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BYPHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

When John Leung packed his belongings to move to Burnaby on the weekend, it marked the end of an era for him – and for Cumberland.

For he was the last of those born in the once bus-tling Chinatown to still be living in Cumberland, and his departure to be nearer family on the mainland al-so draws to a close decades of service to the Village.

Leung’s father first came to Canada from Chi-na in 1914 to farm in Ver-non, returning to his home country nine years later. But in 1925 he came back to BC, briefly working in Victoria before settling in Cumberland to work in the mines.

But an injury ended his coal mining prospects, so he reverted to his farming skills. On land in Cumber-land’s Chinatown he grew vegetables he sold from a store there and also around town, initially going door-to-door with traditional baskets attached to either

end of a pole balanced across his shoulders.

He eventually he bought a garage on Third Street to use as a downtown base, and the business contin-ued to grow. By 1940 an additional store offering a wide range of goods had been built at Penrith Ave-nue, and it became a retail focal point for people in and around Cumberland, expanding still further in 1950. Meanwhile, four of John’s uncles opened a store in Courtenay.

Leung senior married in 1929 and John Leung was the third of the cou-ple’s children, being born in 1932. From the age of seven John helped in the Cumberland store, learn-ing English at the church mission in Chinatown so he could understand and converse with customers.

In addition to his store duties, John went out with dad’s truck on deliveries around the Comox Valley, and by the age of 15 he had learned to drive himself and took responsibility for that aspect of the business, too. That was in addition

to still helping out on the farm, so it wasn’t unusual for him to be working 17 or 18-hour days.

“We had built up a good business in the area, but it was hard work,” he recalls. While an older brother kept an eye on the Cumberland store, he took the truck to businesses elsewhere, like Overwaitea and Safeway in Courtenay and The Bay Store in Comox, which the family supplied on a wholesale basis. “I was lit-erally run off my feet. But despite all the pressure, I stuck with it,” he says.

The lack of adequate heating and hot water at home had heartbreaking consequences, as two of his sisters died from pneu-monia. Their deaths had a profound impact on John, and he set to work to radi-cally improve the proper-ty with help from a Cana-dian Collieries plumber to equip it with hot water and insulation so such a trage-dy would not likely be re-peated.

John married May in 1954: “I had only known her for five hours, but that’s

all the time it took for both of us to know we were soul mates.” They bought their first house a year later, just a block from the store.

The couple had four children, three of them now living on the Lower Main-land and one in California. His new home in Burnaby will be within little more than ten minutes’ drive of all three of the BC children and their families. He’s looking forward to that, but will miss Cumberland and friends here.

He moved on Saturday and yesterday (Monday) was his 82nd birthday. “I was born here and I’m leav-ing just two days short of 82 years here. There have been hard times, but good times too. I’m glad to have played a part.”

He’s certainly done that – with a variety of projects and groups down the years, including being among the founders of several orga-nizations including the Chamber of Commerce, the Museum, Senior Hous-ing and the Cultural Cen-tre.

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A legend leaves: After exactly 82 years, John Leung left his beloved Cumberland last weekend to live closer to family in Burnaby. He is pictured holding the Lifetime Membership Award presented to him last week by the Coal Creek Histor-ic Park Advisory Committee and a cushion inlaid with a pho-tograph of his four children, taken on a visit to Seattle many years ago. He is now living within a few minutes’ drive of three of those children and their families on the mainland.

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He was treasurer of the Chamber for 19 straight years, and did another six years in shorter bursts to keep the flag flying.

And he recalls sleepless nights when the Cultural Centre project was running well over budget: He was vice-chair at the time and was scared he was going to lose the family house as a result of the shortfall, but eventually the council stepped in to take on the responsibil-ity.

The Leung store’s participation with floats in the annual Empire Days parade over 40 years became almost legendary – and his pro-file was so high that he was pressed to run for Mayor, “but I knew I wasn’t cut out for that,” he says.

But he was named Citizen of the Year in 1991, and in 2012 was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his volunteering in Cumberland.

His family and cultural roots gave him a special interest in the Cumberland Chinese Cemetery, and for more than 40 years he made sure he attended ceremonies there three times a year to honour those buried, and also spent years cutting down broom and detailing the locations and occupants of 75 of the plots. And with the help of local youth he had the gazebo rebuilt after vandals had burned it down.

His contribution to ensuring the history of Chinatown is not forgotten included working on 20 easels providing information to pinpoint where important buildings used to be, and he continues to be a keen supporter of the Coal Creek Historic Park Committee.

Last week, as he went along to his last meet-ing, he was touched to find himself being pre-sented with a lifetime membership award ‘in recognition of his outstanding work and con-tribution to the committee.’

John Leung moves

The Rotary Riverside Trail along the Puntledge River has been closed until further notice due to a slope fail-ure. The trail connects Robert Lang Drive (behind old Rod and Gun Club) with the Ruth Masters Greenway fur-ther west.

The slope failure is significant, so the trail is closed until further notice, and a projected reopening date is not yet known. City Parks staff have post-ed signage at either end of the trail to alert the public.

For inquiries, please contact City of Courtenay Parks at 250-338-1525 or email [email protected]

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Guns stolen in break and enter

A large quantity of fire-arms was stolen from a res-idence in the Merville area on Oct. 23.

Comox Valley RCMP were able to arrest and charge a man related to the crime. Some of the stolen pieces were eventually re-covered, however, there are still five rifles outstanding and unaccounted for.

They are:• Winchester 30-30

Caliber Lever action with a pheasant design in the stock

• Parker Hale 308 Cal-iber Safari deluxe with a scope

• Lee Enfield 303 Cali-ber with a scope

• Lee Enfield 303 Cali-ber without a scope

• Winchester .22 Cali-ber bolt action with a Tas-co scope

Also stolen at the same time were several assorted boxes of ammunition asso-ciated to the rifles.

If you have any informa-tion on this break, enter and theft ,or know where the guns are, you are asked to contact Cst. Laura Shaw at the Comox Valley RCMP , 250-338-1321, or if you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stop-pers at 1-800-222-8477.

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BY DREW A. PENNEREcho Staff

A Comox Valley resident who is considered Cana-da’s greatest living World War II ace was appointed a Knight of the French Le-gion of Honour in a cere-mony at 19 Wing Comox Friday Nov. 28.

Jean-Christophe Fleu-ry, the consul general of France in Vancouver, pre-sented 93-year-old Wing Commander (Ret.) James Francis “Stocky” Edwards with France’s highest dec-oration, the equivalent of the Order of Canada.

“Today we wanted to express our gratitude,” Fl-eury said, highlighting the contributions of people like Stocky in turning the tide against Hitler in WWII. “I understand that my very existence truly depends on

what’s been done by Wing Commander Edwards.”

In commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, France is recogniz-ing all living veterans of the landings.

Edwards is credited with destroying more than 19 enemy aircraft and dam-aging at least 17 planes in air-to-air combat during the war.

In his speech Fleury said France has people like Stocky to thank for liberat-ing the country from the tyranny of the Nazis.

“D-Day was this first step that allowed liberty, justice and human dignity to break through,” he said. “Canadian soldiers were on the front line. It is with extraordinary bravery and sacrifice that they landed in our Normandy beaches and brought peace to the

continent.”Stocky went from work-

ing on a farm in Saskatche-wan and playing hockey to fighting overseas. He even missed a Chicago Black-hawks tryout to sign up.

As a fighter pilot Ed-wards contributed to the drive that pushed field marshal Erwin Rommel back across the deserts of North Africa across Libya and into Tunisia.

After five months as an aerial gunnery instructor he headed to Italy and was named a flight commander in 92 Squadron.

By the time the allied forces launched their D-Day campaign Edwards had become a squadron leader.

“Our two countries owe each other their very exis-tence as free nations, and this indeed creates a spe-

Veteran earns medal for role in D-Day Jean-Christophe Fleury, the consul general of France in Vancouver, presented James Francis“Stocky” Edwards with France’s highest decoration Nov. 28.

James ‘Stocky’Edwards appointed as Knight of the French Legion of Honour

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cial relationship,” Fleury said. “The French people will never forget the act of bravery accomplished by Canadian soldiers in the Normandy landing to help restore our freedom.”

The two nations con-tinue to partner militarily to this day, he added, refer-ring to ongoing conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

“This fight is not over,” he said. “Thank you Can-ada for being on the side of France to combat the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq. And thank you Cana-da for being on the side of the Ukrainian people.”

19 Wing Base Com-mander Col. Tom Dunne said it’s been a pleasure to get to know Edwards.

“It was obvious Stocky

BY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff

The City of Courtenay held its inaugural meeting of the new council on Mon-day.

Prior to the meeting be-ing called to order, incum-bent Mayor Larry Jangu-la and the newly elected council consisting of in-cumbents Manno Theos and Doug Hillian, along with newcomers Rebecca Lennox, Bob Wells, Erik Eriksson and David Frisch were all sworn into office by the corporate officer.

Following the oath tak-ing, council adopted the appointments for the pe-riod Dec. 1 2014 to Nov. 2015.

Appointed to the Co-mox Valley Regional Dis-trict Board of Directors are Jangula, Theos, Wells

and Eriksson. The alter-nates are Frisch, Hillian and Lennox.

Voting strength for City Directors on Region-al District Board (city has 17 votes): Jangula 5 votes, Theos 4 votes, Wells, 4 votes and Eriksson 4 votes.

Three Directors to Re-gional District Sewage Commission: Theos, Wells, and Eriksson.

Alternates: Jangula, Hill-ian, Frisch, Lennox.

Four Directors to Co-mox Valley Water Commit-tee (Four Directors elected to Regional

Board to serve): Jangu-la, Theos, Wells, Eriksson. Alternates: Hillian, Frisch, Lennox.

Court o f Rev is ion (Frontage Taxes): Frisch, Lennox, Councillor Er-ik Eriksson (Alternate:

Wells).Heritage Advisory Com-

mission: Lawrence Burns, Julie Fortin, Judy Hagen, Roberts

Smith, Linda Grant, Harry Squire, Cliffe Piercy, Debra Griffiths.

Board of Variance: Joe Schommer, John Wilson, Mike Meyer.

Comox Valley Economic Development Society: Jan-

gula (Wells).Comox Valley Commu-

nity Justice Society: Hillian (Alternate: Frisch).

Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement As-sociation: Frisch.

Puntledge River Res-toration Committee: Roy Fussell.

Sid Williams Theatre So-ciety: Neil Havers, Heather McFetridge.

Drug Strategy Commit-tee: Hillian.

Comox Valley Environ-mental Council: Lennox.

Comox Valley Social Planning Society: Hillian.

Comox Valley Harbour Authority: John Ward, Di-rector of Legislative Ser-vices.

Integrated Transpor-tation Advisory Commit-tee: Frisch (alternate: Len-

nox).Agricultural Land Re-

view Committee: Andrea Burch, John Grayson, George Hamilton, Gerry McClintock, Wendy Pro-thero.

2015 Centennial Com-mittee: Hillian, Starr Win-chester.

Vancouver Island Re-gional Library Board: Len-nox. Alternate Theos.

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was the type of man that was understated, but whose character screamed loudly on his behalf of his impressive leadership and his solid core of integrity,” he said in his address. “Sir I’m truly honoured to have

you make this Wing your home in the Royal Canadi-an Air Force. I have the ut-most respect for you.”

Stocky was glad the cer-emony was held in Comox where so many people he knows could attend.

“An honour such as this is one that you shouldn’t have to take alone,” he said. “Maybe you were alone when you earned it, but you want to share it with all your friends.”

Notable guests among the approximately 140 at-tendees included Lt. Gov. of BC Judith Guichon, Van-couver Island North MP John Duncan and Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, among others.

“It’s a great morning for me,” Edwards said. “France never forgets.”

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BY PHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

Torrential rain was no deterrent for around 250 people who braved it to get to an open house in Comox on Wednesday night.

They were intent on finding out more about pro-posals to redevelop the site of the former Lorne Hotel and to question the proj-ect’s promoters and Town staff about the project.

So many people turned up that a planned single presentation by Lorne project manager Shawn Vincent and architect Har-ry Whitfield had to be re-peated later in the evening as the room hosting it was packed with no space for many others to get in.

At both presentations, the proponents explained their plans for a five-storey plus roof patio pub, bistro, liquor store and residen-tial apartments complex on Comox Avenue, and an-swered questions about the plans that had been written on flipcharts by attendees earlier in the evening.

Vincent said property owner George Kacaven-da had considered a num-ber of options for rebuild-ing, including a ten-storey building with underground parking.

The various options had been whittled down to work within Town of Co-mox guidelines and the re-quirements of the insurers following the fire that de-stroyed the old Lorne Ho-tel.

Vincent commented: “We’ve now got a building designed that we’re proud of, and we think the com-munity will be proud of.”

The owners, he added, were quite excited at the prospect of getting re-en-gaged with the community,

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Crowds turn out in force for Lorne Hotel site open house

Lorne project manager Shawn Vincent (centre) describes the proposals with the aid of dia-grams and a 3-D model as architect Harry Whitfield (right) and Town of Comox planner Marvin Kamenz (left) look on.

Architect Harry Whitfield explains details of the new Lorne’s design at the open house.Some want to keep ‘Comox by the sea’feeling while others feel higherbuildings can enhance the downtown area

We’ve now got a building designed that we’re proud of, and we think the community will be proud of”

SHAWN VINCENTProject manager

operating the pub and bis-tro themselves.

“They’ve had a rough ride,” he said. “For them, this is their livelihood and we’re excited to be work-ing with them to make this happen.”

He explained the inten-tion was to sell the strata apartments on the upper floors to any interested buyers, not impose mini-mum age restrictions, to bring new life to the heart

racks are part of the devel-opment, and there will be reserved vehicle parking places for all residential apartments in the build-ing.

Among many other is-sues raised were whether the town needed anoth-er liquor store when there was a government one nearby; whether the num-

of downtown. Architect Harry Whitfield added that space in the 21 apartments would range from about 700 to 1,500 sq. ft.

Comments and addi-tional questions from the floor at the first presenta-tion appeared to suggest widespread opposition to the plans from those pres-ent, especially in view of the intensity, appearance and height of the proposed building and the absence of dedicated vehicle parking for patrons of the pub and bistro.

However, an interven-tion in support of the pro-posals made at the end of the first session by a Beaufort Avenue resident, John North, resulted in ap-plause and some cheers from about a third of the audience, which appeared to surprise many others in the packed room.

North had thanked the developer for putting up

with what he considered an “aggressive and rude audience,” saying at open houses negative views were often the only ones heard, so he wanted to say the de-veloper had come up with a wonderful idea that would really help Comox move forward.

When the second pre-sentation came along, sev-eral other residents spoke in support, including Rog-er Thomas who said he was very exited at the prospect of the development, and he failed to see why people were concerned about the height issue on that site.

Tall buildings sympa-thetically designed en-hanced areas, he suggest-ed, and the Lorne project was a great opportunity for the town to move forward into the 21st century.

But there were plenty of other participants in the two sessions who wanted to retain the ‘Comox by the sea’ feel of the place and who felt the scale of the proposals was out of keep-ing with that vision.

The height, in particu-lar, was opposed by sev-eral speakers who thought it would set a precedent for other lots, completely changing the character of Comox.

And there was also a lot of concern about parking, as a Town bylaw allows commercial developments in downtown to proceed without dedicated parking spaces, as drivers can be expected to park either in public car parks or on the street.

Apart from two 15-min-ute reserved vehicle stalls within the site for the li-quor store’s customers, clients of the pub and bis-tro will need to park else-where.

But bike and scooter

ber of apartments could bereduced to lower the build-ing’s height; and concernabout possible noise forresidents living above thepub and bistro.

Municipal plannerMarvin Kamenz saidthe proposals met therequirements of the Co-mox Official Communi-ty Plan, but the site willneed to be rezoned if theproject is to go ahead.

And that cannot hap-pen without a formalpublic hearing beingheld at a future date atwhich residents will beallowed to make formalsubmissions that willthen need to be consid-ered by council.

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A three-dimensional model to illustrate the layout of the pro-posed Lorne replacement was on display at the open house.

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We buy a living tree each year to plant in the garden after Christmas. Sometimes it doesn’t survive, why is that?

Living trees should not be kept indoors more than 7 to 10 days, some experts feel that 4 to 5 days is long enough. Trees kept in the house too long often dry out or start to come out of dormancy. Indoors they can even start growing again, then fail when put back out into winter weather. If the weather is freezing when you bring it home, move your tree to a cool place like an enclosed porch or unheated garage for a few days before bringing it indoors to gradually get it used to a warmer area. Before bringing indoors, spray your tree with an anti-desiccant like Wilt Pruf to help prevent moisture loss and needle drop. Place it in a cool room, the cooler the better, as far away from heat sources as possible. Keep the root ball evenly moist while in the house, but not sitting in water or it could rot. Right after Christmas return the tree to the unheated garage and then outdoors a few days later. Leave it there until early spring, then plant it in your garden. A living Christmas tree is a great way to enhance your landscape and a wonderful growing reminder of past holiday seasons.

Do I need to wear sunglasses in the winter?

Everyone should wear good quality sunglasses year round, the UV rays are always around us. In the winter, the sun is actually lower in the sky so often the brightness is worse than in the summer when the sun is above us. The most important point in wearing sunglasses is that they have quality lenses, be polarized and fit well!

A soft liner is a material that can be applied to the tissue fitting side of a denture, most often a lower denture. The material is softer than standard denture acrylic and it can offer a sort of cushion, however, it needs to be replaced every 2 to 4 years on average. The material is more porous and so it can stain over time, it will also lose some of its ‘bounce’ as it slowly breaks down over the years.Soft liners can be great for people who have chronic sore spots, people who have very thin gum tissue and/or bony areas and also for those who have lost a significant amount of their supporting bone due to natural bone resorption. A soft liner can dramatically change your denture wearing experience but it is not indicated for everyone, if you would like to know more about soft liners ask your Denturist today!

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Will my Christmas credit card debt affect my mortgage qualification?

Credit card debt has always been a factor in mortgage qualification, and rule changes earlier this year have made the impact of credit card debt even larger on mortgage qualification. Simply put, borrowers are only allowed to have monthly debt payments (mortgage, property taxes, credit cards, etc) that total a set percentage of their gross monthly income – this is called your Total Debt Servicing (TDS) ratio.

The new rules implemented in 2014 require that we now use a monthly payment calculated as 3% of the credit card’s balance, so the higher the credit card debt, the smaller your mortgage payment must be and so the lower your mortgage size has to be as well. For example, if a person has $10,000.00 in unsecured debt we must use 3% as the monthly payment in the TDS calculation ($300). This literally reduces the person’s maximum mortgage by roughly $60,000.00 based on a $70k household income and 25 year mortgage at today’s rates. To qualify for the highest possible mortgage, we will optimize how you use available money to get the best debt servicing possible.

I am a snowbird traveling to the US, should I be aware of anything while down there?

Canadian snowbirds must be more vigilant than they have in the past about counting and reporting their days in and out of the US. Starting next year, Canada and the US will both know, in real time, which country snowbirds have been in and for how long. In general, Canadians can spend up to 182 days in the US without triggering any issues with the US tax authorities. If you do stay longer, you can be subject to residency requirements and possibly have to pay tax. You may also be in legal trouble with the border patrol. If you would like to discuss this in more detail, contact myself or your tax professional.

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Contact a travel agent well in advance of your trip to secure the lowest-priced

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FUND-RAISER

Guess the jelly beans contestBY MICHAEL BRIONESEcho Staff

Friends, students and fellow-workers are raising funds to help a Comox Val-ley woman with cancer.

Mark Isfeld teacher Jodie Zuccato has been undergoing chemo treat-ments in Vancouver since November. The cost of traveling and finding a place to stay in the Main-land can be financially ex-hausting for Zuccato and her family, which is adding to an already stressful situ-ation.

But members of the Ecole Robb Road Elemen-tary Parents Advisory Committee decided to do something to help Zucca-

to, whose husband Denis Morin is a teacher at Robb Road.

“Teachers give a lot of their time and energy and they touch so many lives in the community in the el-ementary and secondary levels,” said John MacKen-zie, who is one of the par-ents helping out with the fundraiser. “It’s just a nice way to be able to give back a little bit to help them out.”

The Robb Road PAC is holding a “Guess the Jelly Beans” contest. The one that guesses closest to the actual number of beans in the jar wins an air ticket for two, donated by West-Jet, to any destination the airline flies to. Of course

Guess the number of jelly beans. Contest at Robb Road offers WestJet tickets as the prize

Funds to help woman with cancer

they also get to take home the jar of jelly beans.a

Anyone wishing to buy tickets can do so at the Robb Road school during school hours. A table will be set up for the whole week.

The winner will be announced dur-ing movie night at the gym to be held on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The film is “How to Train Your Dragon 2.” Cost to watch is by donation but for a family there’s a minimum of $10. However, you don’t have to be present to claim your prize.

Lorne hotel siteplans debated(Continued from page 5)

In the meantime, he encouraged residents to submit their current views in writing so staff can discuss specific points with the developer. They would then seek further direction from coun-cil on the next steps of the bylaw pro-cess.

Plenty of people at the open house took Kamenz up on the offer and com-pleted comment forms before the open house closed.

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BY PHILIP ROUNDSpecial to the Echo

The Comox Valley hous-ing market has finally got some wind in its sails af-ter several years in the dol-drums.

Latest figures shown that over the past 12 months, 1,423 properties have been sold in the Valley – the majority being single-family homes, although the total also includes condos, patio homes, townhouses and lots.

The managing bro-ker of Re/Max Ocean Pa-cific Realty, Marty Doug-las, has long experience of the property market in the Valley. He says the figures represent a notable change from what has been experi-enced over the past five or six years.

“This is going to be the year that takes our mind off 2007 – the previous high water mark for sales,” he suggests. “Historically,

the market goes in cycles, and after 2007 it fell before flattening out.

“In terms of sales vol-ume, since 2007 we’ve been running at or below the average of the past 20 years - and up to this year the average price of a sin-gle-family home has barely moved. It was in the 340s then and as recently as 2013 it was $338,000.”

But, he notes, this year’s increase in Valley home sales has also been cou-pled with a small rise in the prices achieved; the aver-age for a local single-fami-ly home now being around $357,000.

The average f igure fluctuates from month to month depending on the size, condition and loca-tion of houses changing hands, but the general up-ward trend in house prices has not impacted all homes in the area.

In particular, at the top end of the market – hous-

es valued at $500,000 or more – there have been some significant price re-ductions agreed by sellers in consultation with their realtors to get such prop-erties moving.

And as a result, more high-end homes have fi-nally started to change hands: for example, Doug-las notes that so far this year four homes have sold in the Valley for more than $1 million, compared to none last year.

He says that while the busiest home selling ‘sea-son’ is from spring to early fall, positive news has con-tinued to flow much later this year.

“For us (Re/Max in the Valley) October was even busier than October 2007, and it’s continuing,” he says. “This year to date we have opened 1,309 files with a month still to go – in the whole of 2007 we opened 1,348.”

This year’s file numbers

are 20 per cent up on 2013, a figure that itself was 10 per cent up on the year be-fore that.

He stresses the volume of home sales is nowhere near the 2007 peak, but a clear upward trend is un-derway. And the fastest moving properties have been at the more affordable heart of the market, where the inventory is a little low-er than in the recent past.

“I certainly think there will be more sales next year than this, and a gradual in-crease for the next two or three years,” he predicts.

“But at this stage I don’t think prices will change that much; maybe next year an average of $360,000 and moving up.

“People have to be able to afford to buy, they need good salaries, and if inter-est rates rise that will im-pact affordability.

“That’s the big unknown for 2015 - what the Bank of Canada will do about inter-

est rates. We’ve had three or four years of record low rates and we know at some stage that will change.

“When it does it will probably drive a few more people into the market, as some buyers will want to get their financing in place before rates rise further.”

Another factor that could boost the market is increasing local confi-dence, in part fueled by big construction projects now underway in the Co-mox Valley and Campbell River areas – such as the two new hospitals and the John Hart Power Generat-ing Station.

Other smaller but high-visibility local commercial projects, like the poten-tial redevelopment of the Lorne Hotel site in Comox, could also help stimulate confidence that the Valley is on the up, he suggests.

Although there has been some new construction of residential properties in

recent months, Douglas notes the numbers remain low compared to a few years back.

But he is encouraged about the 94-unit rental apartments project being proposed on Cliffe at 30th Street in Courtenay and al-so by a significant increase in the number of building permits issued this year by the Village of Cumber-land.

And Cumberland is a community where he feels there is real potential, sug-gesting that people who haven’t visited it recently might be surprised at the quality and appearance of some of the new subdivi-sions and their relative af-fordability.

“Once you’ve turned off the approaches to Cumber-land there are some neigh-bourhoods that are like little Crown Isles,” he sug-gests. “I think Cumberland holds the future for a lot of people.”

Local housing market gets wind in its sails

As we approach the cel-ebration of our Centennial year, Courtenay residents are encouraged to reflect on what has truly made our city a unique place to live.

As part of the upcom-ing celebrations, the City of Courtenay would like to recognize those who have helped to shape our com-munity in meaningful ways with the “Citizen of the Century” awards.

Since the city was

founded in 1915, there have been countless volunteers who have donated their time, energy, and passion to building the parks, com-munity facilities, traditions and programs that have be-come the foundation of the lifestyle we all enjoy.

Viewing our communi-ty through the lens of his-tory, there are those whose efforts and influence have helped the residents of Courtenay to stay active

and healthy, supported the disadvantaged, and offered guidance to the youth.

Sponsored by the Cana-dian Western Bank, the Cit-izen of the Century awards event is a way to recognize their commitment to com-munity, thank them for the contributions they’ve made, and inspire new vi-sions that will continue to build on this strong foun-dation of caring.

Individuals and orga-nizations can nominate someone they know who has made a truly outstand-ing contribution to life in the city of Courtenay by filling out an online nomi-nation form.

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coming Week to be held be-tween June 26 - July 5th.

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New Year’s Eve at the Flor-ence Filberg Centre.

Sponsored by Vancou-ver Island InsuranceCen-tres, the “Memories are Made of THIS” event is an evening of music and en-tertainment from the early 1900’s to the modern era that includes appies and a glass of complimentary champagne at midnight.

Tickets for this event are available now at the Sid Williams Theatre box office or online for $50 each. A no host bar will be available as well as tables for 8-10 people.

On New Year’s Day, come to the Courtenay Centennial Birthday Cel-ebration for a pancake breakfast by donation to

the Comox Valley FoodBank.

Enjoy the official launchcelebrations includingK’omoks First Nationblessing, entertainment,birthday cake and refresh-ments. Space is limited,so registration is required(maximum of 4 reserva-tions per person). Registerand pick up your free tick-ets at the Courtenay Recre-ation Lewis Centre.

To nominate someonefor the Citizen of the Cen-tury Awards or to contactthe Courtenay CentennialCelebration Committee re-garding upcoming events,call 250-334-4441, visitwww.courtenay.ca/centen-nial, or email [email protected].

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I was at last week’s jam packed “question and an-swer” meeting in Comox regarding the building pro-posed for the former Lorne Hotel site and the question I asked was, “is there, to-day, a group of citizens who can meet with the town planners and give their opinion on building design in Comox?”.

The answer came that there was a small group started several years ago by the town but that it was disbanded after the council decided that no one could come to agreements on de-sign.

Today, the mayor and council, along with the planning dept, control the design of Comox. I am not sure if any of these people have an artistic or design background. Certainly the planning dept has guide-lines that the planners can check off when they see a new design proposal. However, there are no aes-thetic, thematic or artistic, guidelines.

What is Comox by the Sea? Whistler is a tour-ist town and it has defi-nate architectural design guidelines. For me, it is too much like Disneyland but tourists are drawn to it. Mt Washington Alpine Village has an alpine theme with peaked roofs, timber frame arches, etc., that re-mind us of the rugged al-pine. Comox has a har-

bour, sailboats, beaches, aboriginals, seniors, pleas-ant climate and golf cours-es. Sounds like a maritime tourist town.

The proposed design is a good design for a com-mercial building and much thought has gone into it. It would look good in Rich-mond, or on Commercial Drive in Vancouver.

Does it reflect Comox By The Sea? More like Courtenay By The Sea as one audience member noted. A building on this corner could become an iconic landmark. Most of the commercial build-ings along Comox Ave are boring boxes with false fronts.

Only a few, like Simon’s Cycles or Berwick, stand out and give a hint of the possibilities of a town hav-ing maritime themed de-sign guidelines.

The lead speaker, Mr Vincent, pointed out many of the positives of the de-sign. However, saying that the owners had thought of a 10 story building but then settled on a 5 story one on-ly serves to shock the audi-ence, then appears to make them feel grateful that they are only proposing a 5 sto-ry building.

The audience was fur-ther distracted from meaty design issues with mention of secondary points like parking stalls, patio seat-ing, room for bikes, two

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beer coolers, a roof top pa-tio for BBQs, etc. The 5 levels are being raked back to try, according to the de-signers, to make the size invisible from the street. Why do that? An iconic building should stand out.

Keep the building big, keep the density, keep the pub as a community gathering place but make the building design dis-tinctive and aesthetically pleasing. Use the golden section, use peaked roofs with dormers and gables, make intriguing windows. Make the pedestrian want to look up to view a beauti-ful building, finally, in Co-mox. It has already been 5 years since the unfortu-nate fire that destroyed the Lorne Hotel.

At the Wednesday meet-ing it was stated that, ac-cording to the planner, the proposed building meets all the current town build-ing guidelines so it is ready to go to 3rd reading. Why the big rush? This build-ing will dominate the cor-ner and could be there for 100 years.

The proposal may be following the rules, but, if the rules are inade-quate, shouldn`t they be changed?

Maybe the designers can start considering icon-ic design by looking to Old World style buildings. If

the design of Comox com-mercial buildings is to be governed by non artistic planners and councillors then the current mixed bag of buildings will only continue.

If this project is just about to go to 3rd read-ing and if we are to be-lieve the planner who said that there are no reasons to stop it, then why did we even bother with a meet-ing? Why was the first in-formation meeting, last summer, by invitation only and why is the may-or excusing himself from discussions? Waiting this long to receive public input into the design is a waste of citizens’ time and is a bit insulting.

Craig FreemanComox

I W R I T E I N R E -SPONSE to the letters published in the Echo on November 28th authored by Donovan Carter, whom I know associates with Jon Ambler and Ronna Rae Leonard, who are trying to pressure Mayor Jangula into appointing Council-lor Frisch to the RD Board. Neither of these people stood for office in the re-cent election. Ms. Leonard was defeated in her bid to win the federal NDP nomi-nation.

During the recent elec-

tion campaign I noticed that former (defeated) mayor Greg Phelps post-ed his version of a “dream team” on unsuccessful mayoral candidate Jon Ambler’s Facebook.

That team consisted of Mr. Ambler, Hillian, Len-nox - “with Ronna Rae on the sidelines” and Frisch.

I also personally ob-served Mr. Ambler and Ms. Leonard leaving the Courtenay all candidates meeting wrapped in each other’s arms.

Is this an attempt by the unelected and defeat-ed to take control of our local government? The voters chose Mr. Jangula for mayor by a resounding margin for a reason. Let’s allow him to do his job.

Dick ClancyCourtenay

I RECENTLY attended a film entitled “The West Coast Tarsands” by Rich-ard Boyce at the Stan Ha-gen Theatre.

It left me reeling at the insanity of our Govern-ments’ and Enbridge’s plan to ship bitumen oil from Kittimat to China. The super tankers, the size of three and a half football fields long and 400 feet wide, would have to navi-gate the narrow Douglas Channel strewn with many islands and make at least

two 90 degree turns. A super tanker takes 2 kilo-meters to turn and 4-5 ki-lometers to stop.

Once in the Inside Pas-sage, they would again have to navigate a slew of islands often in very fog-gy conditions with mini-mum visibility. Then in Hecat Strait, they face one of the most unpredictable straits in North America as storms can spring up rap-idly in its shallow waters.

This is one of the rich-est marine areas in North America and many First Nations depend upon the sea for their livelihood. 1,700 trips by super tank-ers are expected in these waters to and from Chi-na every year. The likeli-hood of an accident and a major oil spill is inevi-table. The area impact-ed by the Exxon Valdez oil spill if projected on to the BC coast would cover the whole of Vancouver Is-land. That tanker carried only one-tenth of the oil the projected super tank-ers would contain. Our Government certainly is not prepared to handle such a spill.

This plan is tanta-mount to environmental terrorism. For more in-formation and to view the video google “Coastal Tar-sands”.

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GEORGIA STRAIGHT JAZZ SOCIETY

After the spirited music style of Cam Wigmore’s show last week, jazz at the Avalanche Bar and Grill this Thursday reverts to a quiet melodic trio when The Anderson Jazz Syndi-cate (AJS) takes the stage on at 7:30pm.

Once a year, Doug An-derson treats us to his unique style, accompanied by two of the Valley’s finest rhythm musicians - John Hyde, bass, and percus-sionist Aaron Amar.

This will be an evening for those who love their music mellow and easy on the ear, so why not plan on coming down to the Av and find out why it is that we’ve got the finest jazz club in the province?

Add to that the newly renovated lounge and great meals on offer before and during the performance and you have the ingredi-ents for a really special eve-ning.

As jazz fans in the re-gion know, Doug is a su-perb guitar player, who has played with many local

jazz groups and has stud-ied with both Lee and Art Ellefson as well as Cana-dian jazz legend Bill Coon (who will be making an appearance on December 20th with B3 Kings Christ-mas Concert).

Doug’s harmonic ap-proach and rhythmic force set the stage for his fellow players.

AJS is a trio that exem-plifies the precision of mu-sical interaction resulting from a long-standing expe-rience of playing together, and the intuition that typi-fies jazz music.

These musicians have developed a reputation for the energetic and swing-ing approach they bring to both jazz standards and original tunes, including some numbers based on Doug’s haunting interpre-tation of some of this re-gion’s most beautiful pac-es.

Perhaps most lovely of these is his number “Drag-onfly Trail”.

As Doug says, “For us, the trio setting offers an

open format which allows for a great deal of musical interaction and interplay, and therefore each instru-ment plays a pivotal role in shaping the music.”

Perhaps this is best il-lustrated by his terrific new

number, Shadowgraphs, a Latin tune composed in 3/4 time.

John Hyde, bass, was the Artistic Director of the Jazz Studies Program at Mount Royal College, and past President of the Cal-

gary Musicians’ associa-tion.

He has numerous re-cording, arranging and producing credits and has performed with ma-ny great artists including Lee Konitz, Don Thomp-

son, Hugh Fraser, Eddie“Lockjaw” Davis, The Roy-al Winnipeg Ballet, and theCalgary Philharmonic Or-chestra.

Drummer Aaron Am-ar brings professional jazzexperience from Torontowhere he was on the jazzscene for several years,studying with Jim Blackleyand recording with BobbyFenton. His strong musi-cality and polyrhythmicmastery propels this groupto new musical heights.

Admission for this showis $5 for members, $7 fornon-members.

With only two weeks be-fore the B3 Kings Concertyou are reminded to graba ticket before they’re allgone, from either Bop Cityor Red Carpet, or alterna-tively at Thursday NightJazz.

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Guitarist Doug Anderson brings his ‘Jazz Syndicate’ to the Av this Thursday

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MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER DEC 6TH NOON - 4PM250.339.3366

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WHYTE’SFraming & Gallery

1225 Lazo Rd Comox

OPEN TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY 9:30AM - 5:30PM

250-338-802624 HR Service

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The Denman Island Christmas Craft Fair, now in its 33rd year, is recog-nized as one of the best craft fairs in the region (Westworld Magazine called it one of BC’s top winter events). Offering two brimming halls, over 80 vendors, two lunch venues, and a vibrant out-door market area, the fair is a bustling, festive, multi-sensory experience.

With so much diversity and stimulation, savvy fair-goers often find it helpful to devise a gift-buying strate-gy. One fun approach is to think in categories and put together a themed gift bag or basket.

One such theme sure-ly has to be “pampering.” Because alongside all the gorgeous ceramics, fab-ric art, jewelry, and fine

woodworking there are soaps and scrubs and lo-tions and potions for bath and body, all made by hand from natural materials. Ar-range a selection of these in a basket, add in a couple

of beeswax candles (and, if you want to go all-out, a bottle of Hornby Island Wine and a ceramic goblet) and you’ll have a gift that will send the recipient into relaxation heaven.

The fi ne art of pampering highlighted at Denman Christmas FairThe bath and skin care

products you’ll find at the Denman Craft Fair offer a purer, more natural alter-native to mass-produced versions.

“We all deserve to feel good about caring for our-selves,” says Fireweed, founder of Denman’s Sa-cred Harvest Botanicals. “And to have the confi-dence that what we’re us-ing on our skin - the larg-est organ of our body - is not only good for us but

also ethically produced.” Sacred Harvest’s Seven Herb Healing Balm and its Wildrose and Elderflower Salve have been bringing repeat customers back to Fireweed’s booth at the Fair for over 20 years.

It is believed that 60% of whatever we put on our skin is absorbed into the blood stream, so it’s not surprising that people are looking for body products that are free of artificial fragrance, chemical stabi-

lizers, preservatives, foam-ing agents, dyes and other synthetic products.

As well, many of these creams and soaps offer a “100-mile bath and body” experience. Not only are they made locally, they are often based ingredients from the neighbourhood. For instance, Fireweed grows all of her own organ-ic herbs, and wildcrafts other plants sustainably in the region. (Continued on page 18)

Rose petals, which are made into luxurious lotions, creams, facial sprays and bath oils for all-natural, exquisitely scented pampering. Photo by: Fireweed

Valid at the McDonald’s® restaurants on Lerwick Road and Anderton Road from November 28 to December 7

Premium Brewed Coffee*FREE Extra Value Meal Deal**Big Mac®, Quarter Pounder with Cheese®, McChicken®, Filet-O-Fish® sandwich or 6-piece Chicken McNuggets®

$499plus tax

* Valid on any size McCafé® Premium Roast Brewed Coffee. Not valid with any McCafé specialty beverage. Limit one per customer, per visit. ** Product availability varies by restaurant. Buy any Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, McChicken, Filet-O-Fish sandwich or 6-piece Chicken McNuggets with a medium fries and a medium soft drink for $4.99 plus tax. Offer excludes Double Big Mac®, Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese® and Double Filet-O-Fish® sandwiches. Please advise Crew member of offer prior to ordering. Not valid with any other offer. Valid only at the McDonald’s restaurants located in Courtenay (800 – 444 Lerwick Road) and Comox, BC (727 Anderton Road) from November 28 to December 7, 2014. See restaurant for details. ©2014 McDonald’s

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Full Contest Details Available Online

The Comox Valley Echo Silent Santa Auction will take place November 28th through December 6th atwww.silentsanta.ca

HOW IT WORKS• Bids will be accepted online until 7pm Saturday, December 6th.• No bids will be accepted after that time.• Bids will increase in the following minimum increments:

up to $120: $2$121 to 300: $5$301 to $500: $10$501 to $1,000 $20$1001 to $2000 $50$2001 and up $100

• You are able to increase increments. • All bids must be placed online.• Minimum Reserve Bid in effect.• No limit to the number of bids placed.• Updated bids will be printed in the Echo on Nov 28th, Dec 2nd and

Dec 5th.• Bids that don't contain a legible name, address, bid, or phone

number will be disqualified. These are required upon signup. The Comox Valley Echo will not be responsible for errors in

description, authenticity or condition of goods purchased. Any problems should be taken up with the merchant or manufacturer of the product. Applicable fees and other charges are the responsibility of purchaser.

Decision of judges is final.Before bidding on-site you must read and accept the Terms and

Conditions of Bidding. Read these terms carefully. When you submit bids on the site you enter into a binding legal agreement with the Comox Valley Echo.

PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTSHighest bidders will be contacted by email, by Sunday Dec. 7th. You

will have until Friday Dec 12th to claim your item.To claim your purchase, come to the Echo office between 9:00 am

and 5 pm Monday to Friday and you will be given a certificate to pick up your item. Method of payment: Cash, certified check, Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Interac.

*Applicable taxes are not included on your bid price. There is no tax on the purchase of Gift Certificates.

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610 Anderton Ave., Courtenay • 250-334-4416

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320 Fifth Street Downtown Courtenay 250-334-2611




1-145 19th Street 250-338-5222

2 Tickets to Apr. 11, 2015 Hockey Night in CanadaVancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers

250.338.09031070 Cliffe Ave., Courtenaywww.thehomemedicalshop.com

Pavia Shoe Company

$100 GIFT BASKET Includes: Bamboo Salad

Bowl Raven Design, Bamboo Salad Spoons Raven Design, Eagle Salt & Pepper Grinder

3310 Comox Road, Courtenay • 250-339-7702

CLOTHES CLOSETwww.jimsclothescloset.com

Port Alberni4716 Johnston Road

250-723-5231

Downtown Courtenay231 5th Street250-338-2624

Campbell RIver230-1400 Dogwood,

778-346-3332

$100 Gift Certificate towards

Mavi Jeans



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778-346-3332




8 UltimateCar Washes - $120

COURTENAY • CORNER OF 29TH & CLIFFE • 250-871-8700

You’re Busy... We’re Fast!

5-$20 Gift Certificates

for Oil Change

Obus forme shiatsu massage padOm


$100 GIFT BASKETincludes -Aromatherapy Salts, Frog Hand Towels sage colour X 2, Shower Curtain Elements

70x70


USED - X BOX 360 (250G) with $100.00 Gift Certificate towards any Games

107-364 8th St. Courtenay • 250.338.2942Island Traders



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778-346-3332

$100 Gift Certificate towards

Buffalo Jeans



250-723-5231



778-346-3332










for Oil Change

Breeze 4 wheel walker


$100 GIFT BASKETincludes: Tote Skull Design, Fridge Magnet Skull Design,

Framed Artcard Stories, Copper Eagle Bracelet,

Fingerless Gloves3310 Comox Road, Courtenay • 250-339-7702

5-$25 GIFT CERTIFICATES TOWARD ANYTHING IN-STORE (in-store credit only)

581 Ryan RoadLOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

250-334-9969ACROSS THE STREET FROM SUPERSTORE



250-723-5231



778-346-3332

$100 Gift Certificatetowards

Silver Jeans





for Oil Change

Breeze 4 wheel walker


$140 GIFT BASKETCopper Hummingbird Bracelet,

Cosmetic Mirror Friends, Pill Box Friends, Fridge Magnet Friends & 3 Eagles Purse


PEAVY SP4G PRO CONCERT SPEAKERS




250-723-5231



778-346-3332

$100 Gift Certificatetowards Carhartt

Clothing



250-723-5231



778-346-3332


106-501 4th Street, Courtenay 250-331-0813


4th StrStreeteet CCourourtentenayay 25250 3

500 GGift Certifica

CorriesE S T H E T I C S

$125 Toward Childrenor Youth Program

1 Winter Triple Play PassJoin Now! Play Now!

Call the Golf Shop for details

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1175 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay

250-338-1500




500 GGift Certifica


6 month adult wellness centre membership

4 New Years Eve Tickets including Dinner & Dance

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Golf and Dinner Combo for 8 people

1718 Balmoral Ave, Comox250.339.4444

www.comoxgolfclub.ca

6 month unlimited squash booking card

1 Winter Triple Play PassJoin Now! Play Now!


250.703.5031



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255 GGift Certifica


3 month fitness pass - drop in classes


towards Dinner(Excluding Alcohol)

2714 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland • 250.336.8844



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$100 GIFT CERTIFICATE1590 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay • 250.338.7741

1 Full Play Golf Membership



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for Oil Change


Pavia Shoe Company

$130 GIFT BASKETincludes: Silver Plate Salmon Spoon Set & Guardian Spirit Wine

Stopper 3310 Comox Road, Courtenay • 250-339-7702

REMINGTON 700 RIFLEStainless Steel - .280 Cal

w/Bosch & Lomb Scope **must have FAC license to purchase**




250-723-5231



778-346-3332

$100 Gift Certificatetowards

MICHAEL KORS Clothing






255 GGift Certifica


Social MembershipDiscounted Green Fees throughout the year; Unlimited Driving Range; First Round of Golf Free. Valid July 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016Join Now! Play Now!


250.703.5031


towards Dinner(Excluding Alcohol)

2714 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland • 250.336.8844



250-338-1500


401 Puntledge Road, Courtenay250 897 1093

1 Full Play Golf Membership





250-723-5231



778-346-3332


1.800.663.7929www.kingfisherspa.com

New years Eve 7 Course Meal + Live Entertainment

+ 1 night Accommodation + spa credit for 2 people

Gratuities not included, no credit carried forward



250-723-5231



778-346-3332




2 PASSES TO PACIFIC MIST HYDROPATH SPA EXPERIENCE (for bookings Monday - Friday only),

Expires April 30, 2015



1 Night Accommodation in an Ocean View Room

Based on double occupancy and subject to avalability on dates. Expires April 20, 2015













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727 Anderton Ave, Comox • 250-339-1224

2-$50 GIFT CERTIFICATES

250-871-7622 • [email protected] 5th Street, Courtenay

Pearl CoveSalon & Esthetics Studio

250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

2 GLYCOLIC PEELS FOR ACNE PRONE SKIN

AS FEATURED AT WEST COAST WOMEN’S SHOW

2 LIFT TICKETS + 2 TUBING TICKETS


250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay



5th & Duncan Downtown Courtenay • 250.703.2141

SAMSONITE WHEELED BACKPACK Black/Grey

D D

250-338-5361 Foot of Mission Hill

123 N. Island Hwy., Courtenay

PILON TOOLRENTALS

BEARCAT SC2170 2”

CHIPPER SHREDDER

170CC SUBARU ENGINE


250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

BIOSTRAT PEEL SERIESLOOK 10 YEARS YOUNGER.

AS FEATURED AT WEST COAST WOMEN’S SHOW.

1089 Braidwood Rdwww.theprimechophouse.com

250 871 7292(across from the Royal Bank on Ryan Rd in Courtenay)

4 x $25 Gift Certificates



2230 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay • 250-338-1482



250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

$100 GIFT CERTIFICATE TOWARDS BIOSTRAT

FACIAL OR PEELS

2 LIFT TICKETS + 2 TUBING TICKETS



PILON TOOLRENTALS

HUSQVARNA HU775 AWD SELF- PROPELLED

MOWER


JUMP WHEELED DUFFLE BAG

Blue or Bark



PILON TOOLRENTALS

HUSQVARNA YTA18542 ALL COMPACT MOWER

TRACTOR


250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

BIOSTRAT SKIN RENEWAL KIT

LOOK 10 YEARS YOUNGER PLAN - AS FEATURED IN WEST COAST WOMEN’S SHOW


#2-720 30th St., Courtenay • 250-871-PURE (7873)



250-871-7622 • [email protected] 5th Street, Courtenay

BIOSTRAT EUROPEANFACIAL

75 MINUTE TREATMENT


250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

DYMO LABEL MANAGER 280

(rechargeable hand held label maker + 25.00 worth of labels)

3-2760 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay250-334-2322


250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay




JUMP WHEELED DUFFLE BAG

Blue or Bark



PILON TOOLRENTALS

HUSQVARNA NOVA64 RELL MOWER ADJUSTABLE

BLADE HEIGHT


250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

TATTOO BRIGHTENING TREATMENTS

(3 SESSIONS)






2230 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay • 250-338-1482



250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

BIOSTRAT DEEP PORE CLEANSE

75 MINUTE TREATMENT

WILDLIFE ADVENTURE TOUR FOR 2 PEOPLE DEPARTING

FROM EITHER APRIL POINT OR PAINTERS LODGE

www.painterslodge.comwww.aprilpoint.com



PILON TOOLRENTALS

BEARCAT GN7100E

389CC HONDA GX390

ENGINE GENERATOR


SAMSONITE WHEELED BACKPACK Black/Grey

DD





250-871-1122 526-C Cumberland Rd,

Courtenay

$100 GIFT CERTIFICATE TOWARDS BIOSTRAT

FACIAL OR PEELS


#2-720 30th St., Courtenay • 250-871-PURE (7873)






250 Fifth St., Courtenay • 250-334-3178





$500 CREDIT TOWARDS

COURTENAY BC250-334-0355

BC Reg 3140-4

SQUARE 1TRAVEL & CRUISE

West World Tours(New Bookings Only. Must be used by

February 28th 2015)


$500 CREDIT TOWARDS


BC Reg 3140-4


Seabourn Cruises(New Bookings Only. Must be used by

February 28th 2015)





$500 CREDIT TOWARDS


BC Reg 3140-4


Collette Vacations(New Bookings Only)


WORKSAFE FIRST AID KIT

SAVING LIVESat work, home and play

TM

84-1742 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay250-897-1098 • www.sja.ca





291 5th Street, Courtenay, BC 250-338-0211

RattanPlus Home & Patio












$500 CREDIT TOWARDS


BC Reg 3140-4


Insight Vacations(New Bookings Only)





$500 CREDIT TOWARDS


BC Reg 3140-4


Trafalgar Tours(New Bookings Only)


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Above all, these items delight the senses. “I al-ways have samples sitting out on my table, “ says Fireweed. “Consistently, the first thing people do is lift them to their nose and sniff. It seems to be a pri-mal instinct.”

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than enough to fill a gift basket with sweet-scent-ed, sensual delights. (Un-scented products are also available.)

Denman Christmas Craft Fair, Dec 6 & 7, 10:00 - 4:00, at the Den-man Community Hall and Activity Centre. Delicious lunches and decadent des-serts available at both ven-ues. Walk onto the ferry and take the free shuttle up the hill. More info: 250-335-2148 and/or find us on Facebook for a sneak pre-view.

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True Colours Youth Company of Performing Arts present their annual Dance Performance ‘L’ - Dances inspired by Love - December 5th and 6th at the Sid Williams The-atre in Courtenay.

True Colours, now in its 9th year, consists of a Junior and Senior com-pany from the Comox Valley, Campbell River and Port Alberni.

The 2014 Junior com-pany members are Hol-ly Acciaroli, Timandra Draper, Phenix Kon-rad, Ryleigh McMillan, Teegan Stoudt, Gracie Taylor, Raylan Telford, Livea Timms, Mikay-la Volkers and Kaitlyn Welsh.

S h a n n o n C a i n e , Cassidy Chalk, Grace Harvey, Madison Lagan, Kennedy Ledingham, James-Amzin Nahirnick, Kailyn Nottebrock, An-nalie Oldale and Evelyn Yan return as our Senior Company.

Michelle Henly, Ar-tistic Director of True Colours says “this up-coming performance showcases the amazing talents of these young dancers and guest per-formers and choreog-raphers, and is not to be missed.”

This season show-cases work set by guest choreographers from around British Colum-bia and pieces are based on their interpretation of Love.

Many are choreo-graphed and taught in just one day, a testa-ment to the dedication and hard work of these young dancers.

The show, simply ti-tled ‘L’, explores the concept of what love in-spires in us, from what it is to the many emotions it leaves us with.

Assistant Director Jessie Gervais says “the theme of this show will resonate with and enter-tain all ages.”

True Colours is ex-cited and proud to share the stage for both shows with dancers from Ballet Victoria,Principal Danc-er Andrea Robin Bayne and our own Jessie Ger-vais.

There will be two per-formances this year to allow you the opportuni-ty to catch this amazing show: Friday December 5th at 7 pm (all tickets $20.00) and Saturday December 6th at 2 pm (Matinee special - 12 years and under $10).

Tickets are on sale now at the Sid Williams box office 250-334-2830 or online at www.sidwil-liamstheatre.com

We would like to ex-tend a huge thank you to our sponsors: Courtenay Budget Brake & Muffler Auto Centre;Broadstreet Properties; Impact Re-forestation Ltd.; Ryan Williams (Remax); Sil-houette Theatre and Dance Shop; Bodyworx

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Why is there an increase in suicide among seniors? Could it be because they feel more isolated? What does it mean when young people have hundreds of friends whom they have never seen? Are they iso-lated or are they hyper-connected?

Come to the Philoso-phers’ Café as Senior’s Ad-vocate Helen Whittaker leads a discussion on iso-lation in our society. Share your thoughts on whether we are becoming increas-ingly lonely or whether we are moving to a new form of social connection.

Once a month a speaker will introduce a theme to the Café, and then all who attend can join in respect-ful, non-partisan conver-sation, or just sit back and listen. You are welcome to propose topics and intro-duce them at future Ca-fés. Themes should be of broad interest and nation-al significance, and have an element of controversy to them.

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Philosophers’ Café asks the question “Are we getting lonelier?”

In honour of the Na-tional Day of Remem-brance and Action on Vi-olence Against Women and in honour of Walking With Our Sisters, the Co-mox Valley Transition So-ciety will host a vigil at noon on Saturday, Dec. 6, on the plaza in front of the Comox Valley Art Gallery, 580 Duncan Ave., Courte-nay.

This year’s National Day of Remembrance and Action is the 25th anni-

versary of the Montreal Massacre, where 14 young women were gunned down simply because they were women.

For the last 25 years, vigils and other memorials have been held on Dec. 6 across Canada, including the Comox Valley, in which all women who have gone missing or have been mur-dered are remembered and honoured.

In addition, we are col-laborating to bring Walk-

ing With Our Sisters to K’omoks Band Hall from July 31 - August 15, 2015.

Walking With Our Sis-ters is an international touring memorial made up of 1810 pairs of moccasin tops that have been creat-ed by over 1400 caring and concerned individuals to honour and pay respect to the lives and existence of the missing and murdered aboriginal women across North America.

They are not forgotten.

They are sisters, mothers, daughters, aunties, cous-ins, grandmothers, wives, partners and friends.

They have been cared for and they are loved. But they have been taken from us too soon.

Walking With Our Sis-ters is currently scheduled to tour to over 31 locations in the next six years across North America before its final installation in Sep-tember of 2019.

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ety is honoured to work in partnership with repre-sentatives of First Nations, Métis, and other organiza-tions and individuals to bring this nationally im-portant memorial to our community and Vancou-ver Island.

This will be the first lo-cation stop in British Co-lumbia for the tour.

Everyone is welcome to join us on Dec. 6.

For more information, please call 250-897-0511.

Transition Society to host vigil Dec. 6th in honour of Walking With Our SistersAnnual event marks 25th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, plus coming exhibition

Comox United Church and the Comox Valley Uni-tarian Fellowship are spon-soring a six session course on The Climate Change Era. The third session, en-titled AN EARTH SPIRI-TUALITY FOR THE CLI-MATE CHANGE ERA will take place Wednesday eve-ning, December 3, from 7-9 p.m. in the main hall of the Comox United Church, 250 Beach Drive in Comox. Cost by donation. Climate change is a unique issue, unlike any issue that faith groups have had to deal with before. It will suggest the need for these groups and others concerned with this issue to adopt an Earth Spirituality.

The session will be led by Mike Bell. He has MA degrees in Communica-tions and Theology. He was a friend and fellow monk with Thomas Berry, a geo-logian and the Father of the New Cosmology. For further information con-tact Mike at 250-890-3671 or [email protected]

Third sessionWednesdayin climatechange course

Get into the Christmas Spirit and come to Courtenay Recreation - Lewis Centre for the Children’s Christmas Party on Sat-urday, December 6 at 1:00 - 2:30 pm.

Celebrate this special afternoon with Captain Thunderpants as he entertains you with fun songs, dancing, singing and Decking the Halls. There will be a special visit from “Santa”.

The party is for children 9 years and under. Admission is FREE with a dona-

tion to the food bank.If you are looking for something unique

to give at Christmas, check out the “Gnarly Little Christmas Craft Fair.” Support the youth and purchase a special homemade craft, baked goods and more. The items are truly amazing.

The craft fair is held on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm.

If you require more information, please call the Lewis Centre at 250 338-5371

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MERVILLE STARTSOAPO GROUP

As many of the “baby boomer” generation are reaching their golden years, a group in Merville is reviving the Old Age Pensioners Chapter #70 at the Big Yellow Merville Hall.They are inviting anyone 60 years old and over to come to a soup and bun lunch at the hall on Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. for only $5. The organizers, who jokingly said OAP really stands for “Only Awesome People,” will have an informal discussion of possible activities and programs for the chapter.Representatives from Black Creek and Cumberland OAP have been invited to talk about their organizations.

PADDLERS CLUBMEETING DEC. 4

Comox Valley Paddlers Club winter session of meetings and educational sessions features experts on aspects of the marine and nautical world of interest to paddlers of every and any human powered craft. The vibrant social and activity club meets the fi rst Thursday of each month; next meeting is at 7:00 on December 4th at the Lion’s Den, 1729 Comox Ave. in Comox. New members welcome! FMI www.comoxvalleypaddlers.ca

CALLING ALL MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS

Do you receive a pension from The Municipal Pension Plan?” The next North Island MPRA meeting will be:Dec. 3rd at 12:00, at the Comox Legion, 1825 Comox Ave.A $5.00 lunch will be served. Our guest speaker is a local Pharmacist, who will answer any questions we have regarding medications we may be taking. For further information, contact Graeme ([email protected]) or Jim Russell (250-339-0236)RSVP for lunch

BREAKFASTWITH SANTA

Have breakfast with Santa and help some worthy causes at the same time.The Comox Valley Children’s Day Care Society, in partnership with Comox Community Centre, presents its 2nd annual ‘by donation’ pancake breakfast from 9-11 am, Saturday, Dec. 6.All donations go to the CVCDCS and their preschools to help fund programs.Enjoy the pancakes (normal and allergy-friendly available), fruit, drinks (coff ee, tea and juice boxes), pictures with Santa (bring your camera), music and fun.The fun all happens at the Comox Community Centre, 1855 Noel Ave.

MUSICFEST PASSES ON SALE

With what has become one of the most eagerly anticipated Christmas traditions, Vancouver Island MusicFest is set to release a limited quantity of weekend passes for the 2015 Festival. MusicFest’s Christmas in July - Weekend Passes are on sale on Monday, December 1, 2014 - online only at www.islandmusicfest.com. Ticket prices for this tier only are: $139.00 (plus tax & service fee) for Adults & Seniors weekend passes, Youth weekend passes are $79.00 (plus tax & service fee), and as always, Kids 12 and under are free at the gate when accompanies by an adult.Last year the Vancouver Island MusicFest Christmas in July tickets sold out in 90 minutes. So don’t wait. This year, give the gift of MusicFest!Vancouver Island MusicFest takes place July 10 - 12, 2015. For Festival information and tickets go to www.islandmusicfest.com.

KEN LAVIGNEIN CONCERT HERE

Tenor Ken Lavigne brings his ‘Home for Christmas’ concert to the Comox United Church on Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 pm.The tour is celebrating the release of Lavigne’s “Comfort and Joy” album.Tickets are $25 each, available at Comox United and Blue Heron Books.FMI: 250-337-0080.

ACW HOLLY TEAAND BAKE SALE

The ACW is having its annual Holly Tea and Bake Sale on Saturday, Dec. 6 at St. John’s Anglican Church, 579 5th Street, Courtenay.From 2:00pm-4:00pmenjoy an afternoon tea by donation.Great baking available to buy.

BLACK CREEKCRAFT FAIR

The annual Black Creek Christmas Craft Fair happens Saturday, December 6 from 10 to 3 p.m. at the Black Creek Community Centre, 2001 Black Creek Rd. Kids activities will be off ered so parents can shop. Our kitchen will be open serving chili, cinnamon buns, soup and sandwiches. Featuring vendors from across the Comox Valley, we invite you to shop local and experience a rustic Black

ICELANDERS GETTOGETHER DEC. 2

Icelanders of the Comox Valley are holding the Annual Get Together on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 7 - 9pm.The Evergreen Lounge at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton is the venue.This event welcomes Icelanders, Western Icelanders, relatives of Icelanders and anyone interested in the Icelandic experience.An Icelander is defi ned as anyone with a drop of Icelandic blood in them.Coff ee will be served and stories exchanged. There will be a small fee to pay for the hall.Participants are encouraged to bring goodies.

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THE ROYAL BALLET AT THE RIALTO

London’s Royal Ballet is being shown at the Rialto Theatre. Recorded at the Royal Opera House, the Rialto will be showing four ballets. The fi rst performance is Manon on Saturday, December 6, at 10:00 am. Kenneth MacMillan’s acclaimed tragic ballet is a modern masterpiece. Manon’s brother Lescaut is off ering her to the highest bidder when she meets Des Grieux and falls in love. They elope to Paris, but when Monsieur G.M. off ers Manon a life of luxury as his mistress she cannot resist. Tickets on sale now at the Rialto: adults and youth $16.99, seniors $14.99, children $11.99. Purchase all 4 for a 10% saving. For more information call (250) 338-5502 or visit landmarkcinemas.com.

Creek Christmas! Visit us on Facebook or at blackcreek-cc.com. Call 250-337-5190 for more information.

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Faith Lutheran Mission-ary League will be holding a Bazaar, Bake Sale and Cookie Walk in the base-ment of Faith Lutheran Church, 1688 McPhee Ave., Courtenay, on Satur-day, Dec. 6 from 9 am to 1 pm.

We will have gift bas-kets, evergreen swags and wreaths, mystery gifts, a new to you table, and lots of hand-knitted articles - hats for babies, children’s

sweaters, colourful sweat-ers for dogs and more.

At our popular cookie walk, you will be invited to choose from a variety of home baked Christmas cookies which we will box for you.

They make wonderful gifts for shut-ins.

Proceeds from a garage and a plant sale and a re-cent potluck luncheon en-abled us to make donations to Canadian Lutheran

World Relief, BC Mission Boat Society, Lutheran Bi-ble Translators, Lutheran Association of Missionary Pilots, Haiti Mission So-ciety and to the Christian Children’s Society.

Locally, we support Youth for Christ and Pas-tors Pantry.

We are currently collect-ing items and filling socks with gloves, touques and toiletries for distribution to the needy.

Go take a cookie walk Dec. 6

YOUTH CRAFTERS WANTEDLooking to make some extra holiday spending money? Are you crafty and between the ages of 10-19 years? Then The Gnarly Little Christ-mas Craft Fair sounds perfect for you! Each year Courtenay Recreation hosts this unique, youth craft fair, especially designed for local youth to sell their wares and show off their

crafting talent just in time for Christmas. The6th Annual Gnarly Little Christmas Craft Fairwill be taking place at The Lewis Centre De-cember 6th, 11-3pm, and it is only $10 to regis-ter a table. To book a table please call The LewisCenter at 250-338-5371. For more informationplease call Kristine Klupsas at 250-334-8138ext. 223.


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