Community

On Feb. 16 at 3 PM the owner of this truck went into Overwaitea in Port Hardy. When she came out she found a large dent on the passenger side of the box of her 1995 Chevrolet truck, B.C. license number CD0 031.

Students in Gail Henderson's class at Sea View Elementary created a book titled Kaouk, the Trailer Park Sea Lion and dedicated it to the North Island's Marine Detective, Jackie Hildering. The proceeds from sales of the book will be used for a donation to the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre and to fund a class trip to Victoria. The cost is $10.

The JCR transited from Ucluelet and Port McNeill to attend the FTX. Prior to arriving on Cormorant Island they attended at movie and dinner in Port McNeill and marched to the ferry terminal. Everyone met at Lams Recreation Centre in Alert Bay and set up their beds for the night.

Filomi Days is less than six months away and volunteers are needed for the planning committee, said past president Davida Hudson who led last year's successful event.

An impromptu discussion of the halibut issue at Port Alice's council meeting yielded some interesting facts that don't often get aired during current halibut debates.