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Local teachers voting today on whether to take job action But: Pending government legislation expected to quickly make that moot Krista Siefken

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owichan teachers vote today between 2 and 5 p.m. to decide whether they support taking strike action. But now that Education Minister George Abbott has tabled his Education Improvement Act, job action could end up costing teachers millions of dollars per day in ¿nes. The Labour Relations Board ruled Tuesday teachers may initiate job action for up to three instructional days in one week, and then one day per each subsequent week, as long as at least two school days’ notice is given. Hours later, Abbott tabled legislation that could suspend all legal strike action. The ongoing clash between B.C. teachers and the provincial government (via the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association) Àared last week after Abbott announced his intention to legislate an end to the educators’ contract dispute. The president of the Cowichan District Teachers’ Association said she was disappointed but not surprised by Abbott’s move. “We’re frustrated,” Shellie Trimble said on Friday. “It’s just another example of the Shellie Trimble: disrespect and the underlying ironic condemnation the government has for its teachers. It’s another example of their complete disregard of the rules. “It’s ironic that Christy Clark is advocating for Anti-Bullying Day when this is a government full of bullies, who’ve been bullying to get what they want since they’ve been in power.” Teachers have protested failing contract

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Cowichan District Teachers’ Association members and their supporters rally outside of School District 79 headquarters Monday afternoon, protesting looming legislation that will end ongoing teacher job action. negotiations — they’ve been without a collective agreement since June 2011 — by not participating in administrative tasks such as lunch-time supervision, parent-teacher interviews or ¿lling out report cards since September. Then, last week, labour ministry of¿cial Trevor Hughes reported a negotiated settlement between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association was unlikely, and Abbott announced his impending legislation. The BCTF, meanwhile, publicly called on the government to use other labour relation mechanisms. “It’s to the point where we’re getting angry,” Trimble admitted. “There is a process you go through in labour disputes, and the government should let the process happen rather than stepping in.

“I hope the public realizes what the government is doing — steamrolling over decisions they don’t like, or actions they don’t like, and it goes against democracy.” Abbott said the legislation imposes a six-month “cooling-off period” and sets up the appointment of a mediator to look at non-monetary issues such as class size and composition. A separate penalty provision would be enacted if necessary, Abbott said, imposing a ¿ne of $1.3 million a day on the BCTF and up to $475 a day on individual teachers who strike in de¿ance of the new legislation. The legislation also puts in place a new fund to address class size and special needs support, to respond to a court decision last year that said those issues were taken out of teacher contracts without adequate consultation. It provides $30 million extra this year,

$60 million next year and $75 million each year after that — amounts the BCTF has rejected as far too little. The legislation also imposes a new teacher evaluation and selection process Abbott acknowledged will be controversial. School District 79 trustees, meanwhile, held a special board meeting Monday to discuss the legislation, and voted unanimously to write a letter to Abbott expressing vehement opposition to a legislated end to contract negotiations. And CDTA members held a well-attended rally outside the board of¿ce on Monday as well. “People need to be aware that battles like this aren’t just about one union, or one issue,” Trimble said. “They have far-reaching rami¿cations, and I just hope people are aware of that.” — with ¿les from Tom Fletcher

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Two arrested for heroin and crack Two men were arrested for drug trafﬁcking Wednesday during a bust at the Duncan Safeway gas bar. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP spokesman Cpl. Kevin Day (left) said two members of the RCMP Street Crew caught the two Duncan males — one adult and one youth — in the act of trafﬁcking narcotics at about 4 p.m.

A small quantity of heroin and crack cocaine was seized. “Both males were later released from custody by way of a promise-to-appear with a court date in late April,” Day said. Police are recommending charges of possession for the purpose of trafﬁcking against both.

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Ruszel loves this town and has the song to prove it A great place to live: Duncan’s centennial song aims to spread the good feeling Peter W. Rusland

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“I know the people singing in the choir, “I know the farmers and the taxi drivers, “I know the churches and all the pubs, “That’s why I love this town.”

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Longtime Cowichan musician Paul Ruszel poured his love of Duncan into a song that has been adopted as the city’s ofÄcial centennial tune. To listen, log onto the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial’s Facebook page.

alley tunesmith Paul Ruszel has won the Duncan centennial songwriting contest with his entry Love This Town. Councillor and centennial committee head Sharon Jackson said Ruszel’s song debuted Friday morning on SunFM radio after judges selected his number from 11 entries. “It’ll be played again on SunFM March 4 just after 8 p.m.” “I’m delighted,” 58-year-old Ruszel said. “Interestingly enough, even before the contest, I submitted the song to the centennial committee.” That proactive gesture gave committee head Jackson an idea. “I thought ‘We should open this (entries) up,’ and it’s the one picked anyway.” Judging was done by a ¿ve-member panel. Ruszel scored $1,000 worth of recording at Richard’s Studio in Lake Cowichan for his tune touting Duncan’s down-home feel, Jackson explained. “Paul talks about the city being a friendly place where you know the names of your waitresses.” The local doctor, grocer and mechanic too. A Toronto native, but long-time Cowichan resident, Ruszel said his prize tune was sparked by a guy spouting sour grapes about the city. “My song gives us some good feelings

about living here. “It was a inspired by someone complaining about the lack of opportunities in the valley and its lack of culture, and I thought ‘I don’t get this at all.’ “It just feels good to be acknowledged in your own town.” The former member of Sea Dog, and current player in Jane’s Way band, said Love This Town will grace his upcoming CD Get Off The Train, due out in a couple of months. Meanwhile, “Paul’s also invited to sing the song at our March 4 centennial celebration just after noon at city hall’s Àag standards,” Jackson said of Duncan’s new Àag being hoisted by Lt.-Gov. Steven Point. Birthday cake and coffee follow in city square to fete Duncan’s 100th birthday involving a raft of activities in the coming months. A Ày-past by a Canadian Forces’ Sea King chopper from the Comox base is also expected, she said, humming praises about Ruszel’s song. A copy of Love This Town will also be placed in a city time capsule being buried in May in Centennial Park. “That’ll go along with our Super Hero Kids Run,” she said. Centennial action also includes a popular geocaching event. “We put out the ¿rst geocache yesterday and it’s already been found by several people,” she said of the scavenger hunt where folks use GPS gear and more to follow clues to hidden items. Each cache has swag in it and you replace it with stuff of greater value. “The ¿rst one had trackables shaped like a little totem,” Jackson said of Totem Town’s icons. “We challenge trackers to send them to our sister cities so you can track the movement of trackables all over the world.” Duncan’s sister cities include Meru, Kenya, Montmagny, Quebec, and Kaikohe, N.Z. whose mayor, Wayne Brown, visits Duncan this week by coincidence. Visit duncancentennial.ca for more.

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Cowichan debates pros and cons of raising the retirement age 65 or 67? At what age should Canadians get their pension Ann Andersen

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or many decades, the right to federal pensions for seniors has been a motherhood issue for Canadians. And Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s announcement last month that the government plans to raise the age of eligibility for Old Age Security from 65 to 67 immediately raised a red Àag for Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder. She’s been quick to point out decreasing income for seniors raises the spectre of increased poverty for some seniors, and reduction in employment for boomers. “Raising the age of eligibility for Old Age Security from 65 to 67 would likely result in a very signi¿cant increase in poverty for persons age 65 to 67, unless they were able to ¿nd an alternative source of income,” Crowder said in Ottawa’s House of Commons earlier this month. “That is possible for some, but many older workers in their 60s are in ill health or are engaged in providing care for others.” Although accountant Woody Hayes of Duncan’s Hayes Stewart Little & Co recognizes there’s

reluctance on Canadians’ part to lose pension bene¿ts, he’s looking at the bigger picture. “This is not an immediate problem and obviously not going to affect anyone for about 10 years,” he said. “If we think of 60 being the new 50, people healthier than they used to be and lasting longer, it’s not inappropriate to extend the time before people become eligible for the old age security net.” According to Hayes, with baby boomers now entering the arena, Canadians have to look at what’s affordable and what taxpayers can afford. “I don’t believe the change (of eligibility) from 65 to 67 is an attack on seniors. It’s a very narrow window,” he explained. “If people are in dire straits there will be a safety net for them.” Crowder, meanwhile, stressed that when you’re talking about income seniors receive, you’re talking about their health and well-being as well. “Therefore, that’s why it’s really important that we not delay income for seniors by two years, as the trial balloon that was Àoated by the prime minister would,” she said. According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the maximum annual income a single individual could receive from OAS and GIS combined in the July-September 2009 quarter was about $14,000. However, Statistics Canada’s 2008 after-tax low-income cut-off for a single individual in a major urban area with a population of 500,000 or over was $18,373. Even for smaller urban areas in

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Leave the kids out of future contract talks BCTF dispute: Educational issues shouldn’t mix with labour concerns during contract negotiations

n the ongoing debate about the teachers contract dispute, there have been two sides: either you’re with the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, or you’re with the B.C. Liberal government. Frankly, we’re not with either. And despite both sides paying heavy lip service to this being “about the kids” we’ve yet to see any evidence of it from either camp. Teachers want a wholly unrealistic wage increase and the government is doing an admirable impression of Ebenezer as it has watched classroom Don’t compli- Scrooge conditions deteriorate without lifting a ¿nger. cate the issue We’re not particularly sympathetic to either side. We are, however, incredibly sympathetic to students. And we’re going to make the argument that in this labour dispute, students shouldn’t be in the equation at all. Because a labour contract should be just that: a labour contract. Wages. Bene¿ts. Hours, overtime and safety. Throwing educational concerns into the mix has made things far too complicated. There’s too much to negotiate. Hash out a strictly labour-related contract. Then bring in an independent auditor tasked with determining what’s required from an educational point of view. Let that person mandate classroom size and composition, and hold both sides responsible for making it happen. We just can’t trust teachers, or the government, to keep educational concerns at the forefront during these talks. One side is coming across like a spoiled, petulant child. The other is a heavy-handed bully. So teachers and the government can best serve students by keeping them out of the labour dispute. Fight to fatten your wallet or balance your budget in the appropriate venue, and stop holding our kids hostage in the meantime.

We say:

The good and the bad of this week in Cowichan This we don’t

This we like Cowichan has a relatively old population and it’s getting older. That’s why programs like the Cowichan Seniors Community Foundation’s drivers’ program (see story, page 15) are so needed in this community. The program helps get people where they need to go and provides valuable help to the Cowichan Valley transit system. If you can help, give the SCFD a call.

The Dominion has been the subject of concern in Cow Bay.

We’ve been on the case of the federal government for some time about its inaction in dealing with the issue of derelict boats like the Dominion. To be clear, Friday’s sinking of a trawler in Cowichan Bay, while terrible for the owners is a minor incident in the grand scheme of things that has nothing to do with that issue. But it does remind us that boats sink, and makes us wonder again about the Dominion.

Before the teachers take over, let’s talk budget Tom Fletcher Black Press

efore this week’s budget debate is drowned out by the shouting about the teachers’ dispute, here’s a look at the main points and the arguments unfolding around them. The setting for Finance Minister Kevin Falcon’s ¿rst budget is what he dreaded when Premier Christy Clark handed him the job. Recovery is painfully slow, with mining and petroleum growing and forest products struggling to hold and build on gains made in Asia. This and the $3 billion dismantling of the harmonized sales tax moved Falcon to limit overall spending growth to an average of two per cent for the next three years. That means little or no increase to all areas except health care, education and social assistance. Despite holding the line on public service pay and not replacing 2,000 positions over the next three years, Clark and Falcon had to postpone the elimination of the 2.5-per-cent small business

income tax to get to a balanced budget by 2013. And Falcon has again dangled the prospect of raising general corporate income tax from 10 to 11 per cent, but not until 2014. Business experts applauded the hard line on spending, noting the contrast with Alberta’s big spending and Ontario’s big spending hangover. NDP ¿nance critic Bruce Ralston says Falcon’s two-per-cent spending target is “unrealistic,” and the whole program is motivated mostly by two byelections this year and a general election next year. He said the proposal to raise general business taxes is a repeat of his effort to save the HST, and it won’t happen if the B.C. Liberals win in 2013. B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins made the bizarre claim that it’s an NDP-style “tax and spend” budget, and inaccurately accused Falcon of raising taxes on small business. He also joined the NDP chorus of outrage about ICBC, BC Hydro and medical premium increases. Some other hot topics in the budget: • Selling assets. The big one here is B.C.’s

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liquor wholesaling monopoly, run out of warehouses in Kamloops and Vancouver. Falcon insists the private sector does this kind of work more ef¿ciently, and union contracts will be protected in a bidding process. The NDP argues that selling off a monopoly puts this government cash cow at risk, and points to private retail stores with higher prices and lower wages. The proposed sale of 100 surplus Crown properties has raised cries of “selling the silverware to buy groceries.” But land sales are nothing new for governments, and Falcon prefers that to raising taxes. • Carbon tax. The last scheduled increase goes ahead in July, adding another penny on a litre of gasoline, followed by a freeze and review of the whole climate program. Ralston says the climate plan is “in tatters,” along with dozens of other policy areas that are also under review after 11 years of B.C. Liberal rule. NDP leader Adrian Dix vows to keep the carbon tax and its offsetting personal income

tax cuts, direct carbon tax revenues to transit and rural energy-saving retro¿ts, and hike the general corporate tax rate from 10 to 12 per cent to pay for it. • HST. Asked what he would have done as ¿nance minister, Ralston suggested getting rid of the HST sooner. Dix continues to misrepresent the HST as solely a transfer to big business, ignoring the small and medium-sized businesses that have a year left to take advantage of input tax credits. Simon Fraser University economist Jon Kesselman has estimated that poor people will be worse off when the HST ends, while the rest of us will see a very small net bene¿t. Tom Fletcher is the legislative reporter for Black Press. Reach him at tÀetcher@blackpress.ca.

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Should action be taken against VIHA for the closure of Cowichan Lodge? “Absolutely, because information wasn’t given to the public from the beginning. The closure was done so suddenly.”

Bill Scott, North Cowichan

“VIHA has a plan and has dealt with the issue. You hope VIHA learns from its mistakes, but now let’s focus on the solutions.”

Rod Dewar, Maple Bay

What do you think? Log on to www.cowichannewsleader.com and answer our Question of the Week. Results will be published in our next edition.

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Lodge Äasco the result of VIHA’s bottom-line mentality

Dear editor I would not say that Cowichan Lodge was closed in a “sloppy, uncaring way.” Uncaring, yes, but replace the word “sloppy” with “devious.” I’m sure VIHA of¿cials knew exactly what they were doing: delivering “bodies” to ¿ll the beds at the new Sunridge facility, and announcing the lodge closing immediately after Sunridge had completed its staff hiring. The unionized, experienced lodge staff would have cost considerably more. VIHA saw only the bottom line for its Sunridge friends, and did not care about the detrimental effects on the lodge residents, for whom the excellent staff had become like family. Eleanor Montour

In my opinion: Public needs to understand what a caregiver does

t has been suggested that to save the government and taxpayers money, wages for caregivers should be less. As a caregiver I am shocked and angered. It’s time to make the public aware of some of the challenges we face. I would estimate one in four extended-care home residents suffer from dementia as well as other Duncan physical disabilities. They are no longer able to live on their own at home nor are their families able to look after them because of the medical attention Lodge negligence should be they require. answered for in court We are responsible for monitoring all aspects Dear editor of each resident’s daily care and informing the Acceptance of an apology from VIHA is no nursing staff of changes to behaviour and physical substitute for action on the part of those famiwellness. lies affected by the lodge closure. There seems Andrew Leong/¿le I enjoy my work and ¿nd it very rewarding. to me to be actionable outright negligence Victor Vesely of the Teafarm tops up the teacup of Margaret Baird during the Valentine’s Tea volunteer appreciation However, like any other profession there are on the part of VIHA because all the literature event, presented by the Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society Feb. 14. Organizers are unpleasant parts. shows seniors of the age and medical condition writing today to thank the community for helping make it happen. All of the residents, no matter how healthy, are of those formerly housed at Cowichan Lodge in their declining years. Some can accept the care. are at risk from being moved. In fact, several the staff to operate them. The lodge, which cal business people who spoke up that evening Others don’t understand and ¿ght it. residents died. It is time Canadians, especially It’s a ¿ne line between encouraging indepenapparently could at the time not be brought up and shared the huge negative impacts that a in B.C., become less complacent and begin to dence and keeping an individual safe and happy. to current building standards, is currently being not-so-well-run business can bring. make governments accountable. A class-action A lot of people picture these residents as happy, brought up to those same building standards Mark Kiemele lawsuit is a great way to start. aging individuals sitting around in lounges enjoyso it can house new VIHA patients. Really? Chemainus Anne Moore ing their declining years drinking tea and eating Am I the only one who sees an inconsistency Shawnigan Lake here? Am I cynical to suspect some high level Thanks for your help in celebrating cookies. All too often this is not the case “co-operation” between private facility operaCaregivers deal with people who have become VIHA still needs to answer the lodge tors and VIHA? The provincial government these great volunteers incontinent of bladder and bowels, some of them has proven it is enamoured with public-private Dear editor question of ‘why’ have colostomies or catheters. Some cannot feed or partnerships and it might seem to some that The Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers’ InstiDear editor drink for themselves. Many have lost the ability to what was effectively the transfer of lodge clitute and Agricultural Societyy Valentine’s Tea Your conclusion that the ombudsperson’s ents to private facilities is nothing more than a could not have been the excellent experience it chew or swallow properly. report on the Cowichan Lodge closure should Our injury rate is one of the highest in all of the thinly veiled version of exactly that. What your was without the participation of our local com“give closure” to the community misses the professions. paper needs to do is ask questions and follow munity. A very big thank you is offered to the point of the report. The report’s conclusion, that While working with dementia residents we can the story and not make a politely worded sugsponsors, the students from Evergreen School VIHA acted improperly, justi¿es the combe subjected to verbal as well as physical abuse. gestion to the community to “shut up already.” who assisted with serving, the Linda Allen Tap munity outrage at how it was closed. What Nick Caumanns Dancers and soloist Kelly Kumbruch who pro- You can be pinched, scratched, spit on, punched or it leaves unanswered is why it was closed. kicked, yelled and sworn at — and not necessarily Duncan vided the entertainment; and to the SCHFIAS After all, if VIHA acted improperly in how it in that order — many times in a shift. volunteers who turned out to help make the closed the lodge, isn’t it just possible they acted You can go into someone’s room to ¿nd that they afternoon a tremendous success. improperly in why they closed it? The sudden Last chance to give your feedback have dug into their brief (an adult term for diaper) To the community members who attended and unexplained closure of the lodge helped ¿ll and covered themselves, the bed covers and somethe tea including the members of the Canadian on Chemainus compost expansion privately built and run care homes with evicted Dear editor Legion, thank you for joining us in celebrating times sections of the walls and Àoor with their own lodge clients and conveniently made available excrement. Jessie Anderson, Margaret Baird, John and I hope the editors of our local newspapers All the while we are trying to treat this person aand other media will look into their archives Claudia McLeod, Nellie Poelman and David with dignity and respect. Thomson who have given so much to our aand remind themselves and others that the Many residents have fought in major wars, have Society. M March 1 deadline is fast approaching for compaid taxes and all have contributed to society. m Brenda Krug ments about the expansion application to the Some have no family; others have family that live C CVRD by Chemainus Composting Inc. Valentine’s Tea Organizing Committee SCHFIAS. “Should raw log exports be banned?” too far away for them to visit on a regular basis. The public meeting hosted by the CVRD in You answered: (91 votes) We caregivers become their surrogate families. llate January was a real eye-opener for most More letters online 80 per cent YES All of them want to be treated with dignity and rresidents in terms of what is happening with respect. I feel this is a basic right. I have seen their s sewage sludge and handling of other toxic To vote on the next Question of the Week, log onto the Also, read fresh stories every day and share faces light up when we come back to work after ssubstances on our doorsteps. We should all be web poll at www.cowichannewsleader.com your thoughts immediately through the comwe have been away for a few days. ggrateful to the CVRD for holding the meeting. My job is a balance between hard physical work B But we should also be indebted to the many lo- ments function. at cowichannewsleader.com and trying to help make someone’s last remaining time pleasant and meaningful. I try my upmost to treat everyone the same way I would like to be treated if and when I too am in their situation. 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Seniors Good Life Lifetime Achievement: Chemainiac gets posthumous salute for countless contributions to community Peter W. Rusland

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hemainiac Hilary Everitt has been remembered as a star among the valley’s galaxy of unsung volunteers. The foster mom, artist, actress, musician, organizer geneologist, reporter, history buff, animal lover, author and grandmother recently earned Mural Town’s Golden Brush Lifetime Achievement Award following her death Nov. 18. She was 68. Husband Wes said he’s trying to ¿ll vast vacuum left by his close pal, whom he married in 1993. Wes likes to think Hilary would be painting the town red after posthumously winning the big Golden Brush. “I think she’d have been pleased as punch — I’m sure she was there when it happened. “Hilary would be humbled to be honoured that way.” The award salutes an intelligent woman who gave selÀessly to her various communities over the years, he explained. “Hilary was a member of Mensa, and she ¿xed computers for people if they had trouble,” he said of the Englandborn, Calgary-raised lass whose family came to Canada in 1964. Once on the island in 1980, Hilary took up sailing in the Wee Robbie. The reporter later helped launch

Everitt’s memory gets a Golden salute Alberta’s Airdrie Echo, and later wrote for Ucluelet’s West Coaster, and Warren Goulding’s Chemainus Courier. “Hilary was instrumental in talking Warren into starting his newspaper, and wrote What’s In Your Attic,” said Wes. That’s just the iceberg’s tip. “She was a board member of Chemainus Cultural Arts Society, helped organized Fiddle Fest and Accordion Fest and Music in the Park — MC’d for most of them,” he said, plucking activities from Hilary’s deep well of work. The geneologist researched family trees for numerous townsfolk. “It was a hobby, she didn’t charge for it.” Hilary’s own family is illustrated in her book about her ancestor, Capt. John Swete. Her small booklet Fallen Heroes Of The Chemainus Valley chronicles the life and families of war veterans on Chemainus’ cenotaph. “It’s about who they were, where they were born and buried,” Wes said. “She researched all First and Second World War veterans, and their ranks, bought frames and created the Wall Of Honour in the Legion. “It was a huge project, but it was just a challenge,” he said of his wife who owned Grinning Dog Antiques & Collectibles. Hilary also played in the Cowichan Valley Harmonica Band, Chemainus Hillbilly Band “and we started the Orange & Green Irish Band.” “We entertained all over the island, from Victoria to Courtenay, and played retirement homes and hospitals,” he said of Hilary who played piano, banjo, ¿ddle, bodhran penny whistle

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group through breathing and movement exercises. At the end of this session, she moves upstairs to lead a second group. Twice weekly, a rehabilitation specialist arrives to work one-on-one with residents to boost range of motions and mobility. For many of the 56 seniors who call Cerwydden home, the Friday morning ¿tness hour is just one cog in a continuous wheel of activities. “The activity program for our residents is important

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t’s Friday and weekly ¿tness time at Duncan’s Cerwydden residential care home. “Whamp that ball!” cries Cerwydden’s Judy ReidLuhtala as a dozen or so seniors focus eagle eyes on a brightly striped beach ball and swat it back and forth along the Àoor with neoncoloured nerf bats. Beginning with stretching and Tai Chi movements, Reid-Luhtala leads the

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Cherry Baines provides music with individual residents and also works with a mid-sized vocal group. “It’s very therapeutic,” says Reid-Luhtala. There’s mental aerobics, too, as she brainstorms with residents. “Just recently, we brainstormed warm places for holidays, how to get there, what to bring,” she smiles. “Activities likes these provide mental stimulation and evoke memories.” Reid-Luhtala, whose background includes art and acting studies and who’s worked for 20 years in seniors’ recreation, leads many of the groups herself with the support of volunteers. “There’s much in the program we couldn’t do without our volunteers,” she says. “There are activities that are volunteerdriven.” In some cases, volunteers take ownership of a program — like reading group and manicure for example. “Volunteers are the heart of the organization; they enhance every program we have.” If you’re interested in volunteering, you can call Reid-Luhtala for information at 250-746-4432, ext 238.

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are not available, there’s a gap. And the new initiative launched by the Cowichan Seniors Community Foundation last October is set to ¿ll it, says Carol Hunt, the foundation’s executive director. The new drivers’ program counts on volunteers to drive and offer assistance when required. “HandyDart has always done a wonderful job of transporting seniors within the valley, but there are many more calls per week than the program can accommodate,” says Hunt. “There would be no way for some of our clients to get to places if it wasn’t for the volunteer driver program,” she stresses. Seniors can now register and access the volunteer driver service for medical and health-related appointments, visits to loved ones in hospital, or attendance at support group meetings or opportunities. “It really is an exciting new initia-

tive,” Hunt enthuses. “It’s taken off at lightning speed.” “I am very pleased with the service,” says Wal Stewart, one of several people driven to the VIHA program by the program’s drivers. Hunt stresses the program is especially helpful to isolated people and for people who have no other available transportation. The program allows many seniors to save their money to hire a cab for personal errands, friendly visits and special occasions, she says. The driving program offers transport within a 20-kilometer radius from downtown Duncan. Once registered, a senior may call a 1-888 operator to book a ride but is asked to give three days’ notice if possible. Drivers are screened and must meet several criteria to ensure safety and dependability, emphasizes Hunt. “Frankly, we need more drivers for

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y the way, did you hear: • Duncan’s Sumners family is happy to report young Lourdess Sumners is celebrating the fourth anniversary of her successful stem-cell transplant. Readers may remember Lourdess beat leukemia after a two-year battle. • Chemainus Chamber of Commerce coordinator Jeanne Ross has a whack of thank yous to offer in the wake of the Feb. 18 Golden Brush gala. So let’s start whacking: auction organizer Marlie Kelsey; auctioneer Cam Drew; volunteers Barbara Bond, Lana Halme, Phil Kelsey, Dee Kinnee, Jenna Lang, Ellen Lavender, Alan McFarlane, Rick and Michaela O’Doherty, Shelley Rouse, Betty Short, Bill Spearn, Irene and Jim Vanderpeear; auction processor Anita Voisin; Chemainus Theatre’s Terry William, chef Steve Hewson and the kitchen staff; pianist David Lieffertz; the Chemainus Rotary Club who allowed them to use some of their folding tables in the downstairs lobby, and everyone who donated to the auction. • The worst rainstorms in 50 years wreaked havoc for farmers in Peru. Nicolette Genier and the staff at The Community Farm Store — the largest local buyer of Fair Trade produce — are supporting them by giving 100 per cent of caselot sales of mangos for social relief efforts down there starting Feb. 25 for as long as supplies last. • Thrifty Foods is helping support Cowichan

Valley people Name: Megan McFarlane Occupation: certiﬁed dental assistant Age: 25 Hometown: Victoria If you get a chance go see: Bridesmaids — it’s hilarious Right now I am reading: The Help I’m listening to: Adele At least once everyone should: hike Mount Tzouhalem Most people don’t know I: still take dance lessons Proudest or happiest moment: graduating from college Biggest fear: driving in the snow If I was appointed queen of the valley I would: build a bypass or overpass so trafﬁc isn’t so crazy Before I die: I want to travel the world Words I live by: always live your life to the fullest

District Hospital and other Vancouver Island hospitals. Until Mar. 13, $1 from the sale of each four-pound bag of Buck Brand Naval Oranges will be donated to the hospital foundation nearest the store of purchase. • Christine Allan, an emerging artist from Chemainus will show her work with an established Victoria artist Ted Harrison from Feb. 24 to April 7, at the Chemainus Theatre Gallery. • Ron Minks of Snap Fitness tells us $10,000 its up for grabs in its Lose Weight Challenge, an eight-week competition that kicks-off March 1 and runs through April 30. Visit http://www. snap¿tness.com/duncanbc. • The News Leader Pictorial’s own Don Bodger never realized he once played basketball against a monster! Retired long-time valley educator and coach Stan Piper reminded him of the time he was on the only Chemainus team to make the island junior boys’ basketball tournament. On that Oak Bay team and the man he had to guard was towering Ken Kirzinger, who just happened to become a stuntman and an actor who portrayed Jason Voorhees in the 2003 movie Freddy vs. Jason. Don says he’s glad he didn’t beat up on the guy too badly back in 1975 or he would have wrecked his career! Exciting things happening for you, your friends or your family that you want to share with your community? Send us a quick email at editor@ cowichannewsleader.com.

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Duncan singer/songwriter offers some old and some new

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The new, the old and the familiar combine tomorrow night for fans of Duncan songstress Beverley McKeen. Backed by four talented players, McKeen will perform a healthy helping of the music that has won her a regular Cowichan following, plus a few fresh helpings.

“We’ll be mixing and matching for two sets of my favourites people love, and some new songs, spanning many genres and subject matters,” she said. Martyn Jones plays bass, percussion and vocals. Gord Bigham plays guitars. Blayne Bartleman on upright bass. And special

guest from Victoria, Mark Bracken will be on guitar. Beverley McKeen and Friends is scheduled to play between 8 and 10 p.m. March 1 at the Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan St. Tickets are $12 advance, or $15 at the door. For more, call 250-746-8686.

Chemainus Theatre Festival shakes things up All Shook Up: Joint gets rockin’ with Friday’s opening of what’s possibly theatre’s best-ever musical-romance Peter W. Rusland

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hemainus Theatre really got rockin’ with Friday’s opening of what’s possibly its best-ever musical-romance All Shook Up. Director Simon Johnston and his tuneful team picked a winner with this Brylcream-oiled romp, fueled by a Àock of Elvis Presley hits. But forget all those cheesy impersonators in white jump suits. All Shook Up plays like an ultra-tight Broadway gem, laced with Elvis’ lyrics that lent lively and touching moments to this sensational sit-com. All that singing and jiving by Shook’s 14-member cast was backed by a superb stage trio boasting leader-keyboardist Nico Rhodes, drummer Alicia Murray and guitarist Eugene Burton. But this satisfying ‘50s Àashback cleverly employed stage devices from none other than Shakespeare, drawing more love triangles than crushes in a geometry class. Those angles saw female mechanic Natalie (Karyn Mott) smitten with roustabout biker Chad (Gaelan Beatty), while Natalie’s would-be beau, Dennis (Joel Ballard), feels jilted. But Chad and Natalie’s dad, Jim (Gerry Mackay), both want hard-to-get museum curator Miss Sandra (Luisa Jojic). And Sandra’s got it bad for Chad’s sidekick Ed (Natalie in drag, one of the Bard’s many tools involving guys disguised as females and vice versa). Meanwhile, barkeep Sylvia (Danielle St. Pierre) realizes she loves Jim, while Sylvia’s daughter Lorraine (Tessa Trach), falls for military academy kid Dean (Colin Sheen) who goes AWOL so they can be together. Another Bard device sees Dennis give a Shakespeare sonnet to Natalie, who, as Ed, hands it to Sandra — a situation also reminiscent of Cyrano ghost-writing love letters to Roxanne. It all worked like a well-stocked jukebox played by stupid cupids amid dance numbers well choreographed by Ken Overbey. And Lauchlin Johnston’s multi-level set of stairs, landings and railings, spun around to become Sylvia’s joint, old fairground bleachers,

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Karyn Mott is the girl mechanic Natalie, Gaelan Beatty is the sexy roustabout Chad and Joel Ballard is geeky Dennis — three of the players in the series of interlocking love triangles that make up Chemainus Theatre Festival’s latest production All Shook Up. the museum and other places. The night’s best set was a 2-D bus complete with a driver, passengers, and a door that opened for Dean. Friday’s spotlight roved among Elvis hits, some made famous in his many forgettable Àicks engineered by his carney-agent Col. Tom Parker. Jailhouse Rock, perhaps Presley’s most famous ¿lm and early music-video, was appropriately Shook’s opening number.

Tunes span Can’t Help Falling In Love With You, Let Yourself Go, Hound Dog, and One Night With You, to Now Or Never, That’s Alright Momma, Don’t Be Cruel, Devil In Disguise (complete with devils and angels) and more as Johnston’s actors Follow That Dream. Standout guests in this delightful Heartbreak Hotel included Mott’s Chaplinesque Natalie, hipswiveling Beatty in blue suede shoes, and Ballard as gently tenacious Dennis.

St. Pierre’s heartfelt version of There’s Always Me was lovely — and followed nicely by the cast-populated gospel piece If I Can Dream. Viewers awoke stoked by the grip of this highoctane hit that’s the real legacy of The King and his era of players. All Shook Up runs until April 7. Call 250-2469800. Romantic musical-comedy rating: 9 teddy bears out of 10.

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Shane Philip: a full-on oneman-band — didgeridoo, slide guitar, stomp box, shakers and vocals in a total musical exploration, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street.

Canadian Motorcycle Cruisers: welcomes all riders for a meetand-greet and coffee. We meet on very second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the A&W restaurant in Duncan. For information, call

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Thursday Cowichan Valley Retired Teachers Association: general meeting and lunch,10:30 a.m. Cowichan Golf and Country Club. RSVP 250-748-0867 or 250-746-5384. Skin Care Fair: learn about

the importance of good skin care from a variety of frontline professionals, 1 to 4 p.m., Chemainus Health Care Centre, Chemainus.

Friday Lazy Mike & the Rockin’ Recliner: harp-driven rockin’ blues originals and covers from Chicago to the West Coast

and all points in between, 9 p.m., Crofton Hotel, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton. Tickets $10, or three for $25. Call 250-3242245. Hans and Lauren: Dance music of at the Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St. Duncan. Cost is $8. Dance is from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. and the cost includes a light lunch. For info call 250-746-4433 World Day of Prayer: an ecumenical service will be held at Sylvan United Church, 985

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Saturday Diggers’ Club: the best antique and collectibles show and sale on Vancouver Island turns 40, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Chemainus Elementary School, Gardner Road, Chemainus. With displays, prizes and refreshments. Admission $2. Wagner’s Gotterdammerung: with its cataclysmic climax, the Met’s new Ring cycle, directed by Robert Lepage, comes to its resolution. Deborah Voigt stars as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris as Siegfried — the star-crossed lovers doomed by fate. Fabio Luisi conducts this Live At The Met production broadcast in highdeﬁnition on the Cowichan Theatre’s big screen, 9 a.m.

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Cowichan Theatre. Tickets $26, $22 student, $24 for seniors, $15 children, $5 eyeGo $5. Call 250-748-7529. Chemainus Open Mike: The Willow Street Cafe has taken over where The Dancing Bean left off to continue the tradition of Open Mike in Chemainus on the first Saturday of every month. This event will also be Skellig’s official release party for their new CD Kingdom Come — original Celtic rock influenced by Irish folk, Led Zeppelin, U2 and Muse. Signup begins at 6 p.m. and the music kicks off at 7 p.m. Oak Savannah Saturday: the Nature Conservancy of Canada needs volunteers for planting native bunch grasses, and Scotch broom pulling at the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at York Road cul de sac off of Trillium Terrace. Bring lunch, gloves, trowel if you have one (if not these will supplied) Coffee and hot chocolate will be supplied courtesy of Coffee on the Moon and NCC. Vimy community seeds and song: Seedy Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Masimba Marimba spring music 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Vimy Hall, 3968 Gibbins Rd. Admission by donation. Baking and snack contributions appreciated. For info call 250-715-1961

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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GRIFFITHS, Hilda Elinor (Bubs) Bubs peacefully passed away on February 24th, after a brief illness. She lived a full and happy life, continuing to plant a vegetable garden every year. Bubs was born to Philip and Elizabeth Laker in New Westminster on April 29th, 1920, the youngest child of ﬁve. She married Norman Grifﬁths on March 15th, 1941 and they moved to Duncan from Nanaimo where they continued to live. Norm predeceased Bubs, January 9th, 1968. Also predeceasing her was their youngest daughter, Lynne Strobbe, in 2002. Bubs is survived by her loving and devoted family, Norma (Dale) O’Connell and their daughters Jane O’Connell and Jill O’Connell. Also surviving are her daughter, Lynne’s children; Sherri (Ian) Lamont and their twins, Kieran and Connor, Lori Hogg and her girls, Riley and Peyton and their father Derek, Jackie (Aaron) Muth and their children, Aidan and Kiley and Steven (Crystal) Strobbe and their baby, Keslie. An informal celebration of life will be held at The Lodge on Moose Road @ 2224 Moose Road on Friday, March 2nd at 1:00 P.M. Condolences may be shared online at www.sandsfuneral. com SANDS of DUNCAN 250-746-5212

ALEXANDER, Leokadia Maria (Nee Wasiljew) Born October 14, 1948- passed into glory February 22, 2012 After a lengthy battle with cancer, God saw fit to bring Leokadia into His presence on Wednesday, February 22, 2012- Ash Wednesday. She is survived by loving husband John, sons Andrew and David, daughter-in-law Juanita, and grandchildren Elias, Keiran, Zania, and Imani. Born in Cham, Germany, in a camp for displaced people, following World War 2, Leokadia’s family immigrated to Australia in 1947 and settled in Adelaide. She went to the South Australian School of Art where she won numerous top academic honours and distinctions granted by the institution and then to Western Teachers College to become an artist and teacher in 1968. Leokadia and John were married in Australia in August of 1969. Leokadia - lover of the Lord Jesus Christ, devoted wife, beautiful mother and grandmother, consummate teacher-artist. She was known to all as a lady of grace, incredible talent, and strength of character. Her artwork continues to be a ministry to all who enjoy the beauty of God that is reflected in the glory of His creation. She loved her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ with all her heart, living out her faith daily in all she said and did. She leaves us a legacy of faith, beautiful art, and love. Although Leokadia was taken from us far too soon, we are a family filled with hope and joy as well. As St. Paul says in his first letter to the Thessalonians: “…we do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.” Mom is in glory! Amen! A private internment for immediate family will take place this Saturday, February 25, at the Shawnigan Lake cemetery. A public memorial service celebrating mom’s life and the goodness of God will take place at the Cobble Hill Christian Church on Saturday, March 3, at 1:00 pm. All those who were touched by mom’s life are invited. H.W. Wallace 251 Jubilee St. 250-701-0001

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WALLACE, Leslie Wilfred - It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Leslie Wilfred Wallace, with his family by his side on Sunday February 26, 2012. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland on November 8, 1941. Predeceased by his parents, William and Mildred Wallace; sister-in-law, Margaret; nephews: Wally and Josh Wallace. Lovingly remembered by his family; wife of 51 years, Jean (nee Dewling); daughter, Leslie Noel; son, Harold and his wife Michelle; grandchildren: Bobby (Patti), Amanda (David), Brandon and Majkl; great grandson, Quinn; siblings: Doug, Bill (Linda), Olive (Ed) Bush, Sandra (Cec) Pearcey, Marilyn (Ralph) Taylor, Tom (Wynone) and Max; brother-in-law Bob Dewling nieces and nephews: Perry, Donna, Jeff, Allison, Edward Jr., Jackie, Silas, Nancy, Gail, Karen, Sarah, Heather, Leona, Trena, Thomas Jr., Terry, Gill and Robin; Bobby, Kelly and Harold; Aunt Olive (nee Wallace) Burdock; special buddy, Eddy; and his little companion, Sammy. The family would like give a heartfelt thank you to the doctors and nurses of the ICU at the Health Sciences Center for their care, compassion and professionalism during Les’s stay there. As well as to Ron and Eleanor Martin and Olive and Ed Bush for going above and beyond to help Mom and Dad. Visitation for family and friends will be held at Carnell’s Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, on Monday from 7–9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Celebration of Les’ Life will be held from the Carnell Memorial Chapel on Wednesday February 29, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Flowers gratefully declined. If so desired, memorial remembrances may be made in the form of a donation to the charity of one’s choice. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guest book, please visit www.carnells.com MOSS (Breeze), Joan Elizabeth Jan 10, 1922 – Feb 22, 2012 We are deeply saddened by the passing of the matriarch of our large extended and loving family. Joan was born in Pelsall, England and passed away peacefully in Nanaimo, BC at the age of 90! In 1956, in search of opportunity and adventure, Joan left her close knit Breeze family, including 10 siblings, and emigrated from England with her husband Bob and two young children. Once in Canada, the family expanded to 5 children and lived in Prince George, Kamloops, Cowichan Bay, Vanderhoof, and Port Alberni. Through many challenges, she created a rich and caring foundation that will support generations to come. Her greatest joy in life was sharing the achievements and celebrations of her children and grandchildren (17). She was blessed with many talents, but will be remembered most for bringing her family together. She passed on many family values including patience, compassion, determination, perseverance, frugality, living simply and ‘making do’. Always with a zest for life and laughter; a cruciverbalist, she enjoyed travel, sewing, knitting, baking Christmas treats, and most of all being with loved ones. A cup of strong tea and a good ‘chinwag’ was always at hand as she welcomed visitors and family. She will be mourned by an extended family, including her husband, Bob, of 63 years. As the last surviving member of her Breeze family, Joan’s adventurous life and spirit is being celebrated around the world. A memorial service will take place on Thursday at 1:30 pm, March 1 at Sands funeral Chapel, 187 Trunk Road, Duncan. A reception to follow. Should you wish, a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada would be appreciated. We will love you forever Mom

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LITTLE, Margaret Ellen (nee Nagle) January 29, 1928 – February 25, 2012 Marg 'Nanny' - a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother passed away February 25, 2012 after a struggle with dementia. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, daughter of Dr. E.B. and Mrs. Catherine Nagle, Marg attended City Park Collegiate and completed her nursing degree in 1949 at St.Pauls Hospital. Marg nursed at St. Pauls Hospital in Saskatoon until she married William (Bill) Little in 1951 and raised six sons. She and Bill moved to Victoria in 1969 and in 1988 they moved to Cobble Hill where Marg was an active member of St. Francis Xavier Parish, the Mill Bay Curling Club and a volunteer at the Mill Bay food bank. Predeceased by her parents and brothers Willard and Burke, Marg leaves behind her husband of 60 years and sons, Ken (Teresa), Doug (Susan), Patrick, Wayne (Elise), Jim (Cindy) and Dan (Christine), grandchildren Nathan (Brandi), Rory, Nadine (Mark), Brodie, Becky (Richard), Elizabeth (Dave), Eric, Will, Nicole and Kate, great grandchildren Gavin, McKenzie, Sadie, Oriana and Aiden, sisters Katherine, Ann, Madeline and Nano, brothers Sars and Mike, brother and sisters-in-law Margaret, Jack and Marie and many nephews, nieces, great nephews and great nieces. A woman of great compassion, kindness and good humor, she will be dearly missed by the many friends, family and 'adopted' families whose lives she touched. Funeral service to be held at 1:00pm Saturday March 3rd, 2012 at St. Francis Xavier Church, 790 Kilmalu Rd., Mill Bay, B.C. In lieu of ﬂowers please consider a donation to the Mill Bay CMS Food Bank Society, 2740 Lashburn Road, Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P1, www.foodbanksbritishcolumbia.ca The family would like to thank the staff at Cairnsmore Place residential care facility as well as all others involved with her care.

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LOST AND FOUND FOUND IN A WORK GLOVE, at Rona, Cobble Hill, a ring. Please call to identify (250)597-0496 LOST - Ladies (brand new) prescription glasses, black & silver Versache frame. Friday night Feb 17th, outside Superstore or Winners parking lot. $100 Reward. Call 748-2768 evenings. LOST long-haired honey-coloured cat, white ruff, Fleur. Disappeared fm car around Hwy #1, Duncan. REWARD $50. Call 250-475-7516 in Victoria. LOST OLYMPUS digital Camera- stainless steel pocket camera on Feb 12, possibly Nanaimo Woodgrove? Reward! Call (250)334-1692. LOST, possibly near the movie theatre, ladies prescription glasses, round lenses in red metal frame, in a black cylindrical case. REWARD! (250)715-0721

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MISSING: Golden Retriever named “BASIL”. He was released from our yard on Vaux Rd. in Glenora on Feb 12. He was spotted near the Glenora store and surrounding area between Feb 12-15 but nothing since then. He is a very friendly boy, 18 months old, no tattoo, not ﬁxed and not wearing a collar. He answers to “Basil or Mr. B”. His family need him back very badly. Please call if you have found him or have seen him. Reward if found. Please call (250)7480611

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Become a Psychiatric Nurse - train locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com FOODSAFE AT Island Savings Centre, March 31st & April 28th courses 8:30-4:30 $65. 250746-4154 www.saferfood.ca INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Locations in Alberta & BC. Hands on real world training. Full sized equipment. Job placement assist. Funding Avail. www.iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853 TRAIN TO be an Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 31 years of success! Government certiﬁed. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456. WORK FROM Home. Largest Medical Transcriptionist employer in Canada looks to CanScribe for 100 more Mt’s. We need more students! Enroll today! 1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com admissions@canscribe.com

HELP WANTED

AFO has a part time opening for an energetic, experienced & motivated Ofﬁce Assistant. Responsibilities include:

*Answering telephone calls and assist with general inquires *Data entry *Assist in office procedures including preparation of letters, memos, reports and general correspondence *Order and maintain office supplies *Provide administrative support to office administrator

Requirements: *Excellent communication and organizational skills to manage multiple projects

*Ability to effectively work with tight deadlines and last minute requests *Proficient with Microsoft Office 2010 *Previous experience as office assistant *High School diploma

The position will eventually lead to Full Time.

HELP WANTED DIRECT SALES REPRESENTATIVES. Canada’s premiere home automation and Security Company is NOW hiring AprilAugust. No experience necessary. Travel Required. E-mail resume: kkurtze@vivint.com Visit: www.vivint.ca

HELP WANTED

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT P/T 14 hrs/wk. Good communication and people skills essential. Basic accounting and computer skills (incl: Word, Excel & messaging). Experience in a small ofﬁce as part of a team an asset. Resumes with handwritten cover letter accepted at Duncan United Church ofﬁce, 246 Ingram St., Mon-Fri, 9:00 - noon Closing date March 2, 2012

FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER Full time @ 35 hrs/week Qualifications: Post secondary training in counselling or social work. Thorough knowledge of resources in the Cowichan Valley. Good writing skills and computer skills. Ability to keep statistical information and orderly files. Commitment to person wellness. Valid Drivers licence and safe reliable vehicle. Preference will be given to qualified persons of Aboriginal ancestry. Duties: Provide support for Aboriginal families. Provide individual counselling. Facilitate parenting groups. Work from strength based approach. Develop case plans and set goals based on needs of clients. Liaise with organizations on behalf of the clients. Assist clients in exploration and identifying problematic areas of their lives. Referrals based on clients needs. Report to proper authorities when protection issues are identified. Deadline: March 9, 2012 @ 4:00 PM. Submit resume and cover letter with current references to: Laura Belle Elliott - FSW Coordinator, Hiiye`yu Lelum (House of Friendship) Society. P.O. Box 1015, Duncan B.C. V9L 3Y2 or drop off at: #1065462 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, B.C.

An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for ﬁeld and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051

ASPHALT PAVING Personnel Required: Paving contractor in the beautiful BC Interior requires paving personnel for all aspects of Asphalt Lay-down. Applicants should have minimum 1 years’ experience in Highway, commercial and residential paving, although candidates with construction experience will be considered for training. Please forward resume to: paverswanted@yahoo.ca. ASPHALT PAVING Personnel required: Paving contractor in Kamloops area requires Foreman and personnel for Asphalt Lay-down. Applicants should have minimum 1 years’ experience in commercial and residential paving, although candidates with construction experience will be considered. Training and beneﬁts will be available to the successful applicants. Please forward resume to: paverswanted@yahoo.ca. DAIRY FARM in Duncan looking for milker with exp. PT or FT. Phone (250)748-9398 or email resume to riverwater@shaw.ca. Tremendous Opportunity! For career driven sales associate experienced in ﬂoor, window coverings. Interior design training, experience, portfolio an asset. Submit resume, references: Drawer # 765 McPhee Ave, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2Z7

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LINE COOK required for the Oak & Carriage Pub. Minimum at least 3 years experience. Call Gerry or Lloyd at 250-746-4144 for interview.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

THE LEMARE GROUP has an opening for an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist. This is a permanent fulltime position located in Port McNeill. The position requires organization, accuracy and multitasking. Must be friendly, energetic and proficient with switchboards/computers. Full benefit package. Fax resumes to 250-9564888 or email: office@lemare.ca.

Summer Intern

Black Press – Victoria

Deliver the News Leader Pictorial on Wednesdays & Fridays AND SHAPE UP

PERMANENT CARRIERS REQUIRED ON THE FOLLOWING ROUTES: CHEMAINUS 455850 – View St (56 papers) 455902 – Cochrane, Maxwell, Robertson, Victoria (38 papers) 455952 – Chapman, McKay, Victoria (31 papers) COWICHAN BAY 253502 – Botwood, 1659-1846 Cowichan Bay Rd, Wessex (71 papers) CROFTON 503602 – Babine Pl/Rd, Osborne Bay Rd, Peterson (39 papers) 503700 – Arthur, Chaplin, Edmund, Elizabeth, Meagan, Musgrave, Robert, York (52 papers) SHAWNIGAN LAKE 354275 – Ravenhill, Skrimshire (42 papers)

*all paper counts are approximates

CALL LARA NOW Extension 224

250-746-4471

Black Press-Vancouver Island requires a temporary full-time summer intern for its Victoria-based community newspapers. The job term runs for 13 weeks from June through to the end of August. The successful candidate will do general assignment reporting and photography. Night and weekend work is involved and a valid driver’s licence and car is mandatory.

Qualifications This position is open to students and recent graduates (within the last year or two) who are ambitious and who have a strong work ethic and a passion for journalism. Qualifications include a firm grasp of grammar, spelling and newspaper style. Previous reporting experience is an asset. The student is expected to be web savvy, both in their use of social media as a reporting tool, and their ability to tell stories in a multi-platform environment, using video, podcasting and other tools.

PROFESSIONAL SALES ASSOCIATES Interested in SALES? Outgoing? Motivated? Gregg distributors (BC) Ltd. is looking for individuals to ﬁll Outside Sales positions. We offer excellent growth & compensation possibilities. Knowledge of the Industrial and H.D. industries are an asset. Training will be provided to help achieve your full potential. Please fax resumes: (1)250-756-1170 or Visit employment opportunities: www.greggdistributors.ca

Interested candidates should send resume, clippings and cover letter by Feb. 29, 2012 to: Kevin Laird Editorial Director-Greater Victoria Black Press 818 Broughton Street Victoria, B.C. V8W 1E4 or e-mail: klaird@blackpress.ca Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS AIRLINES ARE Hiring- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualiﬁed- Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783.

ADMINISTRATION

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HELP WANTED

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

TRADES, TECHNICAL

SERVICE MANAGER - Hanna Chrysler Ltd. (Hanna, Alberta). Opportunity in a perfect family environment. Strong team, competitive wages, beneﬁts, growth potential. Fax resume: 403-854-2845. Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

LOCAL LIVE-IN caregivers! Approx. $1920 per month - 40 hours/week. www.paciﬁccaregivers.com

Required Immediately! Journeyman RV Technician for Kamloops largest RV Dealership. Jubilee RV Centre offers excellent wage compensation, medical & dental beneﬁts, ongoing industry training and year round employment. Come join our team in sunny and warm Kamloops, where you will be appreciated, love our climate and enjoy all our outdoor activities! Please forward your resume to service@jubileerv.com Attention Steve Joyce - Service Manager

THE COWICHAN Valley Liquor Store requires Part Time and Full Time Salesclerks. Serving it Right required. Knowledge of wines an asset. Please drop resume off at 6474 Trans Canada Highway.

HOME CARE/SUPPORT CAREGIVER- RCA or equiv (non-smoker) for private home. Mon-Fri, 7:30am-3pm. Looking for highly motivated young energetic person to look after a physically disable adult male. Must be dependable, punctual and be eager to initiate and accept new ideas. Duties include: personal and daily care, therapy, meals, laundry etc. Reply with resumes & references to Drawer #A969 c\o Cowichan News Leader, #2-5380 Island Hwy, Duncan, BC, V9N 2Z7.

HELP WANTED

INCOME OPPORTUNITY EARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T Immediate openings for men & women. Easy computer work, others positions are available. Can be done from home. No experience needed. www.HWC-BC.com HOME BASED Business. We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com

MEDICAL/DENTAL DENTAL RECEPTIONIST Full-time position in PatientCentered Practice. Must be experienced and well-organized, and have excellent communication skills. Knowledge of Cleardent software, an asset. Submit resume in person to 4555 Uplands Drive, Nanaimo, BC

HELP WANTED

Editor

Lake Cowichan Gazette The award-winning Lake Cowichan Gazette has an opening for an editor in their one-person newsroom commencing as soon as possible. The successful candidate will possess an attention to detail as well as the ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment. As well as editing copy and paginating pages, the successful candidate can expect to produce some news copy and editorials, take photographs, and generate story ideas. Knowledge of Canadian Press style is vital. The ability to organize copy and supervise the production of special supplements is also required. The editor will also be expected to work closely with the publisher and staff in production and advertising. You have a passion for, and are comfortable with, all aspects of multimedia journalism. You have a track record of turning around well-written, fact-based, concise, well-produced content quickly, for posting online that day – with collateral (text, photos and video). You have demonstrable skills in all aspects of web journalism: •Search-engine optimization of all content; •Content curation; •Social media (Facebook, Twitter) as both research tools, and trafﬁc generators – listening and participating in the conversation; •Blogging; •Web management systems. The Lake Cowichan Gazette, a Black Press publication, covers the vibrant and growing communities of the Cowichan Lake area on Vancouver Island. Please forward your cover letter and resumé by March 2, 2012 to: Lake Cowichan Gazette Attention: Dennis Skalicky 170E Cowichan Lake Road Lake Cowichan, BC V0R 2G0 Phone. 250.749.4383 or Fax. 250.749.4385 publisher@lakecowichangazette.com

Thank you to all who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

FINANCIAL SERVICES

GARAGE SALES

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

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VOLUNTEERS Do you ever ask yourself How can _I_ make a difference? Contact us, and together we can plant the seeds of change, because Volunteers Grow Community. 250-748-2133 www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca

WORK WANTED CARING ANGEL Home Care Services, light housekeeping, companionship & meals. $18/hr. (negotiable). 250-748-0284

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PETS PETS YORKY Havanese X pups $400. (250)743-4919 or (250)701-8219

HEALTH PRODUCTS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

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JEWELS, FURS BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-3807698.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE C.V. SPORTSMAN’S Firearms & Collectibles Show, Mar 4, 2012. Militaria. Eagles Hall, 2965 Jacobs Rd, Duncan. 8:30-1. Geoff 250-746-7812. Desk and chair $100, 2 chest of drawers, $60-80, antique single day bed w/mattress, $100, OBO. (250) 710-2755

(250)748-3729 DUNCAN: 2-BDRM Condo, 2nd ﬂoor, corner unit. 5 appl’s, new laminate ﬂoors. N/S. 2524 Lewis St. Avail. immediately. $850./mo, lease. Pls call (250)477-8046,(250)883-3204. DUNCAN- 2 bdrm, stove natural gas. NS/NP. Avail Now. $850+ heat & cable. Call Gerry (250)746-4144, (250)715-6218 DUNCAN: 55+ condo, clean, bright, 2 bdrm, 5 appl’s, gas F/P, storage, secure level entry, walk to shopping, small pet ok. $795. Call (250)746-5669. DUNCAN in town, avail Mar 1st., quiet 2 bdrm apt. 6 appliances, $900-$950. 250-2466626 or 250-746-4016 LOVELY 1 & 2-BDRM suites, Central Duncan, seniors oriented bldg, heat included, N/S, N/P. Please call Art at 250-746-7241.

5 CORDS of Mill ends, $295 delivered. Or you pick up, $50 pickup load. Call us at (250)416-0069. FIR and CEDAR ﬁrewood for sale, $195 cord. Phone 250749-4180

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES

SEASONED DRY FIR, split, delivered, cut to length, $200 delivered, Ladysmith to Mill Bay. (250)597-3760

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ADVERTISE ACROSS BC

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

2 BDRM apt located in Tansor Industrial Park, F/S, W/D, elec/gas heat, large sundeck, N/P. Avail now. $800. 250701-1914 or (250)701-1919 2-BDRM WATERFRONT apt., Cow. Bay / Cherry Point area. Quiet, cat ok. $750./mo. Brian (250)715-8875. 2 SUITES in 4 plex on Askew Creek, near high school. HUGE 2 bedroom $1200. Smaller 1 bedroom $585. No smoking, but pets okay. Call Tiffany to view, 250-416-0112 $500/MO STARTING- weekly available, many apartment types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet included. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan). CENTRAL LOCATION, Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms, balcony, F/S, hot water, parking, pet considered, $525$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764. CROFTON- 2 bdrm, bright, in suite lndry, parking. (Immed) $780 + utils. 250-210-0756. DUNCAN: 1 & 2-bdrm, 5 appls, close to School, Hospital and bus route. $650-$800 utils. Lv msg: 250-597-4018. DUNCAN: 1 bdrm & 2 bdrm suites Close to Beverly Corners, 4 blks to University, on bus route. Updated; new ﬂooring, new paint & some new ﬁxtures. $625 & $700. Heat/hot water included. NS/NP. Refs.

HOUSES FOR SALE

ART/MUSIC/DANCING

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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REAL ESTATE

PERSONAL SERVICES

ODESSA’S ART by appointment. Call 1-250-748-1347 (Duncan). odessaj@shaw.ca

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STEEL OF a deal - building sale! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

WEBCO LEDUC - division of Sun Media, requires Full-time Heatset/Coldset Journeyman Pressman. 15 unit Goss Community. Competitive rates and beneﬁts. Email resume: et@webcoleduc.com.

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Damaged House? Pretty House? Moving? Divorcing? Estate Sale? We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private. Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell? Can’t make payments? We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

Call: 1-250-616-9053 www.webuyhomesbc.com HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!! 2006 Honda CBR 600RR6 Limited Edition motorcycle, NAD stereo system, Samsung 32” LCD, 34” Leather motorcycle pants, U-Boat belly boat, mini bar fridge. 430 Whistler. 250-746-9810. heritagepawnbrokers.com

BEAUTIFUL OCEAN view mobile home in quiet Edgewater Terrace located in Cowichan Bay. 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, nicely updated throughout, including windows, furnace, etc. $84,900. Call 250-597-7847.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd. Clean 1 and 2 bdrm units. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, ﬁreplace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with elevator & sauna. Close to Schools & Hospitals. To view call Dorcas (250)710-7515 250-748-3412

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Become a Psychiatric Nurse in your own community There is an urgent need for more Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN), particularly outside the urban areas of the province. And with the workforce aging – the average age of a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in BC is 47 years – the number of retirees from the profession is exceeding the number of graduates. Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour. Train Locally – The only program of its kind in BC, students can learn within their local communities via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements, and some regional classroom delivery. This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC). Government student loans, Employment & Labour Market Services (ELMS), band funding & other ﬁnancing options available to qualiﬁed applicants.

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RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

APARTMENT/CONDO

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

HOMES FOR RENT

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

TOWING

Duncan Duplex, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 appl., fenced yrd w/shed, walk to town. N/S, ref’s req. Small pet considered. $975/m + utilities. Avail. Apr 1. (250) 746-6007

DUNCAN 4-BDRM, new renovation, 1600 sq ft, bright, lrg yard, sxs duplex near hospital, schools. N/S. $1200.+ utils. Call 250-710-9769.

SHARE LARGE 4 bdrm suite, 1-bdrm avail. $425 inclds utils/ cable. F/S, W/D. N/S, N/P. (Immed). Call 250-740-5619.

DUNCAN. MARCH. 3rd. 2 bdrm, private entrance, close to shopping, schools. 482 Chesterﬁeld. $595/mo. Text me at (250)896-4248.

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

BEAR LAKE SALVAGE

DUNCAN- LRG, fully reno’d 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, self cleaning oven, 5 appls, fenced & priv yard, fruit trees, country kitchen, utility room, lrg living room, 2 car prkng, quiet area, on bus route, near hospital, $1150 mo. Call (250)597-3529 or 250-510-4372.

DUNCAN- LOG house on shared acreage, 2 bdrm loft, F/S, W/D, woodstove, N/S, horse boarding facilities negotiable, ref’s. Avail April. 1, $1400 mo. Call 250-510-6726.

DUNCAN, MODERN 1 bdrm Bachelor, sep ent, grd level, N/S, N/P, incls utilities, avail immed, $700, 250-748-5015.

FREE CASH Back with $0 Down at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877792-0599. DLN 30309. Free delivery www.autocreditfast.ca

MAPLE GROVE APTS. 3271 Cowichan Lake Rd 2 & 3 Bedroom Units _____________________

*Heat & Hot water included *Family oriented *Clean & quiet *Renovated units *Indoor Pets welcome *Onsite Laundry Facilities _____________________

Call (250) 710-7515 to view MEADES CREEK- 2 bdrm suite, lrg yrd, prkg, on bus route, pets ok, lndry. $575. Call (250)210-0756. One bedroom in Duncan. $650 per month. Non-smoker. 3 References & damage deposit required. Front apartment above Island Mediquip next to 49th grocery store. (250)748-0190

SMALL PET OK Adult oriented, near Cowichan Aquatic Centre. 1 bdrm, Laminate & carpet, fresh paint. Rent incls Heat & Hot Water. (250) 748-1304.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED DUNCAN- (8 km north) Furnished studio apartment, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. (250)748-1310.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL AVAILABLE NOW 7000 sq.ft. store front with excellent exposure, overhead doors, ample parking. 250-748-9622

COTTAGES DUNCAN: PRIVATE RV, near town, quiet, NS/NP, small pet nego., $425. 250-597-3756.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES CHEMAINUS 3bd, 1.5 bath, study, fenced, storage shed, $1200+1/2 hydro, pets ok. 250-746-7444 CHEMAINUS. COUNTRY Duplex. Ranch style, 3-bdrm, 1.5 baths, 5 appliances. Carport & small storage shed. 4 kms from town. NS/NP. Avail. now. $950./mo. (250)618-9655.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS SHAWNIGAN LAKE: Avail. March. 1st, on private property, 2 bdrm, F/S, D/W, W/D hook-up, large deck. Pets neg., ref’s req’d, $950. Call (250)743-9897.

MODULAR HOMES NEW Mill Bay Mobile Home. 1000sqft, 2Br/2Ba. Fridge, Stove, Dw & laundry hook-up, sm. yard. No Smk. Pets Neg. 2 homes available. $900. Call Ash 1-250-661-4066

HOMES FOR RENT COBBLE HILL- 2 Bdrm Carriage home, 5 appls, quiet location. NP/NS. Available Apr 1. $825+ utils. (250)888-3586. COBBLE HILL- 3 bdrm home, 2 bath, cozy insert F/P, double garage on shared acreage. $1400+ utils. Call 250-7018776 or (250)598-0624. COBBLE HILL (very private, near Mill Bay), charming spacious 2 bdrm, 1 bath home, 4 appl’s, wood/electric heat, NS/NP, $1150 + utilities. Ref’s. (250)701-2400 COWICHAN BAY, 1/2 acre, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, split level, F/S/DW. Pet considered, Mar 1st. $1095. (250)746-6835 DUNCAN, 3 bdrm, 2 bath. Beautiful home, NICE neighbourhood close to town, schools & hospital. Newly reno’d, natural gas, W/D, F/S, D/W, lrg private yard & deck. $1275 mo + utils. Apr. 1. N/S, N/P. Refs. Call 250-883-8100. DUNCAN 3BDRM duplex near Hospital, new ﬂooring, paint. F/S, W/D. $1100 utils incl. Avail Feb. 15. Refs, N/P. Call (778) 422-0078. SHAWNIGAN RANCHER. Secluded, 2+ bdrm. Quiet, steps to lake. $1050. (250)888-5850.

House on acreage for rent. 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, rancher, full basement, Cowichan Bay, $1400/m. (250)748-0109

DUNCAN (NEAR HOSPITAL) Female only. Shared house & large yard. No cats. Must be clean, tidy, employed or a student. No partiers. $500. 250746-6446.

SUITES, LOWER 1 BDRM suite in heritage house; central,very private, quiet; suit one person. N/s,n/p $675 utilities incl 250-7464583

MILL BAY 3 bdrm, Telegraph Rd, totally reno’d, $1150/mo, NP, NS, No partiers/drugs. Elect heat. Will check ref’s. Avail Mar 15. 250-929-7330

BACHELOR SUITE in house on acreage, 15 mins west of Duncan. N/S, quiet. No pets. $475 inclusive. (250)749-3854

NORTH COWICHAN- small 1 bdrm house, large lot, F/S, W/D, separate garage. NS/NP. $700. Call (250)746-5290

CHEMAINUS: BACHELOR, kitchenette, W/D. Private bath & entrance. Walk to town. $600 utils incld. Avail. April 1st. Call (250)246-1546.

SALTAIRE- SEMI detached bungalow, 2 bdrm + ofﬁce, 1000sqft, bright, hdwd, 5 appl’s, $1100 + hydro. Avail. March. 1st. 1-250-658-1656.

COBBLE HILL/SHAWNIGAN: Lrg, 1 bdrm grd level, sep. entry, F/S, shrd lndry rm, N/S, N/P. Quiet area, util’s incld’d, $750 mo. (250)743-7611.

YOUBOU, 3 bdrm house, 1 bath, $700 mo + utils. Call 778-440-4677.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Prince of Wales captures the Ross Cup Don Bodger

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Shawnigan Lake’s Zach RitchieHarding clears the puck out of his own zone against Kitsilano Saturday.

ower Mainland teams snatched the top four places ahead of Brentwood College and Shawnigan Lake School in the 13thannual Ross Cup high school hockey tournament. Six teams assembled at Kerry Park Arena Friday and Saturday for closely-contested senior division games. Prince of Wales won the tournament with a 3-2 overtime victory against Point Grey in the ¿nal.

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“It was very competitive throughout the whole tournament,’’ said Brentwood coach and tournament organizer Mike Flynn. “Point Grey had the biggest individual talent. They had three kids who were amazing.’’ Points were awarded for winning or tying games and each period, shutouts and zero penalty minutes. Brentwood beat Shawnigan 3-0 for its lone win, but had two heartbreaking 1-0 defeats Saturday against Kitsilano and St. George’s. Connor Martin was sensational in the Brentwood goal and captain Michael McCrossan provided great

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leadership. “We turned a lot over to him to make sure our guys were at their best,’’ said Flynn of McCrossan. Kitsilano beat St. George’s 5-1 in the third-place game. Shawnigan had a great effort against St. George’s, losing only 5-3. “I would have loved to see the chemistry and energy we had in the St. George’s game in the Brentwood game,’’ said Shawnigan coach Paul Morris. “Our guys weren’t quite ready Friday morning.’’ Andrew Leong Goalie Joel Brattan was MVP for Shawnigan Lake in four of his team’s Checkmates Nick Ridenour of Brentwood and Derek Douglas of Shawnigan Lake battle for the puck in Ross Cup. ¿ve games.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Claremont in control

Dover slips by T-Birds

Island junior boys: Team deep in talent romps to title at Cowichan Secondary

North Island Änal: Cowichan hosts island tourney next Don Bodger

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laremont Spartans showed their superiority by romping to three straight wins to capture the island junior boys’ basketball title at Cowichan Secondary School. Claremont is currently among the top-ranked teams in B.C. and reinforced its position by beating John Barsby of Nanaimo 56-37, Oak Bay 48-28 and Wellington 49-36 in Saturday’s ¿nal. Cowichan T-Birds got into the tournament as hosts and the No. 2 Central Island representatives but faced a tough task in their two games, losing 54-37 to Wellington and 60-27 to rival Gulf Islands, the Central Island’s top team. Work ethic made all the difference for the Claremont team, according to coach Brandon Dunlop. “We’re a fairly deep team,’’ he said. “The guys who come off the bench work as hard as the guys who start. We’ve had a really good season.’’ Claremont was never seriously threatened in the ¿nal by Wellington, particularly when a pair of threepointers padded its margin to 40-23 after the third quarter. Avoiding nailbiter games suits the

Andrew Leong, Don Bodger

In-your-face basketball is played by Brayden Aumen of Cowichan, with Dylan Dorsey of Wellington taking one for his team in the Island junior boys’ basketball championships Thursday. Below, Claremont’s Luke Collumbin and Jonny Sandoval accept the championship plaque. coach just ¿ne. “All the power to the guys,’’ said Dunlop. “It makes it a little bit less stressful.’’ Cowichan coach Christan Hiscock was proud of the performance turned in by his guys, particularly against Wellington. In a previous meeting of the teams, the T-Birds lost by 50. “It was nice to see them band together as a team,’’ Hiscock said. “We improved a ton and really played well against them. Our guys really stepped up to the plate which was nice.’’ Ben Ingham led the Cowichan scoring with 14 points and Brayden Claremont now heads to the proAumen added 13. vincials at Vancouver College. Things kind of fell apart in the “If they work as hard as they do, Gulf Islands game, but not for lack there’s no reason not to be con¿of effort by Cowichan. dent,’’ said Dunlop. “It’s a tough team to play, for Claremont has split two meetsure,’’ said Hiscock. “It was good for ings this season with powerhouse them. They played really hard the Vancouver College. last four games of the season.’’

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Kyle Green Kyle Green never quits and is reaping the rewards as a hockey player. Green, 16, a Grade 11 Cowichan Secondary School student, a left-winger, is in his second year with the Cowichan Midget Tier 1 Capitals. And what a difference a year makes. ”He’s definitely been one of my top guys all season,’’ said coach Ryan Trudgeon. Last season, Green was one of the last guys to make the team but has turned into a valuable contributor through sheer determination. He describes himself as a “hard-worker. I’ve been improving a lot since last year.’’ That earned him a place as an alternate captain of the team. “He’s dedicated to hockey, he’s dedicated to the team,’’ said Trudgeon. “He sacrifices a lot to become a better hockey player and a teammate.’’ Don Bodger

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¿ne line separated the top three teams in the North Island senior boys’ AAA basketball playoffs at Dover Bay, with the Cowichan Thunderbirds ¿nishing smack dab in the middle. Dover Bay prevailed as North No. 1 after a 67-66 squeaker over Ballenas in the semi¿nal and a 70-68 decision over Cowichan in the ¿nal. “We got what we set out to do, ¿rst or second,’’ said Cowichan coach Sandeep Heer. Cowichan came close to ¿nally beating Dover after other close losses this season. “It looked like that for three quarters,’’ Heer said. Cowichan led by 11 points at halftime and three following the third quarter, but Dover Bay came back. Jerod Dorby led Cowichan with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Willy Jeklin (14) and Curtis St. Cyr (13) also hit double ¿gures. Cowichan beat Vanier in the semis 66-46 behind 28 points and 21 rebounds from

Andrew Leong

Back-up plan is launched by Andrew Larson of Cowichan, guarded by Dillon Robson of Vanier, in the North Island senior boys’ AAA basketball tournament at Dover Bay Friday. Dorby. Jeremy Roe hit for eight points and eight rebounds. Cowichan is hosting the island playoffs, beginning Thursday. The T-Birds (North 2) play Belmont (South 3) at 6 p.m. Other games are at 2, 4 and 8 p.m. Cowichan has been beaten twice this season by Belmont. “The biggest thing for us is staying mentally in the game the whole time,’’ said the T-Birds’ Mitch Knippelberg. Games continue Friday and the ¿nal is at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

McGeachy memorial high school rugby marks 10th anniversary

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High school rugby makes its return this week with the 10thannual Joe McGeachy Memorial tournament. McGeachy was a longtime member of the Cowichan Rugby Club and wore many hats before his untimely death in 2001.

Girls’ teams will be split into two pools. Brentwood College, Ladysmith and Vanier make up Pool A, with Cowichan, Alberni and Walnut Grove in Pool B. Games will be played at the Herd Road Grounds. The tournament is focused

on girls’ teams but there will be boys’ training sessions between Cowichan and Ladysmith Friday and Cowichan and Brentwood Saturday. The girls’ ﬁnal is Saturday at 11:30 a.m. followed by a women’s game at 1 p.m.

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andmark victories by Duncan Christian School basketball teams occurred at the same time in different places. Both the senior girls and senior boys Chargers not only made history by qualifying for provincial A tournaments, they both captured island championships Saturday night. The senior girls were at Cedar where they knocked off the home side 49-41 in the island ¿nal. The boys were at St. Andrew’s in Victoria where they posted a mammoth 78-66 win against Bella Bella. Needless to say, DCS is buzzing with excitement over the play of its basketball teams and the prospect of playing in provincial playdowns for the ¿rst time ever. The girls had a bye for the ¿rst round of the island tournament and then swamped Glenlyon Norfolk 65-20. Jess Wikkerink and Megan Groenendijk, who’ve both been on the team since Grade 8, led the way. Wikkerink had 18 points and 13 steals while Groenendijk collected 16 points and 18 rebounds. Rachael Bakker contributed 14 points and a whopping 22 rebounds. The ¿nal was a dandy, with 15 points in the win over Cedar by Rachael Bakker, 12 from Becky Bazinet and nine by Wikkerink. Groenendijk was island MVP. Jess

Wikkerink and Rachael Bakker were selected all-stars. The DCS girls lost 60-37 to Cedar on Valentine’s Day but obviously had their hearts pumping for the rematch. “I think it was a really good time to lose to them, then we didn’t go in with any assumptions,’’ said DCS coach Michelle Nederlof upon reÀection of what was a devastating defeat at the time. DCS was down by one at half time in the ¿nal against Cedar. “We were kind of afraid to penetrate, we were passing the ball off way too much,’’ said Nederlof. When the de¿cit reached 11, the coach called a timeout that turned the tide. The girls slowly inched their way back and took the lead. “We ran a 13-point streak, but not fast,’’ said Nederlof. “Every time they put up that shot, we were not letting them have that second shot and we were not letting them have anything easy, either.’’ “We just stayed focused on the game,’’ said Groenendijk. “I didn’t even know what the score was for half the game. Our mental strength was way better. We didn’t give up. “We didn’t want to give it to them. We just wanted to play hard.’’ “They were our Goliath in more ways than one,’’ said Nederlof. The DCS girls head to Prince George next week for the provincial championships. The DCS boys were also on ¿re in their island tournament, beginning with a 102-36 rout of Dwight

International behind 34 points and 18 rebounds from Josh Klassen, 32 points and 20 rebounds from Doug Groenendijk and 12 points and 10 rebounds from Jon Climie. DCS won the semi¿nal over Glenlyon, a team it also lost to just last week, 87-60. Groenendijk scored 35 points and added 13 rebounds while Klassen recorded a triple-double of 28 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. In the ¿nal, Groenendijk collected 25 points and 21 rebounds, Nick Kapteyn added 20 points and 17 rebounds and Klassen tallied 18 points and 14 rebounds. Groenendijk was the tournament MVP. Klassen and Kapteyn were all-stars. The ¿nal game avenged two earlier losses to Bella Bella this season. “Both times we played them they killed us on three-pointers,’’ pointed out DCS coach Heidi Padjen. DCS took care of the rebounds and limited Bella Bella to 10 three-pointers, far less than before. “We came into that tournament as underdogs, at least that’s how everybody else saw it,’’ said Padjen. “All the ¿tness we did all year sure paid off.’’ “I think we played our game more,’’ said Groenendijk. “We had tough D the whole time. We came out wanting to win this. “We de¿nitely felt the pressure. We didn’t want to come third again like last year when we lost to Glenlyon.’’ The provincials for the DCS boys also start next week at Trinity Western in Langley.

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Chargers are charged up about being dual champions. The girls, back row from left, include: Megan Groenendijk, Eryn Gix, Carli Paterson, Rachael Bakker, Olivia Bakker, Michelle Nederlof. Front: Becky Bazinet, Victoria Neufeld, Michelle Park, Lauren King-Nyberg, Jess Wikkerink. The DCS boys, back row from left, include: Roger Nyberg, Josh Klassen, Nick Kapteyn, Johnny Caron, Jesse Van Wingerden, Bennett King-Nyberg, Jon Climie, Alan Park, Tammy Klassen, Heidi Padjen. Front: Eric Seo, Navron Hoeft, Douglas Groenendijk.

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Great save is made by goalie Matt Chester while Islanders’ teammates Colton Burt, Brandon Nicholson and Trevor Parkhouse try to cover up against Garrett Brandsma of Comox Valley.

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erry Park Islanders and the Comox Valley Glacier Kings are back to square one after four games of their Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoff series. The teams are tied two apiece in the best-of-seven after the Glacier Kings defeated the Islanders 4-2 Monday night at Kerry Park Arena. “They obviously didn’t want to go

down 3-1,’’ said Islanders’ assistant coach Geoff Pears. “We knew they were going to come at us hard.’’ After losing the ¿rst game 7-3 in Courtenay, the Islanders rebounded for a 7-5 win on home ice last Thursday and then nipped the Glacier Kings 5-4 back in Courtenay Saturday. They missed a glorious chance to take command of the series Monday. “Now it’s back to a three-gamer,’’ said Pears as the teams prepared to meet again Tuesday in Courtenay. “It’s been pretty even. We seemed

a little tired (Monday) night.’’ Each team has won once in the other team’s building. “It doesn’t seem to matter,’’ said Pears of the home-ice situation. “We’ve never done too well at home.’’ Game six is Thursday night at Kerry Park Arena. Jake Newman picked up a goal and an assist in game four. Cole Peterson scored the other marker. Cole Thomson scored the winner in a ¿ve-goal second period for the Islanders Saturday.

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ic Renyard could only stop Matt Brown and the other Cowichan Valley Capitals’ snipers so long. Renyard, a Ladysmith product and former Cowichan Valley rep hockey goalie, faced a barrage of shots in the Langley Rivermen net during his B.C. Hockey League debut Saturday night at Cowichan Arena. Renyard was called up from the South Island Thunderbirds of the B.C. Major Midget League and was sent immediately from the frying pan into the ¿ring line. He held up well until the Caps ¿nally got to him in the third period with three goals, but the Rivermen were fortunate the score didn’t hit double digits in their 4-0 loss. Brown was especially ¿red up. He’s missed considerable time in the last two months with an injury and had his family visiting all the way from Truro, Nova Scotia. “He was trying to get a hat trick,’’ said Brown’s sister

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Brooklyn, 12. “He told me before the game.’’ Brown would have easily accomplished the feat if someone other than the superhuman Renyard was in net. But Brown showed his experience and speed to outrace Renyard to the puck early in the third period, went around him and ¿red the puck into the empty cage that made it 2-0 and essentially sealed the deal for the Caps. “I loved his ¿rst goal,’’ said Brooklyn. “That was awesome.’’ “He thought he could beat him,’’ said Caps’ associate coach Dale Purinton, who praised the overall work of Renyard. “It’s a bit of an adjustment speed-wise.’’ Brown added another in the last six minutes to go along with a pair by Brett Knowles, one on a nifty deÀection, but Renyard stopped everything else riÀed at him. “That could easily have been a lot higher score,’’ said Brown. “He (Renyard) played really well.’’ Other than Renyard, all anyone could talk about after the game was the proli¿c play of Brown and how much he

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means to the Caps. “His drive to be a hockey player is just catching everyone else around him,’’ said Purinton. Brown was just glad to be back in the lineup again and is looking for big things from himself and the team down the stretch. “I’m feeling great,’’ he said. “It’s a pleasure to get back on the ice this weekend. “It was frustrating with an ankle injury. The rest of my body felt pumped up and ready

to go. “I’m really glad I took the time to make sure I was 100 per cent before I came back.’’ In the meantime, Brown’s family really enjoyed the trip to the west coast. “I love hockey and it was a really fun game,’’ said Brooklyn. A gymnast back home, she even got to work out with the Duncan Dynamics Gymnastics Club. “It was really scary,’’ said Brooklyn of the high standard.

Stick checks are attempted during B.C. Hockey League games Friday and Saturday at Cowichan Arena. Mikael Jung of the Caps, left, is stripped by Brendan Persley of the Vernon Vipers. Above, Caps’ Matt Brown beats Langley goalie Nic Renyard in a race for the puck and then goes around him to score the Ärst of his two goals. The Caps also defeated the last year junior.’’ Vernon Vipers 6-4 Friday night The Caps play a make-up at Cowichan Arena to clinch game against Surrey Wednesa playoff spot in the Coastal day at 7 p.m. and also host Conference. Powell River Friday at 7:30 Devin Gannon led the way p.m. at Cowichan Arena. with four points while lineWith only four regular season mates Brown and Knowles put games left, the team wants to up three apiece. gear its game toward playoff “We had some good chemhockey. istry (before the injury),’’ said “You still want to play every Brown. “That’s when it started game desperate like your backs are against the wall,’’ building. We’re all bringing said Purinton. the same intensity. It’s all our

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ames involving Cowichan teams are yet to be played to determine the last quali¿ers in the Jackson Cup soccer tournament quarter¿nals. Both Div. 1 Cowichan LMG Pringle and Div. 2 Cowichan United had weekend games postponed due to ¿eld conditions. LMG was supposed to play at Div. 2 Salt Spring and will try again Saturday afternoon to get the game in. If ¿eld conditions in Ganges don’t allow, the game will be moved to Cowichan. United also had its meeting with Div. 2 Powell River Villa at the Cowichan Sportsplex put over until this Saturday at 2 p.m. The Sportsplex ¿eld was closed Saturday. Div. 1 teams Gorge, Sooke, Gordon Head Applebee’s, Bays United Liquor Plus, Nanaimo United and Prospect Lake Lakers already have spots in the quarter¿nals.

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