider you want to support.
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Jane Bowers, President of the Renaissance Rescue Society
Compiled by
Linda White France
Editor
The Renaissance Animal Rescue
Society (RAR) recently announced
that they were awarded a $5,000 grant
from the Vancouver Foundation’s Animal
Welfare Advisory Committee. The
funding will be used for a strategic planning
process that will strengthen key areas
such as public awareness, education
and training, partnership development,
and fundraising. These initiatives will
help RAR to fulfill its role as an advocate
for the welfare and protection of
companion and farm animals on the
Sunshine Coast. According to RAR, the
grant will enable them to hire a facilitator,
conduct a small community needs
assessment, and produce public education
materials. Jane Bowers, President
of Renaissance Animal Rescue, said that
she is delighted by news of the grant and
that it represents an important milestone
for the organization. “As a young organization,
strategic planning is a priority for
us. The planning process will help us to
understand how we can best address the
needs of animals and people in our community
and create a solid foundation
for future growth.”
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Recently, a car traveling on Rat
Portage hill, hit a tiny owl.
Nancy Skelcher found the
Northern Saw-Whet owl and thought it
was dead. She put it in her car and took it
to her home in Roberts Creek, where she
was amazed to see the owl had recovered
slightly.
Skelcher then drove the injured owl
to the Gibsons Wildlife Rehab Centre
where it has been recovering from severe
bruising during the past three weeks.
Clint and Irene Davy, who run the Centre
told The Local, “We had another
challenging year with new birds to add
to our list of “first-time” patients. Each
year we receive animals or birds we have
never had in care before and this year was
no exception.”
When a new wild creature comes into
the Centre, staff and volunteers research
the type of food the animal can eat and
what the habitat requirements are, this
way they can ensure each receives the best
possible care.
The centre is mourning the loss of
“Morris,” a crested mynah and long time
resident. Irene says the bird came to them
as a nestling in 1986, and because they
were so rare, birders felt he would not survive
in the wild on his own. As a result,
he was kept and he has been a fixture at
the Centre ever since. According to Davy,
“The bird room will not be the same without
him.” Morris was the last remaining
wild-born Mynah in North America.
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SECOND CHANCES
Photo Duane Burnett for The Local
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Boats, Boats & More Boats
Story Michael Ross
Photos Duane Burnett
Continued from front page
The People’s Choice winner that also
won the Best Conversion category
was Fifer Lady, a 40 ft. motorboat
built in 1960 in Scotland. All the visitors
to the festival voted for the People’s
Choice winner. A painting of Fifer
Lady will be created by Sechelt’s Nora
Hanalou and donated to the Sunshine
Coast Wooden Boat Festival committee
for an auction or raffle for next year’s
Festival. e proceeds will go to the
Halfmoon and Pender Harbour Canadian
Coast Guard Auxiliary Units.
Lady Jayne, a 20 ft. 4 in. sailboat, received
the Judges’ Choice Award, was
built in Lee Bay, Pender Harbour by the
owner Nick Loenen. e boast was built
using mahogany, cedar, oak and maple.
In addition to Motoko’s painting and a
dingy, there were many items auctioned
off to assist the Auxiliary Coast Guard
Units. e beautiful weather, incredible
volunteers, generous sponsors and the
overwhelmingly enthusiastic viewing
public made the 2008 Sunshine Coast
Wooden Boat Festival a huge success.
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Festival of The Rolling Arts. Story Jac Causey. Photos Duane Burnett. The Local.
The Sleepy Hollow Rod Run
was a huge success. On Friday
evening there was roughly 315 cars
that started out from Hackett Park
for the Annual Sleepy Hollow Rod
Run that winds its way up and down
Redrooffs Road through Halfmoon
Bay. Much to the delight of the
many, many fans and viewers it was
a wonderful run. Fans of the cars
came out in droves, they were sitting
roadside and their presence created
a festival atmosphere. Many viewers
dressed in costume and applauded
and cheered the rides as they drove
by. A number of the newcomers on
the run said that it was the best one
they have ever been on. They also
promised to come back next year
to take in the wonderful sights and
hospitality of the Sunshine Coast.
Saturday morning in Sechelt started
early for members of the Coasters
Car Club. Traffic volunteers were
on the street setting up at 5:00am to
make the street ready for the many
cars that would participate in this
year’s Show and Shine. Early morning
rain didn’t dampen the enthusiasm
of the car owners. Even though
some of us had to chamois off our
cars a few times before 11:00am, the
day turned out wonderfully.
From 9:00am until trophy presentations
at 3:15pm, Cowrie Street was
packed with appreciative fans. There
were many, many comments from the
viewers about how wonderful an event
this is. Many people commented that
they had never seen so many beautiful
cars in one place. In the evening,
the Coasters held a dinner dance at
which they served over 300 meals to
participants. This year’s festival went
off beautifully. In keeping with participants’
and visitors’ enthusiasm for
the event, we hope to make it bigger
and better next year.
Jac Causey
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Mustang Meet
Photo Richard Austin
Despite threatening clouds on Saturday
during the dinner hour, the
Mustang Meet still managed to round
up twelve Mustangs for an informal
gathering at the A&W in Sechelt. Organizer
Richard Austin told The Local
that it was great to meet others with
similar interests and they’ll build on
this year’s success. They are looking
forward to seeing all of you Mustang
lovers again next year.
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Art Lover’s Delight. The Local. Compiled by Linda White France. Photo Duane Burnett.
Last weekend, the Sunshine Coast
Arts Council held their annual juried
Arts and Crafts Show at Hackett
Park in Sechelt. The show is an annual
fundraiser for the Arts Council that
supports the running of the Sunshine
Coast Arts Centre and its programs.
Over the years the Arts Centre has
been a vital resource for the artistic and
cultural life of the Coast community.
It incorporates the ‘Doris Crowston’
public gallery showcasing the work of
Coast artists and guest artists from off
coast, a music studio housing a community
piano and a public art studio.
e Sunshine Coast Arts Council hosts
a variety of cultural events at the Arts
Centre and in the community: concerts,
literary readings, lectures, events
and children’s activities are all part of a
year-round schedule.
Among the many artisans participating,
Roberts Creek resident, Marlynn
Church showed off her unique chimes
made of salvaged teapots and old silverware.
ousands of locals and visitors
to the Coast attended the much-appreciated
exhibition, including many participants
of the Festival of the Written
Arts. Many of the artisans said that they
enjoyed another successful weekend.
Compiled by Linda White France
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FIBRE ARTISTS IMAGINATION ABOUNDS
2008 GIBSONS LANDING FIBRE ARTS FESTIVAL
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On Friday, August 22, the Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival presented by Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited Partnerships held a reception and awards ceremony in the courtyard at Elphinstone Secondary School. At the gala evening that included special guests Mayor Barry Janyk and MLA Nicholas Simons, this year’s Fibre Artists were awarded prizes for their wonderful works. After the awards ceremony guests were treated to a special sneak peak preview of the juried exhibit. During the Festival there was plenty to see and do—workshops, the juried exhibit and sale, a merchant mall, a juried artisan market, entertainment, demonstrations, tours, and more. There was a wide range of fibre arts, including basketry, dyeing, knitting, quilting, needle arts, paper arts, rug hooking, spinning, weaving, and woodworking.
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Coast residents got the
opportunity to treat their body,
mind and soul to a day of discovery and
exploration at the Annual Health Festival
that was held last Saturday at the Cedars
Inn, in Gibsons. Residents were able to
speak with Life Coaches, learn about
Ayurveda, Holistic Nutrition, Yoga, Inner
Moves, Kinesiology and Feldenkrais.
There were practitioners of Hypnotherapy,
Cranial Sacral, Reiki, Healing Arts,
Traditional ChineseMedicine, Acupuncture,
Rosen Method, Chiropractic, Massage
Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine,
and Homeopathy. Participants were
able to learn about pain management;
travel tips; caring for the caregiver; vaccine
risks; get screened for blood pressure
and diabetes; and check out all natural
health and beauty products. The Coast is
full of skilled practitioners that are available
to help you get well and stay well.
The Health Festival provided a time and
place to ask questions, watch presentations,
explore a variety of treatments
and try new products.
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Chatelech 2008 Graduating class gathered for a photo prior to the ceremony held in their gym last Friday evening.
Congrats grads 2008! Photo Duane Burnett
Last week Chatelech, Elphinstone and
Pender Harbour Secondary Schools’
2008 graduating classes celebrated the beginning
of a new chapter in their lives.
Pender Harbour held an invitation only
banquet on Wednesday June 25 and their
official Graduation ceremony was on June
26. Principal Phil Luporini told The Local
that the Grad ceremony was fantastic and
well attended by the whole community. As
a result of community support, they were
able to offer the 28 graduating students
access to over $60,000 in bursaries and
scholarships.
Elphinstone celebrated their Graduation
ceremony on Thursday, June 26. At the annual
awards ceremony held on June 16 the
2008 Grad Class had some fun dressed in
togas. Vice Principal and Director of Ceremonies
Mark Heiderbrecht thanked the
parents for raising some “outstanding” students,
which made it such a pleasure for
all the staff and teachers to come to school
each day.
Chatelech held their Graduation Ceremony
on Friday, June 27. Rob Rodgers,
Principal, told The Local that the Graduation
Ceremony was well organized. He said
it was really nice to see the support of the
community, all the tremendous volunteer
help and the amazing support for dry grad.
Rodgers said he has never seen a community
as generous and supportive in terms of
bursaries and scholarships. Approximately
$85,000 was distributed to help the graduating
class in their future endeavors.
The Local wishes all the young people
who graduated on the Coast a future of
good luck and prosperity.
Duane Burnett
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Hundreds Rev Up For Kids. The Local. Duane Burnett.
Last Sunday, those participating in the 17th Annual Michelle Hull Memo-rial Motorcycle Toy Run had a beautiful sunny day for their traditional ride. Bikers began their run at the Blackfish Pub in Gibsons and ended at the Jolly Roger in Secret Cove. Organizers told us that it was their largest turnout ever, as 140 bikes and their riders came out to support the Elves Clubs and the local Food Banks. Organizers wanted to extend a huge thank you to Steph at the Blackfish and Ken and Marlene at the Jolly Roger for feeding all the hungry riders and for welcoming them into their establishments. Once again, the Memorial Toy Run had a successful year collecting toys and food for local kids and their families. The event would not be the success it is without the support of all the businesses and the riders who participate.
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Go for the Snow! Linda White France, Editor
Depending on whom you talk to,
somewhere between 500 and 800
Coast residents went up to Dakota Ridge
for Snow Fest last Sunday to enjoy a snowy
good time. In fact, so many people came
out that in the afternoon organizers had to
turn people away as there was not enough
parking.
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Patrick Mark told The Local that
he estimates that over 1,200 people came
up the road to attempt to get to the festivities.
He said that the weather was perfect,
it had been too warm on Saturday, but by
Sunday morning everything had frozen
again, and the conditions remained excellent
for snow sports for the whole day.
Using a Sno-Cat groomer and a sled,
built from supplies donated by Gibsons
Building Supply, hundreds were transported
up to site where all the activities
occurred. Organizers held cross country
ski races, there was a luge crazy carpet run,
snow sculptures, boarder cross: downhill
snowboarding, downhill mountain bike
race called cycle cross, food provided by
the Rotary club and music by local performers.
Patrick Mark said that the level of participation
was amazing, he was running
the “luge run” and he declared that there
were consistently, 20-30 people in line to
take a run all day. He said that there were
plenty of smiles on everyone’s faces; everyone
had a good time.
Mark is hopeful that all this community
enthusiasm will translate into more
funding so they can expand the facilities
for the future. They have plans for an outdoor
skating rink, a sliding area plus luge
run, and a snowboarding area. Mark informed
us the road up to the top would
be finished next December, at which time
there will be a Grand Opening Event.
He also told us that Dakota Ridge will
be used for cross-country ski training
during the upcoming 2010 Olympics.
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The Best of Duane Burnett 2007. The Local Newspaper. Sunshine Coast, BC A collage of some of the year's events from the opening of the new swimming pool to the fox hunt, Back The Cat, Chapman Creek Watershed protection, llamas, gorgeous Gospel Rock, A Day out of Time. wow, thank you to everyone! What a fabulous fabulous community! D
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The Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club President, Bill Clark, along with Danny Sklazeski and Marty Henry were in Davis Bay with their telescopes and cameras, last Wednesday night, for the third lunar eclipse in a year. Over 50 excited stargazers also got a great view from the Roberts Creek Pier. The Coast offers a fantastic view of the night skies and stargazing is great fun for the whole family. Check out the weekly column, Our Night Skies, by Garth Jones.
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New Moon Celebrations. Last Saturday, hundreds of Coast residents came out for the third annual New Moon Festival, a celebration of Asian arts and culture held at Dougall Park in Gibsons. The event provided an opportunity for Asians living on the Coast to display pride in their heritage. This year, performance highlights included Kababayang Pilipino, who performed colourful regional dances from the Philippines, and Shakti Dance, who performed Classical South Indian Dance. Virtuoso musicians Alcvin Takegawa Ramos and Celso Machado teamed up for a duo! Both artists are residents of the Sunshine Coast. Sawagi Taiko, Canada’s first all-female taiko drumming group, was back with their dynamic performance. Local artists and artisans exhibited their unique work, while the community enjoyed lantern making and other Asian crafts. There was also lots of great food.
Compiled by Linda White France, Editor, The Local. Photo Duane Burnett
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The cast and crew of The Beachcombers
gave a celebratory wave especially for
Th e Local photographer Duane Burnett
and our readers during a photo op on the
newly restored Persephone in lower Gibsons
last weekend. Some of the 35th Anniversary
fun included, a reception Friday
night at the Municipal Hall where they
showed an hilarious hour of bloopers
and out-takes that had everyone bursting
out laughing; the offi cial opening of the
Salmon Festival on Saturday; a boat cruise
around Gibsons Harbour; and screenings
of old episodes of Th e Beachcomber series.
Mayor Barry Janyk got into the spirit
of the weekend and dressed up as Relic,
his costume was so authentic he was invited
to join cast and crew for a photo on
the Persephone.
As everyone knows who lives in these
parts, the series was fi lmed on location in
Gibsons, and surrounding area. Th e café
featured in the show, “Molly’s Reach,” is
still a local attraction for tourists and local
residents alike. Molly’s Reach became
a café only after the series had ended, because
it was a film set, not a restaurant
while the series was being shot. Th e series
was syndicated around the world and was
particularly popular in the United Kingdom
and on PBS in the United States. It
has also been shown in Australia, New Zealand
and Ireland and even East German
television also aired the series. In 1990 after
19 years and 374 episodes Th e Beachcombers
was canceled. CBC thought Th e
Beachcombers would last, at the most, 3
years. Because of the several recent movie
specials, Th e Beachcombers series continues
to be a Canadian treasure.
Compiled by Duane Burnett
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CAT's a Wrap. At the CAT scanner opening last Saturday, Irene Burtnick, wife of the late Dr.Walter
Burtnick and Barbara MacGregor, the Auxiliary President during the Back the CAT
campaign, shoveled the last of the dirt around a newly planted Dogwood tree. Hundreds
of community members gathered for the grand opening. After months of fundraising
and construction the CAT scanner is ready to operate. Th e first appointment
was set for Monday, September 17th.
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Left to right: Laureen Rosborough of Gibsons, Sarah Start of Sechelt and Keely Halward of Roberts Creek
The Sunshine Coast Lions Club
Annual Polar Bear Swim was
held on January 1st at Davis Bay
Pier. Many Coast residents came out to
cheer on their friends and family members
brave enough to take on this New
Year’s tradition. Organizers claimed it
was a great opportunity to bring in the
New Year with a refreshing dip, which
would in turn ignite participant’s desire
to follow through with their resolutions.
This year a local disc jockey was cranking
out music as the participants took
the plunge.
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Sechelt Electors Association (SEA) Adopt Highway. Photo Duane Burnett. Over 20 volunteers from the Sechelt Electors Association (SEA) launched their Adopt-a-Highway program on Saturday, January 19, 2008. Members collected trash from the sides of the highway from Norwest Bay Road to Shorncliffe. On a cold, rainy winter morning, the enthusiastic crew was refreshed with hot coffee, with many thanks to Starbucks. They will be pitching in to keep this stretch of highway clean on the Sunshine Coast, so please slow down when you see them at work. Thanks to all the volunteers for Going Green!
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These kinds comments from Bula were sent to Linda, the Editor of The Local newspaper.
Hi Linda,
Wish I had an email address for Duane. Would you please pass on for me how much we SEA folks enjoyed meeting him. He is a sweetheart....and it's a super picture.
Also, from me alone, what a great pic of the little Saw-Whet owl at Gibsons Wildlife. I have visited Clint and Irene several times and once met Morris, the now-deceased mynah. Duane is really a great photographer.
thanks.
Bula
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This picture is an abstract.. I see it in one way others see it other ways ..see it by your heart not by logic..It was taken for trees triangular roots complex in the forest ground..The technique used zooming + camera rotation , trying to show deep rooting concept.
Very widespread and common. This is a coarse grass, perenniel and usually up to 75cm tall . It is deeprooted and drought resistant.
Taken 31st July 2011 Near Rising Brook. Highfields Stafford.
Higgledy Piggledy Parade. The Local. Linda White France, Editor. Photo Duane Burnett.
Last Saturday, hundreds of Creekers and
visitors came out for the Creek Daze
Higgledy Piggledy Parade that began at
Roberts Creek Hall and meandered its way
through downtown Roberts Creek. SCRD
Area D Director, Donna Shugar joined the
fun along with many others who wore their
“craziest creekiest outfits” for the occasion.
In and around the Mandala at Roberts
Creek Pier all day long, Creek Daze organizers
offered live entertainment, food and craft
vendors, and Kids Activities. In the evening,
there was a dance featuring the very popular
Adham Shaikh & The Collective.
The Roberts Creek Community Association,
with the help of many volunteers,
community donations and contributions,
organizes Creek Daze. In addition to local
support this year, organizers were grateful
for a BC150 grant from the Province of BC
through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and
Sports initiative.
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SVFD Hosts Auto Extrication Competition.
Ten teams, from across BC and as far
away as Alberta, went head to head
over the September 13 and 14th weekend
in a quest to capture honours in the 15th
Annual Western Regional Auto Extrication
competition hosted by the Sechelt
Fire Department.
The competition was very nearly canceled
when a fire that was set deliberately
at the department’s training site caused
the total destruction of 40 vehicles they
had been saving for the event. A call was
made to the public for assistance and by
opening day nearly double the cars had
been donated to the competition.
Opening ceremonies were held early
Friday morning to kick off the event. Then
it was all action as the teams started right
into the “Rapid Extrication” scenario. The
teams have only ten minutes to extricate
the patient using a full variety of tools, including
the Jaws of Life and several types
of electric and manual hand tools. Next
came the “Limited” and “Unlimited”
competition. In the “limited” portion,
the tools that can be used are restricted,
so teams must be more creative about removing
their patient within the twenty
minutes allotted. The unlimited portion
is the real McCoy! This is where the teams
have 20 minutes to remove their patient
using any and all tools available, including
the Jaws of Life.
A panel of judges scored the competitors
on everything from technique, to skill
and safety. Of course safety is paramount,
as teams are dealing with incredibly powerful
and very sharp tools. In the competition,
a real person played the victim and
communicated with the judges as to how
they were treated. While waiting to compete,
teams were offered a training symposium
on a variety of topics with expert
guest speakers from across the country.
At the end of the weekend, Whistler Fire
Rescue placed first overall; Leduc County,
Nisky came in second; Comox Valley
Combined placed third and Sechelt Fire
Department was fourth.
SVFD Hosts Auto Extrication Competition
The Sechelt Fire Department wishes
to thank all of the local people and businesses
that helped sponsor this event, the
community for their continual support of
the fire department and the members of
the Sechelt Fire Department for putting
on a first class competition. Submitted
The Local. Photos Duane Burnett.
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