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The man was trapped in the vehicle and suffered injuries consistent with hitting a rock wall officials said, including some from the deployment of the airbags.
Passionate pleading by business backers didn’t budge the majority of North Cowichan council from the choice they made last week: to give homeowners a tax break in 2015, shifting more of a planned tax increase onto business and industrial. Councillors Al Siebring, Tom Walker, Joyce Behnsen and Rob Douglas persisted in approving that option with Mayor Jon Lefebure and Councillors Kate Marsh and Maeve Maguire wishing to see every class getting a 3.22 per cent increase. Marsh, in her final argument, pointed out that North Cowichan’s staff had come to council with a budget proposal that saw every class looking at an increase of only 2.89 per cent. “We chose to move it up to 3.22 per cent. We don’t want to hide that we did this,” she reminded her colleagues. Siebring, although on the other side of the vote, agreed.
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Duncan volunteer firefighters Wray Watson (left) and Ron Olaussen (right) flank Chief Mike McKinlay after receiving long-service medals on April 25. Watson was presented with the provincial medal for 25 years of service, while Olaussen was awarded the federal medal honouring 20 years with the department. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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Cam Drew of Thermoproof Windows led the charge at North Cowichan’s May 6 council meeting as business owners tried to get councillors to draw back from a plan to burden business in order to give homeowners a bit of tax relief. “If it is the goal of council to download the burden to light industry, congratulations, you’ve already done it,” he said, explaining that his light industrial operation, which employees 27 people and has a payroll of more than $1 million per year is already paying five times the rate paid by the residential class. When he first got into the business in 2007, the taxes were $17,000 but in one year they went up 58 per cent, Drew said, explaining further that each year his company offers employees a profit share and increasing taxes means that his workers take home less as a result. Martin Buck, owner of the Thunderbird Inn and the York Street Diner, said that three years ago he bought “a broken business” and has since built both pieces up so that he now employs a combined total of 25 people.
But, while working hard, he’s been hit by stunning tax increases, sharing that taxes of $19,000 in 2013 had risen to $24,000 by 2014. “That’s a whopping 32 per cent in one year,” Buck said, urging council to look at the example of such municipalities as Westshore that are really encouraging business. Brad Grigor of the Chemainus Chamber of Commerce began by telling council, “a tax increase for a business is not a write-off. It erodes profitability and that profit is the only take-home pay for the owner.” He also said that profitable local businesses spend money locally and are also local homeowners so they get hit twice by North Cowichan taxes. George Gates, another business owner, said, “I’m questioning the message you’re sending to business.” He pointed out that previous councils had a plan that sent a “very progressive message” to anyone looking to open a business. Now, with council apparently backtracking on that overall idea, “I may not be able to trust you after this vote,” he said. “This shows you’re not on board with
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that plan. I’m concerned.” Ruth Hartmann spoke on behalf of Julie Scurr, Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce president, who was unable to attend, saying that the 460 members of the group were also concerned about what message North Cowichan is sending to the business community. Finally, she said that on a personal note, “I sincerely hope the decision is not based on personal agendas.” Georg Wörnle, accountant for Canadian Bavarian Millwork, said that his family-owned operation employs 25 people and also has a payroll of about $1 million. Looking at taxes of $45,000 two years ago, he said he saw the com-
pany was shouldering a considerable burden as it was struggling to hang onto its employees during the recession so that people could stay in the Valley rather than having to head out to the oil patch for work. “But we had a 90 per cent increase in our tax burden,” he said. Canadian Bavarian moved to North Cowichan from Polkey Road and could potentially move again if they found a location where the taxes were significantly less, he said. Another option for him is that of outsourcing much of the light industrial work so that the North Cowichan site could be commer-
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Winfrey even called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa while her phone was still working, but they weren’t helpful either. “I had more information than they did,” she said. She felt fortunate that Nepal is relatively safe, and that she knew the area and had contacts. “I would call it a very safe place to begin with,” she said. “If that happened anywhere else, I’d be very worried. Living in the street after a catastrophe is not a safe place.” The day before she left Nepal, Winfrey walked to the school where she taught. “I had to check on it,” she said. “The school was still standing. I talked to one of the neighbours, and as far as he knew, the children were okay.”
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Although it looked all right on the outside, the school sustained significant damage inside. “Thank God we weren’t inside, because it wasn’t a stable structure to begin with,” Winfrey said. “It’s very fortunate it was a Saturday.” Although she’s glad to be home, she does want to return to Nepal to help with the recovery, perhaps next year. “Part of me needs to go back,” she said. At this point, the worst is far from over, with monsoon season approaching, and Winfrey hopes the rest of the world doesn’t forget. “The ‘exciting’ part is over, but it’s really just beginning for them,” she said. “Everyone gives at first, but in the coming days, months and years, that’s when they’ll need it.”
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A Duncan woman is still dealing with the effects of culture shock, combined with escaping a disaster zone, after returning home to Vancouver Island following the deadly Nepal earthquake and its aftermath. Taylor Winfrey, who had been volunteering as a teacher in Kathmandu, got back to Vancouver last Thursday and made it to the Island two days later after a 72-hour trip with layovers in Dubai and London. “I’m still in a daze, still in shock,” she said on Tuesday. “Even coming home from Nepal in the first place would be a shock. It’s harder to come back home than it is to go there, coming from the poverty to the massive amounts of wealth.” Winfrey was alone at the house where she stayed with other volunteers when the magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit on April 25. She heard the quake before she felt it. “I thought it was like a truck or a train, and I though, what the heck is coming down our street?” she recalled. “I stepped onto the balcony, and in less than five seconds, I knew what it was.”
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uch like food banks, the need for school breakfast programs in the Cowichan Valley is troubling. These programs, again like food banks, have become indispensable at many schools in Cowichan. They help to level the playing field at least a little for the kids whose parents can’t afford to feed them their first meal of the day at home. School breakfast programs have expanded since their beginnings to serve more than just low-income children, of course, but there is no denying the drive behind their start-up.
They’re vital because we know unequivocally that children who are going hungry are not able to learn as well as kids who’ve had a nutritious breakfast. Sadly, some of these same kids will also not go home to a supper to fill their bellies. This is the reality of child poverty, right here in our communities. The child poverty report card for 2014 released in November by First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition had B.C. move up in the rankings of how many children are living in poverty among Canadian
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provinces and territories. But those numbers were skewed last year by the federal Conservative government’s cancelling of the long-form census, whose data the Coalition has normally used to calculate their findings. B.C. was the worst province in the country just one year earlier. One in five children in the province are living below the poverty line. Food Banks Canada has calculated that more than one-third of food bank users country-wide are children. The total number of food bank users in Canada according to HungerCount 2014
was almost 900,000. Food banks were conceived as a temporary measure, with the first one opening in 1981. That is within the lifetimes of many of us. They have all-too-quickly moved from temporary measure to badly-needed institution in just about every community of any size in this country. While it’s great that we have people in our communities who are so generous with their time, money, and expertise, and who care enough to make sure that none of our kids are going to class hungry in the morning, it is an indictment of us as a
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With these first 15 applicants, there are no plans for central sewage disposal, and currently no approved or inspected sitespecific sewage systems in place. But that doesn’t mean “illegal” campers aren’t there, and RVs aren’t dumping their sewage into the ground (and lake). The CVRD cannot legitimize this situation nor can we allow it to expand. I oppose the CVRD changing the zoning to allow recreational campsites in environmentally sensitive areas. I also oppose the CVRD allowing recreational campsites in residential neighbourhoods.
Re: Dam solution for water woes Further to the letter in Wednesday, April 29 Citizen, the proposal of putting a dam across Cowichan Lake, as suggested by Gerry Masuda, is rather ludicrous. First of all, only the towns of Lake Cowichan and Crofton are receiving drinking water from the lake. Lake Cowichan directly and Crofton through Catalyst Paper. Secondly, where would the dam be erected and how high? At the weir or some other location? The towns of Youbou, Mesachie Lake, Honeymoon Bay and other residential properties around the lake are only a couple of metres above the existing crest of the weir. Thirdly, the depth of the lake at the proposed dam location must be taken into account. Cowichan Lake has an average depth of 50 metres and its maximum depth is 152 metres. In addition, any fractured bedrock, large boulders, gravel, silt and/or clay on top of the bedrock has to be removed before dam construction could commence, further increasing the depth. Raising the weir by 29 cm, as mentioned in the article, would result in the additional storage of 17.98 million cubic metres of water without flooding towns and/or lake properties. Barring evaporation, this would allow an additional 29.73 days of 7 cms (cubic metre/second) river flow. For more information on Cowichan Lake and, from there, on the weir go to: www.cowichanwatershedboard. ca/content/cowichan-lake
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society that these programs are so desperately needed; a need that is proliferating instead of decreasing. While the work food banks and breakfast programs are doing is exceptional, we must dig deeper than putting aside a few tins for donation. We must dig into the root causes of the poverty that necessitates their existence, and do something about that. A man who was one of the founders of a food bank in Nova Scotia once said he hoped every year that they’d be able to shut their doors. Now that’s a hope worth pursuing.
Alberta voters ignore path and turn left Water quality matters; keep sewage out of lake Our natural lakes and waterways have enough pressure on them already — we need to do everything we can to keep them clean. The CVRD’s zoning review process in the Lake Cowichan area is a major concern for me — and should be for all of us. The CVRD is considering changing zoning to allow recreational campsites in rural residential areas (where there are “recreational values”). I’m not opposed to development, but that development must be done with careful consideration of the environment and the long term impacts any development may have. Particularly in environmentally sensitive areas.
The CVRD is entertaining a zoning change for the first 15 applicants, to allow RVs (up to four per lot) in what is a wetland riparian zone that floods annually as Lake Cowichan floods. That means that anything in these low lying areas, including sewage, floods into the Lake. I am very concerned that if the CVRD allows what these first 15 owners want, it will be the first of many who will line up for the same deal. We need to have reasonable and common sense standards for sewage disposal. These need to be strictly enforced. And in areas that have a high likelihood of groundwater and lake water contamination, an environmental assessment and very strict standards should be set.
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Speak up against new RV zoning at the Lake Recently a small group of property owners in the Nantree/ Peri Road neighbourhood submitted an application to the CVRD requesting an amendment to existing bylaws within Electoral Area I. The current zoning of the properties is for R-2 Suburban Residential and permits a single family dwelling on each property. The requested change would allow each property owner the right to have up to four recreational use vehicles on their property as opposed to one single family dwelling. Most of these property owners who are in favour of this bylaw change have not been in compliance
with the bylaw for years. Additionally, many of them do not have permitted septic and are allowing grey water and sewage to pump directly into the ground. The increased density in the neighbourhood that this change would cause is also a big concern, as this will become an unplanned neighbourhood. There will be little to no control on the number of people within in each property. This particular neighbourhood is also within a flood zone and inevitably each winter it floods. All of these properties that are using self-made outhouses and dumping directly into the ground are impacted by these floods. The impact that the improper septic and grey water disposal will have on Cowichan Lake is not acceptable.
I urge you as a resident within the Cowichan Valley electoral area to contact your CVRD representative and voice your opposition to these changes. The CVRD is also planning public meetings — get involved! The CVRD has stated that they want to use the result of this zoning review to guide future zoning elsewhere in the CVRD — so if you don’t want four RVs in the lot next door to you, speak up! Scott Paro Lake Cowichan
Why has the price of gas not come down? As a frequent commuter on the road a lot I watch gas prices go up and down. What puzzles me is that when
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Tell GIO insurance woes Re: Valley man fighting insurer after fire. The General Insurance OmbudService (GIO) may be of help. GIO is a national OmbudService to assist — at no charge to the insured — those who are having difficulty with general insurance claims. GIO can be contacted at www. giocanada.org or toll-free at 1-877-225-0446. Marguerite Vogel Duncan
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Watermain Chlorination South End Water System As part of an ongoing program of providing quality water to our customers, please be advised that the Municipality of North Cowichan, Utilities Department, will be undertaking routine watermain flushing in various areas of the South End water system between Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, June 30, 2015 inclusive. Users may experience some chlorine odour and flavor. There may be short periods of low pressure and discolouration of water. Commercial establishments, such as laundromats and beauty salons will receive advance warning of flushing in their area if a request for such notification is received. Municipal staff will try to minimize any inconvenience. Your patience is appreciated. For further information, contact the Operations Department at 250-746-3106. In no case can responsibility be accepted for any damage arising out of the use of discoloured water.
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Question support of social inequalities In response to the letter from Betty Bond questioning the motives behind my letter. I did not mean to demean Mr. Reed Elley as a Baptist minister. I respect his right to his beliefs. But I question his support of Steven Harper. A definition of right-wing politics is “political positions or activities that view some forms of social stratification or social inequality as either
inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically justifying this position on the basis of natural law or tradition.” (Wikipedia) It’s quite obvious that the social inequalities that are “normal and desirable” to Stephen Harper (as a “big” or “small” C Conservative) relate to the poor, the weak, the homeless, and maintaining their status — because it’s “normal”! How could a minister of ANY church support this mean-spirited philosophy, year after year, and support Stephen Harper vociferously to this day? P. Wardell Duncan
Register displeasure over SIA at ballot box The Environmental Appeal Board decision does not just affect and upset the people of Shawnigan Lake, it has upset thousands of people in the Cowichan Valley and I know it has upset many others in other areas of B.C. We all should realize that this can happen anywhere in the province. We may be powerless to do anything about the decision right now but we can have power in the future by speaking loudly at the ballot box. G. Ludvigsen Duncan
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2015 Spot Prawn Indulgence Days May 14 - 17 Once again we are celebrating the opening of the annual spot prawn fishing season. Our format is different this year and we hope you like it. We have 6 local businesses serving you over 4 days in 5 different locations. Join us for fun, entertainment, fine food and drink as we celebrate our enjoyment of freshly caught BC spot prawns - a local product and a sustainable resource.
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Local NDP hope to ride wave ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN
An historic victory by the New Democratic Party in Alberta’s provincial election this week had local NDPers excited and ready to ride the momentum. “It’s wonderful. It’s certainly something that I would have never imagined even a month ago,� said Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley. His thoughts were echoed by federal NDP nominee for the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford riding Alistair MacGregor, who watched the election results roll in with several NDP pals. “It’s a beautiful morning to wake up to after last night,� he said Wednesday morning, as headlines trumpeted the shocking win by the NDP, led by Rachel Notley. Until Tuesday night, Alberta had been governed by the provincial Conservative Party since 1971. Nevertheless, after 44 years in office the party was swept from power by the New Democrats who won a majority government. Those elected to seats in the Alberta Legislature included two former Cowichan Valley residents, both graduates of Cowichan Secondary School. Calgary-East MLA Robyn Luff graduated in the class of 1998 and Leduc-Beaumont MLA Shaye Anderson graduated in
NDP nominee Alistair MacGregor the class of 1993. “It just shows you how change can happen in elections in a major way,� said Routley. Notley has outstanding skills in conveying her message, he said, and resonating with her voters. That, along with a province that was clearly ready for change, led to unprecedented success for the party in Alberta, he said, and offers a lesson for the NDP elsewhere. “We’ve had a federal Conservative government all these years and I think it’s clearly time for change there as well. This could be the first start of a new wave across the country,� Routley said. MacGregor said Tuesday’s victory has energized federal NDP candidates such as himself. “Rachel Notley inspired New Democrats across the country with a great campaign....We
saw the end of a 44-year political dynasty last night, so that’s a seismic event on the political landscape.� he said. “I really think it bodes well for the NDP across the country.� The fact that the NDP could be elected to a majority in the “Conservative heartland� has gotten the attention of Canadians, MacGregor said, and he hopes it causes people to take a second look at the NDP in their own constituencies when they head to the polls in the fall to elect a national government. “The message here is that if you want to defeat the Conservatives it’s the NDP that does it,� he said. The knowledge gained from Notley’s successful campaign will be shared by the NDP across the country, he said, and he plans to apply the lessons learned to his own bid for office. Key for him will be “a strong ground game� MacGregor said, door knocking and making direct personal contact with people. Notley’s success will add a new positive energy to his dialogue on the doorsteps. “We’re just in an incredibly jubilant mood this morning. I never thought I would see a headline showing the NDP winning government in Alberta,� MacGregor said.
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Ladysmith Ladysmith man man dead dead after after striking striking power power pole, pole, tree tree
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psychological threshold for the psychological threshold residential class and thatfor if the the residential class and that if the municipality had been able to municipality had been able to keep the evenly-distributed rate keep the evenly-distributed rate at under that level, he would at under he would have beenthat able level, to consider suphave been porting it. able to consider supporting Mayor it. Jon Lefebure noted in Mayor Jon Lefebure noted in
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A Cowichan woman and her dog have reached a significant level of achievement in the competitive hunting and field trial world. Louise Roberts shared last week that she and her golden retriever, Goin a Blue Streak (Streak), recently became members of the Thousand Point Club in the United Kennel Club. They have accumulated 1,000 points, picking them up 10 or 15 at a time as a result of years of effort and travel. “Each test we compete in and pass has value. A hunting scenario is worth 15 points, an uplands scenario would be worth 10 points. This is an achievement in
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Smouldering resentment becomes murder in the woods by which time Bloodhounds Michie and the brought in from others likely had all Lake Cowichan also but forgotten him. failed to find him Until early that because of the thick Saturday morning bush and heavy when McMann rains which had reappeared, rifle fallen immediately in hand, to call out after the murder. CHRONICLES Michie. As several was young, loggers watched, callow and T.W. Paterson bemused, McMann impressionable. fired, the slug tearing into It was this very combination Michie’s stomach and proof limited worldly experience pelling him down an incline that made my sitting beside a where he lay, groaning. man I knew to be a convicted Saying, “I will put you out murderer — my first! — that of your misery,” McMann so impressed me at the time. reloaded, stuck the muzzle Today, I barely remember behind Michie’s right ear and what he looked like, what he fired again. said, what he was like. It was After warning horrified the circumstances of his crime eyewitnesses to remain silent, that stick with me: How he’d McMann went looking for the been mercilessly razzed by a others of his crew. Even as foreman until he threw down provincial police from Chehis tools, raced back to his mainus, Duncan and Nanaimo, room, grabbed his hunting accompanied by the coroner, rifle and returned to shoot his converged on Camp 9, several tormentor dead. shots (later determined to be It was his going for his a single shot) were heard from rifle that made him a murthe direction in which he’d derer. He’d formed intent gone. and followed through. This Officers learned that a man took it from being an act of answering McMann’s descripuncontrollable passion which tion, and carrying a parcel, likely would have rated a had arrived in Nanaimo manslaughter charge. Neverfrom Vancouver on Friday theless, his sentence had been night and taken the jitney to relatively light and, one morLadysmith. He’d have had to ning at my workplace, there hike in to Camp 9 to arrive he was, sitting beside me for early Saturday morning. For the first time during coffee five weeks he’d stewed over break. All of which makes this story Michie’s having bawled him out for building a fire so as to of a similar, earlier tragedy so keep warm while acting as a resonate with me. chaser. The smoke had interWe have to go back to Novfered with his operating the ember 1926 when newspaper donkey and Michie and two of headlines announced that 12 the crew then ridiculed him provincial policemen were for having warmed himself. scouring the woods behind This had led to harsh words, the Victoria Lumber Co.’s McMann’s quitting, and his Camp 9, west of Ladysmith. vow to get even. They were looking for Oscar “Since Saturday morning,” Ellison McMann, described as it was reported two days a 35-year-old First World War later, “Chief Stephenson and veteran of average height and a large posse have left no a ruddy complexion, dressed stone unturned in an effort in blue clothes and a grey to apprehend the murderer. overcoat. Every avenue of escape has He’d quit the VL&M in midbeen covered and working October after falling out with on the theory that the single 22-year-old donkey engine shot heard was the taking of foreman George Michie and McMann’s own life, a large his co-workers. Before stompparty searched the woods, but ing away he’d sworn to “get” up to the present no trace of them. But five weeks passed,
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McMann, either dead or alive, has been found.” Bloodhounds brought in from Lake Cowichan also failed to find him because of the thick bush and heavy rains which had fallen immediately after the murder. At the coroner’s inquest, several witnesses testified to the last, terrifying minutes leading up to Michie’s death. John Carmichael said he was surprised to see McMann when he arrived, at 6 o’clock that morning, to clean the boiler of his donkey which was 40 feet away from Michie’s machine. The armed McMann had greeted him by asking if “the same bunch” were working as when he’d left. Told that they were, he replied, “I’ll settle this whole thing this morning.” He told Carmichael to go about his job and waited as several others started work. As Michie approached, Carmichael tried to warn him by waving him off. But McMann called out, fired, then delivered the coup de grace to the head as the donkeyman lay mortally wounded with a bullet in the abdomen. Succeeding witnesses agreed with Carmichael — who possibly saved the other two men on McMann’s hit list by running up the railway tracks to warn them — that McMann had originally been friendly, quiet and unassuming — ”there was no better man”. However, after Michie dressed him down for the smoking fire and the way he loaded logs, and two others razzed him, he’d become moody. It was four months before police found McMann’s skeletal remains on the slopes of Mount Cecil, just a mile from the murder scene. With the same .43 calibre Mauser rifle he’d used on Michie, Oscar McMann had taken his own life. www.twpaterson.com
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Things are abloom and looking lovely in Downtown Duncan this month – the dogwoods are putting on a show and the feel and smell of spring is everywhere. May is a bright and cheerful month and one of its highlights is the opportunity to show our mom’s how much they mean to us on Mother’s Day, May 10th. This year how about creating some new memories with your mom by spending a day together shopping, browsing, and enjoying some special Downtown shops? Here are some ideas to get you going: • Pick up some supplies at Ingrid’s Yarn & Needlework and spend some time knitting or crocheting together • Choose a great new kitchen accessory at Pots & Paraphernalia and bake or cook together • Pick out a fancy china cup & saucer at Chari-Teas, put the kettle on and have a tea-party • Browse through Belongings together to reminisce and take home a keepsake from the past • Harken back to childhood and have some fun with the classic toys at the Red Balloon Toy Shop, and while you’re there pick up a challenging new puzzle to do together • Lose yourselves in the myriad gift ideas found in the “spirited” Wishes Gifts & Books shop • Book an appointment to have a manicure, pedicure, or haircut together at one of the many downtown salons • Shop together for fun and colourful spring fashions May is also a great time for some spring updates to both our indoor and outdoor spaces. Nothing brightens up rooms like “a lick of paint”, so go see the experts at Dobson’s or Cloverdale Paint to find out what’s new and fresh in the world of colour this year. And if your garden isn’t the only ground that needs some work this time of year, maybe it’s time to visit Valley Floors to see the latest in flooring. As for a new piece (or two) of furniture to freshen up your home, the helpful folk at Merit Furniture or the “furniture girls” at Uncle Albert’s Home Furnishings will be more than happy to help you. Heading outdoors, if this year’s spring project includes a new hot tub in the backyard, Jim’s Pools & Spas is the place to go. They have lots of great designs and will make sure you find the right hot tub for your lifestyle. Indoors and outdoors, downtown has everything you need to renew your space this spring. Speaking of renewal, the Downtown Duncan business owners would like to thank everyone for their continued patience and patronage during the Canada Ave. construction. We are excited to see the finished product, which is on schedule for an early June completion date, but in the meantime…
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Things are abloom and looking lovely in Downtown Duncan this month – the dogwoods are putting on a show and the feel and smell of spring is everywhere. May is a bright and cheerful month and one of its highlights is the opportunity to show our mom’s how much they mean to us on Mother’s Day, May 10th. This year how about creating some new memories with your mom by spending a day together shopping, browsing, and enjoying some special Downtown shops? Here are some ideas to get you going: • Pick up some supplies at Ingrid’s Yarn & Needlework and spend some time knitting or crocheting together • Choose a great new kitchen accessory at Pots & Paraphernalia and bake or cook together • Pick out a fancy china cup & saucer at Chari-Teas, put the kettle on and have a tea-party • Browse through Belongings together to reminisce and take home a keepsake from the past • Harken back to childhood and have some fun with the classic toys at the Red Balloon Toy Shop, and while you’re there pick up a challenging new puzzle to do together • Lose yourselves in the myriad gift ideas found in the “spirited” Wishes Gifts & Books shop • Book an appointment to have a manicure, pedicure, or haircut together at one of the many downtown salons • Shop together for fun and colourful spring fashions May is also a great time for some spring updates to both our indoor and outdoor spaces. Nothing brightens up rooms like “a lick of paint”, so go see the experts at Dobson’s or Cloverdale Paint to find out what’s new and fresh in the world of colour this year. And if your garden isn’t the only ground that needs some work this time of year, maybe it’s time to visit Valley Floors to see the latest in flooring. As for a new piece (or two) of furniture to freshen up your home, the helpful folk at Merit Furniture or the “furniture girls” at Uncle Albert’s Home Furnishings will be more than happy to help you. Heading outdoors, if this year’s spring project includes a new hot tub in the backyard, Jim’s Pools & Spas is the place to go. They have lots of great designs and will make sure you find the right hot tub for your lifestyle. Indoors and outdoors, downtown has everything you need to renew your space this spring. Speaking of renewal, the Downtown Duncan business owners would like to thank everyone for their continued patience and patronage during the Canada Ave. construction. We are excited to see the finished product, which is on schedule for an early June completion date, but in the meantime…
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Classic Moliere comedy ‘Tartuffe’ targets hypocrisy, sexual deceit The students of Island Oak High School presents Moliere’s comic play Tartuffe Thursday and Friday, May 7 and 8 at the Mercury Theatre on Brae Road in Duncan, starting at 7 p.m. nightly. The story, which is translated from the original French, tells of a con-man disguised as a holy pilgrim that worms his way into the gullible heart of Orgon, a rich family man, and tries to take him for all he has. A desperate trap by Orgon’s wife, Elmire, finally exposes the imposter. The French masterpiece hilariously skewers religious hypocrisy, mindless piety and sexual deceit. Entry is by donation, with $10 the amount suggested.
Help to brighten the lives of foster kids with pancakes, silent auction The Foster Parent Support Society’s Cowichan Valley support group is throwing a pancake breakfast and silent auction to raise money to make life just a bit brighter for kids in foster care. The event will take place May 9 at St. John’s Church in Duncan from 10 a.m. to noon. “Our silent auction has been a great success in the past thanks to support from the community,” said Dan Malone, executive director of the group. The support group hosts such things as Halloween parties, barbecue picnics, bowling parties, swim parties, a Christmas party where every child receives a gift and more. In the Central Island area there are over 400 foster families.
Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve In Bloom for wildflower festival On Saturday, May 9 the Nature Conservancy of Canada is inviting all nature lovers, native plant gardeners and curious ecologists of all ages to come out and experience the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve for the 9th annual In Bloom Wildflower Festival. This family-friendly event offers guests the chance to walk around the Garry oak meadows while the wildflowers are blooming, and to discover the preserve’s many natural and cultural wonders. The festival features a wide range of displays, storytellers and hands-on discovery stations that will bring to life the world of the iconic Garry oak ecosystems. Whether you are interested in birds and bees, splashy wildflowers, scientific research, Coast Salish stories, native plants or wetland bugs, In Bloom will have something for everyone.
Children’s programming includes hayrides, face painting and nature crafts. A Nature Photography Workshop is being offered at the preserve in advance of the festival with NCC program director and photographer Tim Ennis. Starting at 8 a.m., the workshop will take advantage of the morning light and will feature tips and techniques for taking great nature photos. Participation is by donation with all proceeds benefiting the West Coast Program of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Call or email to register: 1-888-404-8428 or bcoffice@natureconservancy.ca
Free workshop helps caregivers understand dementia patients Changes in communication and behaviour are very common in people living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. Area families can learn practical techniques for living with those changes during a free teleworkshop offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. Understanding Behaviour runs on Wednesday, May 13 and offers practical strategies for dealing with the challenges of supporting a person with dementia at home. “Caregivers will learn how to understand behaviour as a form of communication,” says Jan Robson, provincial coordinator for the Society. “We will explore strategies to determine what the person with dementia might be trying to communicate, to find ways to decrease the occurrence of behaviours that concern us and to respond in supportive ways.” It is offered twice on May 13, at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. Tele-workshops are learning sessions designed for family caregivers, but are also open to healthcare providers. Participants can ask questions and share with others who are in similar situations. Connecting to the sessions is as easy as phoning toll-free 1-866-994-7745, then entering pass code 1122333 when prompted, or visiting momentum. adobeconnect.com/alzheimerbc and entering as a Guest to listen to and view the presentation online at the same time. For more information on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, which affect one in 11 Canadians over the age of 65, visit the Society website at www.alzheimerbc.org
The Camas are in full bloom just in time for the In Bloom festival being held this Saturday at the Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve. [TIM ENNIS PHOTO]
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Green thumbs growing at Chemainus school garden JESSICA BARKER SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN
Sarah Peter holds a worm she has dug up to put in one of four worms bins created by the club. The bins are teaching students about soil and composting. [SUBMITTED]
The garden at Chemainus Elementary Community School is starting to come alive. With the arrival of spring, students and teachers are pulling out their green thumbs and using them to turn the soil and plant fresh seeds. Situated at the top of a grassy hill in full summer sun, the fenced-in garden was started in 2008 as a collaborative effort by the school, the school district, the school’s parent advisory committee, parent volunteers, and the Chemainus Crofton Community Schools Association. Since then, many classes plus the Eagle Wings Preschool, which is run by the CCSA, have been involved in growing and maintaining the garden. Even Communities in Bloom was involved by way of Marion Hawkins, a dedicated and knowledgeable “Garden Grandie”. This year, an after school program called Green Thumb Kidz is also enjoying the privilege of having access to the school’s garden. Green Thumb Kidz is an eight week long garden club run by CCSA for primary students of Chemainus Elementary. The CCSA is an incorporated not-for-profit society, governed by a volunteer board composed of community members and school personnel. It provides programs, services,
Liquid Waste Management Planning – Amending the Central Sector Plan The Cowichan Valley Regional District is working with the City of Duncan, Municipality of North Cowichan and Cowichan Tribes, to update the Central Sector Liquid Waste Management Plan. This update (called an “amendment”) focuses on reviewing options for moving the treated wastewater outfall that services the Central Sector area, from the Cowichan River to a new location.
Jessica Barker is an instructor at the CCSA and currently leads the Garden Club Kidz.
As part of this review, the CVRD and partners will meet with stakeholder and community groups during a series of spring info sessions. Questions to be addressed during these sessions include:
CORRECTION NOTICE: GMC INSERT The newspaper insert in today’s edition (In select papers) titled “Precision Craftsmanship. Powerful Result.” on behalf of the GMC Dealers of BC was initially intended to run in the April 28th edition. However, due to circumstances beyond the advertiser’s control, it was not able to be distributed until today. The legal disclaimer lists an end date of April 30th on all offers, but as a result of this distribution error, these offers will be honoured through June 1st. Please see your local BC GMC Dealer for details.
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resources, and support for community members of all ages, with or without children, in the local public school system. Each Friday afternoon for 90 minutes, the 11 garden club members learn about soil, composting, growing vegetables and how to harvest them. The children also enjoy the best part of the garden — eating the food. “I was amazed when my son came home after the first day,” said Suzanne Demeter, whose son is in Grade 1. “He had a bag of greens he had picked himself, and he went to the fridge and picked out some vegetables and an apple. I cut them for him and he made a salad and ate the whole thing.” Recently, the children planted lettuce and onion starts, as well as seeding cabbage in containers to take home to plant in their home gardens. On discovery of how to use the bright blue, pumphandle water spout, the children needed no prompts to begin watering the already available rhubarb, herbs and fast growing strawberries, peas, and potatoes. The coming weeks will bring activities like rock painting, flower pressing and nature mandalas. A mandala is a circle, and the circle is comprised of decoratively arranged twigs, rocks, flowers, feathers, pine cones, and other objects collected from nature. Teachers and parents volunteer over the summer to maintain the crops. Starting in September, students of the elementary school will enjoy learning to cook with potatoes, carrots, squash, and kale — all grown with their own hands. Not only is the garden activity an all around enjoyable experience for the children, but it also addresses some of the health, social studies and life science provincial learning outcomes which cover healthy eating and physical activity, learning how individuals contribute to a community and describing how plants are used and harvested throughout the season. Underneath all the garden learning, the children are fertilized with the goodness of teamwork, friendship and fun. Vegetables and worms help to teach provincial learning outcomes of social and emotional literacy, too.
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Miscellaneous • Chemainus Gardens with local artist/author Cim MacDonald, Saturday, May 9, 2-3 p.m., Duncan library. Story behind her book of photography highlighting the passage of seasons in the Chemainus Gardens. Learn about self-publishing process. Free. • Pancake Breakfast and silent auction fundraiser for the Cowichan Valley Foster Parent support group, Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.noon, St. John’s Anglican Church, 163 First St., Duncan. • Happy Valley: movie night at the Duncan library, Monday, May 11, 6-8 p.m., free. Film takes audiences through journey into the town of State College, home of Penn State University. Film delves into culture of the school, town and country where football is religion; into world of Joe Paterno, football coach disgraced in Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal. • Cowichan Jacobin Reading Group in cooperation with The Joseph Mairs Memorial Committee hosting “Our Wood Our Oil: The Case For Public Democratic Ownership” Saturday, May 23, 1 p.m., Mercury Theatre, 331 Brae Rd., Duncan. Presenter: author and journalist Mitchell Anderson. • Giant SPCA Garage Sale Saturday, May 30, Sunday, May 31, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Cowichan Exhibition Grounds. All proceeds to local SPCA. • École Cobble Hill Ecostravaganza celebrating World Environment Day, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the school. Theme: Water. Yours to Protect.
Seniors • Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5. Info: 250-746-4433. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre pancake breakfast Saturday, May 16, 9-11 a.m. Hosted by the Carpet Bowlers. $5. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre pot luck birthday party Saturday,
May 16, 5-8:30 p.m. Entertainment. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre blood pressure clinic Wednesday, May 20, 9:30-11 a.m. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre soup and sandwich Wednesday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $5. Entertainment by Centre Belles Ladies Choir. • Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Coronation St., needs volunteers of all ages. Info: 250-749-6121. • Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Coronation St., holds bingo Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Sundays, 7 p.m. Volunteers welcome. Info: 250-749-6121. • Attention Lake Cowichan! Rivernotes Women’s Choir meets Mondays, 6 p.m. at the Lake Cowichan Senior Centre. Lots of fun and a great vocal workout! • Valley Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Government St., Duncan open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. $20 per year. Carpet bowling, cribbage, billiards crafts, bridge, choir, bus trips on our own bus. Live music Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dances every 1st and 3rd Saturday evening 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Open to public for Bingo each Tuesday. Many special events throughout the year. Check out Monthly Newsletter at valley-seniors.org and consider membership if you’re 55 years or older. Info: 250-746-4433. Info: 250-746-4433 or www.valleyseniors.org
Recreation • All-ages chess club: all skill levels and ages welcome to play and learn chess in supportive, fun environment. Mondays 6-8 p.m., Duncan library gathering place or available tables. • Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www. cowichanflyfishers.com • Teen Yarn Craft Group, Duncan library, Thursdays, 5-6 p.m., ages 13-18. Learn to knit, crochet. Extra
needles and yarn provided. • Family storytime at Duncan library Tuesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., ages 0-5 and families. Stories, songs, rhymes and fun. • Art Film Night at Sylvan United Church, monthly double features $5. For info see Facebook page or sign up for distribution list at art filmnightatsylvan@gmail.com
Meetings • Cowichan Valley Chapter, Council of Canadians annual general meeting Tuesday, May 12, 7-9 p.m., Volunteer Cowichan Office, basement of Duncan City Hall. Discussion: water issues, impact of trade negotiations etc. Info: Donna 250748-2444 or dcameron@seaside.net • Cowichan Historical Society meeting, May 14, 7:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Church Hall, Duncan. Speaker: Jim Ward of the Cobble Hill Historical Society on a project researching historic Cobble Hill properties. • Branch 53 Legion meeting Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m., Duncan Community Lodge, Moose Road, Duncan. All members needed, important items for discussion and vote. Mark you calendar for June 21, 2 p.m., Thrifty Foods Duncan meeting room. • Cowichan Valley Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at St. John’s Anglican Church hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan, 7 p.m. Newcomers welcome. Info: 250-709-2608. • Cowichan 950 Toastmasters meets Wednesdays 7-9 p.m., Island Savings Centre, Duncan. Info: www. cowichantoastmasters.com • Silverbridge Toastmasters meets every Tuesday, Island Savings Rec. Centre, Duncan, noon to 1 p.m. Learn and improve public speaking and communications skills. Info: www.cowichantoastmasters.com • The Diggers Club of Cowichan meets the second Wednesday of the month, Chemainus United Church, 7 p.m. Come meet other collectors and see and hear about collections. Refreshments served. Info: 250-748-5707.
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• Frances Kelsey’s Sarah Kaufmann took first place with Kyla Ronnigen (Chemainus Secondary) second and Rowan Carpenter (Cowichan Secondary) third as Cowichan Secondary School hosted the second annual district-wide poetry slam, entitled Cowichan Speaks on April 21. Fifteen students from high schools around the school district competed in a celebration of the spoken word, many performing in public for the first time. Teacher-organizer, Sheri Kinney, from Cowichan, was delighted. “The students were brave and their poetry was heart-felt and powerful. It was a privilege to be in the audience,” she said. The event was open to students from Grades 8-12. Winners of this year’s slam received a medal and a gift card compliments of the SD79’s Catalyst Program. •The Duncan Business Improvement Area is working with Angela Anderson, of Queen Margaret’s School on a public art display. According to the DBIA’s MaryAnn Hartley, Anderson “is working with her senior students, Grade 6 students from Khowhemun Elementary School and First Nations artist George Littlechild to create art panels that will celebrate and showcase elder stories from their very diverse backgrounds.
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Program turning kids into young entrepreneurs LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
This spring, students at École Cobble Hill are busy tinkering, experimenting and repurposing as they develop unique products to unveil at a PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs event that Coastal Community Credit Union is sponsoring around the Island. “A recent trend in education throughout North America is the Maker Movement, which encourages students to adopt a do-it-yourself mindset,” the
credit union’s Allyson Prescesky said. “We believe that supporting this type of innovation will have long-lasting effects for our local communities.” It’s been successful in interesting ways. At Drinkwater Elementary School in Duncan, teacher Corrie Schilling says, “one of my students was given a loom for Christmas and has been knitting hats and purses non-stop. Another boy did online research to take his Duck tape wallets to the next level, with details like a
spot for your credit card.” It’s all about pushing the envelope to find new ideas. The program enables students with diverse interests to collaborate, communicate and learn from one another. The Valley’s showcase is taking place at École Cobble Hill on Friday, May 8 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. To find out more about PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs, visit www.cccu.ca or www.powerplay 4success.com, or contact PowerPlay Strategies at 1-888-880-0816.
Students are taking on all kinds of projects to come up with products for the young entrepreneurs Valley showcase. [POWERPLAY WEBSITE PHOTO]
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Carolyn Gudmundseth dots down the ball for one of her three tries against Nanaimo in last Saturday’s provincial semifinal. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Ready to defend the title
Candy Crushers jammer Glitch (Saige Brimacombe, left) fends off an attempt by a Honey Badgers blocker to knock her off the track during last Saturday’s junior roller derby bout at the Island Savings Centre Arena. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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Women’s rugby squad edges Nanaimo in semi
Candy crushes Honey The Candy Crushers prevailed 185-112 over the visiting NWO Honey Badgers from Chilliwack last Saturday in a highly anticipated and hard-fought roller derby clash at the Island Savings Centre. “The Candy Crushers were sportsmanlike and clean with a fast-paced, hard-hitting game,” coach Miss B Haven (Amanda Gould) said. “We had a few issues with
Ryan John ties up a Nanaimo player during Cowichan’s win last Saturday. [PAULA HARRIS PHOTO]
Hat tricks power midget B Thunder KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
A hat trick of hat tricks helped the midget B Cowichan Valley Thunder put an end to a brief losing streak with a decisive 12-4 win over the Nanaimo Timbermen at Fuller Lake Arena last Saturday. Sam Baxter, Clayton Raphael and Ryan John each scored three times in the victory, while Gavin Spencer, Scott McCaffrey and Nathan Clark had single goals. The Thunder took charge with three goals in the first period, four in the second and five in the third. “Nanaimo was hungry and played hard,
The Cowichan Rugby Football Club’s senior women’s team held fast to a precarious four-point lead in the final moments of last Saturday’s provincial semifinal against Nanaimo, and will play this weekend to defend their provincial championship. Cowichan was up 19-12 at halftime, but a handful of penalties allowed Nanaimo to make a second-half surge and go ahead 22-19. “We knew at halftime that we just had to keep knocking them down, we could take the game,” Cowichan captain Sherry Spence said. “We were the fitter team, even with a small bench; they had no bench. So that is what we did, but with that came penalties and Nanaimo was able to crash over the line two more times.” In the last 20 minutes however, Carolyn Gudmundseth and Rikki Wylie carried the ball over the line for two more tries, giving Cowichan a 33-22 edge. Nanaimo managed to score again just before the final whistle, but couldn’t get any closer than 33-29. Gudmundseth finished with three tries,
unsportsmanlike behaviour from the opposing team and it did not end on great terms but the Crushers were professional and classy as always.” The night opened with the first official bout for the Sugar Bombs, the Candy Crushers’ B team, who lost 278-151 to the Honey Badgers B team. “It was a great debut for the Sugar Bombs and they played a fun game,” Miss B Haven said.
but the Thunder were ready with their passes and consistent rebound shots back at the net,” manager Paula Harris said. A part-time goalie with the team, Raphael enjoyed getting a chance to suit up as a runner and put some shots past another netminder, and supplemented his three goals with two assists. Spencer finished with three assists, Baxter and Brayden Grantham had two each, and Clark, John, Liam Bell, David Eastman and Eric Young had one assist apiece, as did Raphael’s fellow part-time backstop, Miles Brooks. Next, the team will head to a tournament in Richmond on May 15-18.
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Blue Steel’s Jessica Knowles dodges a Sirens flagger last Friday night. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
A weekend full of shutouts in the CWFL KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
Shutouts were all the rage in the Cowichan Women’s Football League last weekend, as four of the five games played between Friday and Sunday featured a goose egg on one side of the scoreline. The exception to the trend came on Friday night as the Blue Steel Brew defeated the Sirens 39-19. Sam Miiller led the Brew with two touchdowns, while Mila Main, Monni Savory, Kara Olson and Jessica Knowles also scored. Main added a pair of converts, and came up with an interception on defence. Paula Phillips also had an interception, Knowles and Kirbee Crisp had sacks, and Crisp caught a convert to round out the scoring. Also Friday, the Law beat the Storm 6-0. Rachel Pugh led the Storm with four sacks and a flagging of the Law running back. Carly Boyd had two interceptions and Jennifer Elliot grabbed one. On Sunday morning, the Ravens shut out the Sirens 46-0 behind a three-touchdown performance from Nikita Kitagawa. Jamie Russell wasn’t far off that pace with two touchdowns and a convert, while Lauren James had a touchdown and a convert, Kelsey Scholz also scored, and Veronica Smith had two converts. On defence, James had two sacks, Dana Thorne had two interceptions, and Rikki Wylie added a pick. Also Sunday morning, the Crew broke the Law 52-0. Marilou Sullivan had four touchdowns and added an interception. Kirby Bains added three touchdowns, including one off an interception which she finished off with a convert. Jessica Lines-Wikkerink added one touchdown, and Nicole Pugh had two converts: one for a single point and one for two. Jessica Redlick and Lenneke Vinoly had sacks, and Alita Mattin had two picks. The Sunday afternoon game saw the Wild down the Storm 12-0. The Wild got their touchdowns from Keri McKelvie and Marika Masters, Masters running hers in after picking off a Storm pass, one of her two interceptions on the day. Ginger Bilina also recorded a pair of interceptions. Rachel Pugh had two sacks for the Storm, and Amrit Powell had two interceptions.
Shawnigan Lake School won the senior boys and colts matches last Saturday as their school squared off with Brentwood College in the annual South Cowichan clash, but Brentwood did manage to prevail in the senior girls contest. The Brentwood girls got by Shawnigan 29-10, but Brentwood coach Marius Felix acknowledged that Shawnigan was missing several key players, and he anticipates a closer battle when the same teams meet at Brentwood this Friday at 4 p.m. in the Island AA championship game. “I think Friday will be a different story,” he said. “They’ll be ready to bring it. We’ve got to be ready. They’re a good team.” In the first game between the rivals, back in April, Brentwood won 24-20. With two well-matched squads, Felix believes both teams are trying to figure out how to cancel out each other’s best players. “I’m sure that’s what they’re thinking about us, too,” he said. Shawnigan coach Tanja Ness is look-
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The equestrian team from Queen Margaret’s School had strong results in April at competitions at Thermal, California and Saanich. “Travelling to Thermal for the HITS Desert Circuit is always a huge undertaking,” QMS Equestrian Head Coach Cheryl Keith said. “It takes hundreds of hours of planning, training, financial resources and community support to make the trip a reality. I’m always grateful to be able to offer our students the opportunity to compete at this incredible show.” Kassidy Keith won reserve champion in 1.2m jumper and first place in junior jumper low classic, and earned ribbons on Crackerjack in the 1.2m and 1.3m jumper divisions. Ana Sofia Alban Madero, who also recently won a bronze medal at the FEI Children’s International Classic in Mexico, rode Piccadilly to first place in the 1.0m jumper division. Other QMS riders who collected ribbons included Emily Cake, Eugenia Gutierrez Cantu, and coach Keith. Later in April, QMS took a larger team to the Saanich Show in the Sun.
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“The April SSITS went well,” Keith won first place in the Danielle Fritz said. “Our team once again made me Hunter Classic on Hershey Kiss, and on very proud of their work ethic.” was reserve champion in the pre green Hailey Gascoigne, on Liberty, was division on Carlton K. champion in the pre child hunter divQMS is holding its own annual Spring ision and won the Buckerfield’s Hunter Classic from Thursday to Sunday this Classic. week. Cake, on Marlowe, competed in the 1.10m division for the first time and placed third in the Campus Auto Specialty Class.Christine Coels, on Bella, won consistent ribbons in the .85m, .9m and children’s hunter divisions. Miranda Lebeuf, on Carivero, had strong results on a new horse in the .75m jumper divisions. Lilian Jiang, on Hercules, had three second place ribbons in open pony and short stirrup divisions. Cowichan’s Hannah Morten slips away from an Alberni Kyra Westman, on LL tackler during Monday’s game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Bean, was reserve champion in the .9m jumper division. Cheryl Keith won the Campus Auto 1.10m Specialty Class on Carivero,
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ing forward to the rematch. “As coaches we are extremely proud of our girls,” she said. “They played with heart and showed many of the new rugby skills they have learned this year. We had a tough match against Brentwood this last weekend. However, as a team that is gearing up for the Island finals and provincials we are grateful that we were able to be challenged.” Brentwood boys coach Shane Thomp-
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Brentwood players surround Shawnigan’s Maria Murray. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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Cowichan Secondary School’s senior boys and girls rugby teams won their respective games in the first round of the Island playoffs on Monday, and advanced to the Island finals later this week. The Cow High girls beat Alberni District at 39-10 at home on Monday, and headed to Courtenay for the Island final on Thursday. The boys team also played ADSS, in Port Alberni, and won 34-10. “We are very proud of our boys, we set a game plan in place and they executed it well,” coach Kenton McNutt said. “Our boys overcame a powerful yet slow forward pack from Port Alberni and capitalized on the opportunities presented to them. It was very much a complete team effort that led them to the win, with equal contributions from the forwards and backs.” The boys also travelled to Courtenay on Thursday for the Island final against G.P. Vanier.
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First win for jr. bantam Bulldogs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
The junior bantam Cowichan Bulldogs collected their first win of the season last Saturday as they knocked off the Ladysmith Steelers at McAdam Park. Dakota Cullum wasted no time showing the Steelers what the Bulldogs were all about as he ran the opening kickoff all the way in for the opening touchdown. Head coach Tim Maertz thought Cowichan’s momentum waned a little after that, but when the Bulldogs got the ball back, they scored again. “I felt we got complacent and you could see the energy level come way down,” Maertz said. After the Steelers scored on their next possession, the Cowichan players woke up and forged ahead. When all was said and done,
Peewee Bulldogs running back Zach Pearson (77) gains yards during the first half of his team’s game against Ladysmith. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
Maertz was pleased with his team’s strong defensive game, the highlight of which was another hit-of-the-year candidate by Kilion VennRyan. On offence, several players stepped up. Jason Brandt caught a touchdown pass, Jonathan Walker ran 30 yards to score, and Carson Maertz finished up the scoring on a quarterback sneak. “We controlled the game from the opening kick off, and we were able to get our offence firing on all cylinders,” coach Maertz said. After a strong start to their game, the peewee Bulldogs fell to the Ladysmith Steelers. Although Ladysmith opened the scoring, quarterback Jaxson Jones took it upon himself to get his team back in the game and carried the ball in for a touchdown in response. Unfortunately, that was all the points the Bulldogs would get.
“The team played well individually, but need to work more as a team,” head coach Devon Lawrence said. Jayden Strzok and Carter Court stood out on the offensive line, holding their blocks long enough for running back Brock Lamont to gain big yards on the day. “Carter may be a rookie to the game of football, but he plays like a seasoned veteran, which is incredible to see, Lawrence said. On defence, safety Sawyer Ellison stopped several attempts by the Steelers to get into the end zone, while cornerback Jason Boyd kept the Ladysmith passing game in check. Both Cowichan teams will be on the road this weekend. The peewees head to Parksville to face the Oceanside Lions, while the bantams visit the Saanich Wolverines.
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