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Gale mourned after boating tragedy SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
Fire crews knocked down the flames and spent hours dousing hot spots but a fire on Wicks Road in North Cowichan Monday night has rendered a twostory home unlivable. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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North Cowichan’s South End Fire Department spent close to four hours dousing flames and mopping up a house fire on Wicks Road Monday night. The flames were discovered about 6:30 p.m. And they ultimately engulfed the entire house, reducing it to a frame of charred beams and rubble.
South End deputy chief Brad Coleman said members of the Maple Bay Fire Department joined his crew of about 25 from the South End hall. “Just for extra manpower, we called in Maple Bay as well,” Coleman said. The mutual aid crew brought with them a pumper to be added to the South End equipment. Firefighters spent upwards of
four hours at the scene. “It was a bit of a stubborn one and of course the overhaul, that always takes a bit of time to make sure you don’t have rekindles,” Coleman said. “There was quite a bit of fuel load in there.” The cause of the fire was unknown Tuesday but the investigation continued. It’s believed two adults were displaced as a result of the blaze.
The busy night for firefighters continues a busy year for the South End members. Coleman said there’s been a spike in structure fires in 2015, according to the hall’s statistics. “We’ve had a busy year for structures,” he said. “Last night’s was probably number 15 or 16 this year. It is [unusual]. Generally in a year we expect of an average of about maybe six.”
A family is grieving the loss of a beloved Duncan man and his best friend is still coming to terms with the outcome of what was supposed to be an ordinary fishing trip on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 25. Brayden Gale and his best friend Liem Pham, both 22, had just that week returned to the Cowichan Valley from living in Alberta where Pham had been working for Gale at his Edmonton-based landscaping company. They’d both g rown up in Duncan and were eager to return home to be closer to friends and family. The duo, who rarely spent a day apart, did everything together, so it was not out of the ordinary when they set out together to go fishing on Chemainus Lake. Only one man was able to return home, however. Authorities were called to the lake about 10:30 a.m. after witnesses Susan Harrison and Todd Lefebure, out for a daily walk around the lake, noticed the canoeists in trouble and called 9-1-1. See HE WAS, Page 10
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Monday marked the start of the second week of a former North Cowichan/Duncan Mountie’s retrial in the shooting of an unarmed Chemainus man years ago. Const. David Pompeo was convicted in February 2013 of aggravated assault in the shooting of William Arthur Gillespie during a traffic stop in September 2009. In December 2013, Pompeo was sentenced to two years probation and 240 hours of community service. The Crown had been seeking two years in jail. In August 2014, Pompeo won an appeal for a new trial. That retrial kicked off last week and went four days beginning with a voir dire, or a trial within a trial, to assess the admissibility of particular evidence and then continuing on with witnesses. While the witnesses that were called had also appeared in the first trial, different questions
from Included in the first week of testimony was also that of Gillespie himself. He returned to the stand for a third day on Monday morning and was briefly questioned by from Crown attorney Oleh S. Kuzma before cross-examination by Pompeo’s lawyer Ravi Hira commenced. Outside of the courtroom Gillespie said he wished the case would be done once and for all. He’s endured one criminal trial already and a complete civil trial as well. “I’m hoping not to have to go through anymore police harassstarting at ment,” he said. Gillespie also said he’s suffering from post traumatic stress disorder as a result of that night in 2009 and his other interactions with police over the years. William Gillespie “PTSD has been really hard on and evidence, including photos my family,” Gillespie said. “It’s of the scene not introduced caused a lot of family problems the first time around, led to with my marriage.” The new trial is expected to new testimony for Justice Lisa wrap up in mid December. Mrozinsk to consider.
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of a blue 1991 two-door Acura Integra with a licence plate that appeared to match the witness’s statement. David gave evidence that while her parents might have driven her car from time-totime, she never let anyone else, including her boyfriend, use the car. Judge Brenda Edwards said in her decision that David came across in court as defensive and rehearsed. “I simply did not find her believable.” While Edwards found David’s car had been used at the time of the road rage incident, David did not allege the car had been stolen or in anyone else’s possession. Edwards also wrote that she was satisfied David’s boyfriend matched the general description of the driver, “although I need not determine the identity of the driver for the purposes of this case.” The judge found David, as the registered owner of the car, guilty of two counts under the Motor Vehicle Act. She was ordered to pay $368 for driving without due care and attention and $368 for failing to remain at the scene of the accident.
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A Vancouver Island woman is on the hook for $750 in fines after a squabble over space at a Tim Hortons drive-through accelerated into a case of road rage. The bizarre encounter began around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 7, 2013, when Christopher Smith decided to grab a coffee in Mill Bay on his way from Victoria to Nanaimo, a B.C. provincial court heard earlier this month. Smith pulled into a Tim Hortons and steered his Ford F250 long box pickup behind the two vehicles waiting in line ahead of him at the drive through, according to a recent court decision. Then a third vehicle tried to squeeze in line. The driver of the small car bumped Smith’s front tire then backed off, letting Smith proceed. The driver then bumped Smith’s truck a second time and gestured angrily at him, according to the decision. Smith said the car might have been a two-door early 90s model Acura Integra, and while he could not make out its colour through all the dirt on it, Smith guessed it might have
been brown. Rather than confronting the other driver, Smith grabbed his coffee and proceeded north on the Trans-Canada highway, according to the decision. A few kilometres down the road, the driver of the small car overtook Smith, stomped on the brakes a few times then came to a stop on the highway. T h e d r ive r, wh o S m i t h described as a “scruffy” looking Caucasian man in his early 20s who stood about 5-foot9 and weighed 165 pounds, jumped out of the car wielding what Smith thought was a sledge hammer. The man started to pound on the truck with the hammer, smashing Smith’s driver’s side window and headlight, and denting its side and hood. It was then that Smith stomped on the gas, pushing the smaller car off the road and fleeing. Smith later pulled off the highway and dialled 911. A witness later came forward and described a similar version of the events. The witness had also jotted down the licence plate of the small car. Police repeatedly tried to contact Crystalina David, a Mill Bay resident and owner
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Duncan’s animal bylaws get overhaul BCSPCA officials say the result of the City of Duncan’s new animal regulations bylaws is “a new, more humane era for the community,” but at least one animal advocate is saying the new rules go too far. Bylaw changes include limiting the number of companion animals permitted on a single lot, a prohibition of certain animals, such as wolf-dog hybrids, a section on animal welfare, including provisions related to animal cruelty, and guidelines for animals in public places to name a few. But it’s the section related to the prohibitions on wildlife feeding that had Cowichan Cat Rescue trustee Jean Hamilton concerned. In a Nov. 26 letter to the city, Hamilton takes issue with the section dealing with feeding “ownerless cats or cats without identification”. “Many, if not most, of the homeless cats being fed in the City of Duncan have already been fixed and vaccinated by CCR and therefore do have identification in the form of a tattoo. They should therefore not fall within the prohibition against feeding homeless cats,” she said. Hamilton noted that despite a thriving feral cat population within the city, the reason they haven’t become a problem is that they are being fixed, fed, and monitored by Cat Rescue volunteers. “Cats that are regularly fed in a fixed location will remain in that location and will remain healthy,” she wrote. “To require people who are presently feeding feral cats, many of whom have done so for many years, to cease that activity creates an impossible situation. To feed the cats is a breach of the bylaw. To cease feeding them is an act of abandonment and would constitute an act of cruelty. We would expect the SPCA to take action against anyone who fed cats for a number of years and then stopped.” Hamilton has offered to work with the city to come up with a solution. As for the rest of the bylaw pack-
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age, Hamilton wrote that “the aims of the bylaw are laudable and the vast majority of the provisions appear to be well thought out.” The complete comprehensive document can be seen at www. duncan.ca and an information sheet will be part of dog licence renewal letters coming to mailboxes soon. One notable change will see new licensing fees for dogs deemed aggressive. It is not a blanket fee for particular breeds, but will apply to dogs identified as having bitten or attacked a human or animal without provocation, or that has been previously designated aggressive by animal control officers. In addition, aggressive dogs will only be licensed if the animal is outfitted with a microchip. The changes are good for the city and its residents, but also for the animals, said Duncan Mayor Phil Kent. “The new bylaw will enhance the well-being of animals in our city and we are especially pleased with the new regulations related to banning the tethering of animals outdoors for long periods of time and keeping animals confined in enclosures (including motor vehicles) without adequate ventilation to prevent the animal from suffering from distress,” Kent said. “It is also a great opportunity for bylaw enforcement officers to educate the public if they see animals living in less than ideal conditions and as a tool when dealing with animal neglect.” For Erika Paul, a 10-year veteran of the SPCA, working in Cowichan, the changes encourage responsible animal care and guardianship — something that needed to be addressed in Duncan and in many other communities. “These changes will improve the lives of animals living in Duncan,” Paul said. “We are looking forward to seeing this positive movement towards humane communities spread through the Cowichan Valley.”
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hen local governments enact legislation, they always do it with the best of intentions. It has usually been scrutinized to try to discover and eliminate any unintended pitfalls before the bylaws hit the books. But sometimes they miss something. We agree with Cowichan Cat Rescue that there needs to be some reconsideration of the City of Duncan’s new bylaw as it pertains to feral cat populations. Nobody, not rescue organizations or the kind people who put out food for feral cat colonies,
want to see the colonies continue on indefinitely. The goal is to keep the cats from being a nuisance or health hazard and allowing them to live out their lives in the most humane way possible. What needs to be done with these cats is a brief capture for them to be spayed or neutered, so that the colony will naturally age and die out on its own, and for them to be vaccinated so they are not transmitting diseases. These are usually not your average house cat. Oftentimes they cannot simply be captured
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and then adopted out to a loving family. But nor are they able to fend for themselves. Suddenly cutting off their food supply would be horribly cruel. We don’t think that starving any animal to death is the intention anyone had when they came up with the provisions of the bylaw. Perhaps the bylaw only need to be clarified, or perhaps it needs a quick second look to prevent posing an impossible choice for those who have worked to get the area’s feral cat colonies under control for years, and feed the cats on a regular basis.
We know we could never live with our conscience if we had been feeding any animal for years and then suddenly ceased to do so, leaving it to a winter of starvation. It’s just as bad as the people who drive out to what they believe to be a rural area and dump their dogs and cats out of the car. Or who move away and leave their pet behind as if it is just supposed to be fine like that. It’s not the same as feeding a deer or a bear or elk or some other truly stupid behaviour. It’s about compassion.
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Shawnigan air; it’s different here Re: Clean air advocates One has to read the article to understand that there are too many grey areas in these statements to actually make a change. Some “areas” are different — yes — so a blanket bylaw would not be appropriate. The link below can be used to help make some decisions, but again, which areas need to be looked at? http://sciencenordic.com/ no-serious-harm-breathingwood-smoke The Valley ends at Cobble Hill Road. When the electricity goes off, do you drive somewhere, so as
to be able to eat? Do you need to flush but can’t? Do you get cold rather quickly? Will your pipes in your home freeze, etc.? Two solutions are to break out the generator, (to get your well pump going) and get the woodstove going to make your food and keep you pipes from bursting. Driving around just pollutes as well — the exhaust however, has no smell and is invisible, therefore it gets little or no attention paid to it! This particular article, “Clean air advocates call for law changes”, does not take into account the program to change out old wood heating stoves. It suggests that there is smoke all year long in the valley, I would ask, from where, as I
drive through it and have noted a large number of clear days (we are talking woodsmoke here). Comparing the Valley to Beijing, is absurd. The other side of this is, are the “advocates” willing to pay for the parallelling of BC Hydro submarine lines from the Mainland? are they willing to pay for the extra cost a lot of us would have to pay for the rising costs of electricity if they were to actually succeed in their endeavours? In both cases I think not. Another reason for Shawnigan Lake (Area B) to leave the CVRD. North Cowichan can have their rules and regs. It’s different here. David Richards Shawnigan
The main problem with the lack of elector response to an alternate approval bylaw is that people are too easily distracted. We notice the advertisement in the newspaper and decide to print and submit the elector response form. But before we get to the computer to download the form, something distracts us and it doesn’t get done and we forget to do it later. Now, if you join the no.aap movement, an e-mail with a scanned copy of the AAP bylaw and a copy of the elector response form will be send to you. Then, whenever you check your email, all the information will be there. If you want to wait, to get a better understanding of the bylaw, then don’t delete the email from your “in” folder. So every time you log on to your email account, you will be reminded. It is all rather simple, just send an email to no.aap@shaw. ca and mention the CVRD area and/or town you reside in. This information is then entered into a database. Unless your email address contains your name, no last name, address or phone number will be shown on the database. Then whenever a new AAP bylaw is launched, affecting your area and/or town, you will be informed by mass BCC e-mail. So even if you are a snowbird, a summer cottage owner or an absentee landlord, you will be notified. The rest is now up to you. Join right away before you get distracted. Hubert Crevels Lake Cowichan www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com
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Dear mayor and council: Re: Bylaw 3139, 2015 “A Bylaw to Regulate, Prohibit and Impose Requirements in Relation to Animals In the City of Duncan” It has come to our attention that the City of Duncan has passed the above captioned bylaw. While the aims of the bylaw are laudable and the vast majority of the provisions appear to be well thought out, we must take strong issue with Section 71, “Feeding Wildlife.” Many, if not most, of the homeless cats being fed in the City of Duncan have already been fixed and vaccinated by CCR and therefore do have identification in the form of a tattoo. They should therefore not fall within the prohibition against feeding homeless cats. The inclusion of “ownerless cats or cats without identification” in the list of wildlife and a prohibition against feeding them fails to recognize the causes of feline homelessness and the consequences of withdrawing a secure food source. Formerly domestic cats and their offspring, whether feral, wild or stray, are not able to
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provide for themselves without becoming a problem in many ways, including health issues, raiding garbage containers, fighting owned cats for their food, reproducing freely, and moving into areas looking for a food supply. That this is not a serious problem in the City is due to previous efforts by Cowichan Cat Rescue and by the service provided by those people who are feeding homeless cats. Cats that are regularly fed in a fixed location will remain in that location and will remain healthy. The only other necessity for those cats to not become a nuisance is for them to be spayed/neutered and vaccinated against disease. To require people who are presently feeding feral cats, many of whom have done so for many years, to cease that activity creates an impossible situation. To feed the cats is a breach of the bylaw. To cease feeding them is an act of abandonment and would constitute an act of cruelty. We would expect the SPCA to take action against anyone who fed cats for a number of years and then stopped. In order to provide a humane solution to this dilemma and to avoid criminalizing a
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humane act, we would ask the City to consider revising Bylaw 3139 by removing cats from Section 71 and creating a separate provision for homeless cats. That section, rather than making feeding an offence, could create a requirement that any feeder or colony manager working with homeless cats must be able to produce evidence of a plan for the care, spaying/neutering, vaccination and feeding of those cats, such plan to be made with the SPCA or Cowichan Cat Rescue and in writing. A reasonable time limit for the creation of such a plan could be imposed on anyone feeding cats which have no identification. The result would be to avoid any cruelty to those cats and would put an end to the growth of feral colonies within the City. Cowichan Cat Rescue would be very pleased to contribute in any way to the further discussion of this matter to provide an achievable and humane solution to the perceived proliferation of homeless cats within the City. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Jean Hamilton Trustee, Cowichan Cat Rescue
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Re: clean air article in Wednesday’s paper It appears the CVRD is gathering comments from only those who have interests in air quality. Why was the general public not made aware of this going on? As we do not have a lobby group that can speak on our behalf, we are left in the dark. What is being discussed? Aside from the CVRD wanting to lump rural communities in with the likes of Duncan, what are they contemplating? If they are listening to Jenny Lawson, who has to resort to hyperbole to make her case, then I fear the worst. She wants to ban all woodstoves. I would like to remind her of the blizzard of ‘96. There was no power so electric heat was out of the question. If one did not have natural gas, you were out of luck unless you had a woodstove. Those who did not
Do the afflictions of the few determine policy? I use a woodstove to primarily heat my house, does that make me ignorant or inconsiderate? I hope not. I recently looked into the cost of a new source of heat for my house and was surprised and terrified at the cost of the venture. It’s not only the thousands
were invited in to share the warmth. Those with generators had it even better but she probably would like to ban those also because of noise and the emissions. If children are having breathing problems, before blaming wood smoke, put on a white glove and check for dust in the house first. Dust causes allergies which can contribute to poor health. Having no windows open and keeping the house too warm can also affect health. Those of us who have woodstoves find that the heat is better than electric or gas. Also, because Christy Clark wants to give the appearance of a balanced budget, she is raising hydro rates so she can take more from them. Woodstoves cushion the blow. If you want only hydro or gas then I have to assume you support Site C, which will impact treaty lands, farmers and the lands that could feed a million people and all the wildlife, but
it’s not around here. Out of sight, so that’s okay. Also, if gas is the option, then it is fracking that impacts other people’s clean air and water quality. The CVRD supported a woodstove change-out program in the past. If they are now considering banning these, then I want reimbursement and a monthly stipend to pay for the expensive use of electric heat. I would also like to remind the CVRD that, not only could there be another potential blizzard, there will be the big one occurring sometime and it may happen in any season. This will damage gas and water lines, hydro and other infrastructure. Woodstoves would be the only source of heat and generators will supply power. To solve Duncan’s complaints, first build a bypass then build a dome over the town. Problem solved.
of dollars that is would be to purchase a new heat pump or gas furnace but the constant supply of electricity or gas that are forever rising in costs. I have seen the direct impact of poor air quality in close family members and fully appreciate their struggle to breath properly and live a normal life, but what else can we do? Do the actions or afflictions of the few determine
the outcome of the many? As with the barriers on the Malahat, does the bad driving of the few affect the taxes and monetary outgoings that the majority have to compensate for? I love our valley, but does living here mean that I cannot afford to live here?
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“Brayden and I spent every day together. Every waking minute we could, we would be together,”’ Pham said. “Anything from playing video games at home to heading into work after hours to get set up for the next day. Brayden was the hardest-working person I’ve ever met and together we were unstoppable.” Pham said their friendship was like no other. “I don’t know how to explain it but Brayden and I had a connection that I’ve never had with anyone. We could speak without saying a single word and just simple gestures between us were as good as hour long conversations,” Pham said. “He always knew what I was thinking and I knew his thoughts.” The pair had mutual goals they wanted to accomplish together. “We were going to leave the construction business and join the police because we knew that together we could truly make a difference in the world,” Pham said.“He was to the end, selfless, devoted and always a positive aspect in anyone’s life he touched.” A public Facebook page “The Legacy of Brayden Gale” has been set up in remembrance. There, friends remember Gale as smart, full of energy, always smiling, a hard worker and incredibly loving. In lieu of flowers Gale’s family suggests donations be made in his honour to a few of his favourite charities: the Salvation Army and the SPCA.
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Pham said their canoe became submerged after a shift in seating position caused the boat to tip. “We flipped it upside down so we would have some sort of float to rest on but it started sinking so quickly we decided to ditch the canoe,” Pham recalled. “I quickly flipped onto my back because I was starting to sink and my chest started to tighten up.” G a l e s t a r t e d sw i m m i n g towards the dock while Pham removed his jacket weighing him down and headed towards the weeds on the side of the lake. “Eventually I made it within 20 feet of the weeds and decided to make a mad dash because my limbs were so numb they weren’t responding to me,” Pham said. “As I reached the weeds I was still waist deep in water but I could hear people yelling at Brayden to ‘keep swimming’ and telling him ‘you’re almost there, you can do it’. “I thought they could see him so I would be able to rest for a minute before trying to wade through the weeds,” Pham added. Despite the calls and encouragement from Harrison and Lefebure, Gale never made it to the shore. Lefebure had tried to help the young man by jumping in himself but soon found the chill of the water was overwhelming his own body.
Unable to breathe, Lefebure had to get out. “He handed me his glasses and wallet and took off his shirt,” Harrison said of her husband’s rescue efforts. “ He got about 15 feet before he couldn’t breathe. He had a hard time getting out. I don’t know how [Pham] swam as far as he did.” Crews from Chemainus, Crofton and North Cowichan’s South End fire departments were called out as well as the Cowichan Valley and Ladysmith search and rescue groups and the RCMP Dive Team. The British Columbia Ambulance Service and Cowichan Valley Victim Services were also on scene to assist. Gale’s body was recovered just before 4 p.m. Witnesses Harrison and Lefebure hope to meet with the Municipality of North Cowichan, which operates the park at Chemainus Lake, about the possibility of putting some lifesaving equipment at the site. They were about a quarter of the way around the lake when they heard the canoeists in distress, and ran back to the dock to see what they could do. “We’re thinking if there was a ring with a rope attached, maybe we could have thrown it across,” Harrison said. “I don’t know if we could have thrown it that far, but there was nothing there, so we never would know.” Pham is still digesting the ordeal, while coming to terms with the idea his best friend is gone.
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Workers on a watermain project at the Davis Lagoon bridge in Saltair are preparing for an extended delay until archeologists can study the significance of a First Nations midden discovered on the worksite early in November. David Stalker Construction halted work when a concentration of shells and tools was found at the
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In recognition of family-owned businesses on Vancouver Island, the local chapter of the Canadian Association of Family Enterprise is accepting nominations for its 2016 Family Enterprise of the Year Award. The annual award by CAFE was started in an effort to honour, celebrate and promote the achievements of Canadian family businesses. CAFE is Canada’s only national not-for-profit that celebrates and supports family business. Past Vancouver Island recipients include Country Grocer, Accent Inns, McCall Brothers Funeral Directors, Capital Iron, the Canada Homestay Network, Pacific Sands Resort, Robinson’s Outdoor Store and Monk Office. “It’s extremely important to recognize the contributions family businesses make to the economy,” said managing director Bernadine Rudichuk, “and the best way we find of doing that is to honour someone locally who has done well as a family business.” Rudichuk said CAFE places importance on family businesses because they support the local economy through job creation and often give back to their communities. “Vancouver Island has a very high percentage of family businesses, and many of them have been around for many generations,” she said. “We appreciate the fact that not only do they contribute to the economy, but they provide employment
and they’re local. It’s always a great feeling to support local businesses.” Additionally, the recipients of the local FEYA from CAFE’s 11 chapters will be entered to win the national Family Enterprise of the Year Award. In 2014, Victoria’s Capital Iron won the national award, making them the first Vancouver Island recipient of the accolade. “It was amazing — it was the first time it’s happened for us,” said Rudichuk. “It was just great.” Nominations are being accepted until Dec. 15, with the Vancouver Island celebration gala taking place on Feb. 11 at the Victoria Golf Club. Residents can nominate eligible businesses that they feel are worthy of recognition in their community. Eligible businesses must be family owned, defined by several criteria, including ownership or operation by different generations of a family, potential ownership to be passed on to a younger generation, more than one family member with active employment, and a head office located in Canada. Nominations are being accepted until Dec. 15, with the Vancouver Island celebration gala taking place on Feb. 11 at the Victoria Golf Club. Residents can nominate eligible businesses that they feel are worthy of recognition in their community. To nominate a family business (self-nominations are welcome) or for more details on the nomination process, visit www.cafecanada.ca/ chapters/vancouver-island and fill out the form, or contact Rudichuk at 250-532-2402 or vancouverisland@ cafecanada.ca
proceed prior to the end of the year,” said the release issued by CVRD engineer Brian Dennison. “Because of this delay, the final milling and paving restoration of the project trenches will likely not occur until early 2016, weather permitting.” The contractor has been
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sked the other my home on Brett day if I’ve Avenue was a day always lived and night difference in the Cowichan Valto what it would be ley, I found myself now. Such, sigh, is answering, “No, I’m progress. from Saanich.” To think that we had most of Swan Lake Note: Saanich. Not for our playground! Victoria. There was CHRONICLES Okay, unofficially, a world of difference as the southeastern between them when I T.W. Paterson shore was rimmed was young. So unlike with working dairy farms — today’s commercial developJohn McLean, the Pendrays, ment and blacktop which has Charlie and Tom. But, workcome to be the norm for both of ing farms or no, this was free them. So much so that you can’t domain to us kids who recogtell them apart anymore, cernized no boundaries; certainly tainly not where they meet on not those so ineffectively denotnorth Douglas Street. ed by a few strands of barbed Now they call Uptown Shopwire (even when they were elecping Centre what for 40-odd trically charged). years was the Town & Country When Swan Lake burst its Shopping Centre. banks, as it did every autumn, I can remember when what the “Overflow” as we called it was Woolco, not Walmart, became our play pond for raftopened in the ‘60s. Better yet, I ing as it was shallow and safer can remember when much of than the lake itself. This was as today’s asphalt and concrete close to Huckleberry Finn as we cityscape was farmer’s fields Saanich kids could hope to get although Swan’s Dairy had in real life. ceased operation by the time I In the summer it was hunting began to play there. Walking to for frogs and salamanders, not and from Tolmie School from
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Now the Swan Lake nature sanctuary, this body of water and its surroundings were once the playground of a whole host of Saanich kids who grew up with it as their backyard. [WIKIPEDIA PHOTO]
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to capture them or harm them, but to examine them close up and, although we probably weren’t conscious of the fact, to learn. If I miss anything of my Saanich childhood by living in the Duncan area, it’s the nightly chorus of frogs. What a symphony as thousands — tens of thousands — or more burst into deep-throated song! (In my daily walks in the historic Keating Farm area, I’ve noticed other disturbing signs of our changing wildlife. Where
is the night hawk? Where are the swallows who flitted about in family flocks while devouring flying insects? Perhaps twice since I moved to the Valley I’ve heard a pheasant’s call. Not so the kiwi which populated Atkinson’s market garden on the edge of Swan Lake.) My first encounters with history began in the Swan Lake area as the CNR tracks which ran as far as Lake Hill were part of our playgrounds, too. What
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T.W. PATERSON, columnist
mas trees in my cousin’s playhouse, a converted bird house. But life at Swan Lake couldn’t be perfect, of course. There was the neighbourhood bully, Georgie-Peorgie (as we called him behind his back) Jansen (not his real name) to be contended with from time to time. Until the glorious day he picked on the wrong victim and had his face rubbed in a fresh cow patty.
But Georgie was a piker when compared with the Morrison brothers and their hulking accomplice, Tom Stillman. These guys, older and bigger than my crowd, were real bad news dudes. Mean to a fault and always on the prowl for mischief. Until the day they made newspaper headlines when one of their stunts misfired and the younger Morrison lost his head — for real. By then I’d moved away. By then things were different. By then Saanich — my Saanich — had also changed, with a subdivision not a pasture for a neighbour. It wasn’t what I’d grown up with. It wasn’t what I wanted. I had no way of foreseeing that Swan Lake’s dairy farmlands would become part of a nature preserve, not that I would have waited for it. So I came to Cowichan — and I’ve not regretted it for a moment.
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Which didn’t always involve real tobacco, not at first, but make-do, hand-rolled smokes of dried flora such as the seeds of ocean spray which we knew as “buckshit”. Real tobacco came from pilfering cigarettes from our parents or, worse, shoplifting them in Christie’s store. (Hey, we were kids.) There was so much to do, depending on the weather and the season: fishing for sunfish in the Big and Little Ponds, toasting bread over an open candle flame, burning potatoes until they were black in the hot coals of a camp fire. Somehow, they all were delicious. Making slingshots from a patch of shoe leather, strips of rubber sliced from an inner tube and a forked maple branch was a must-do for boys. How glad I am today that I never hit a bird for all of the times I tried although I do regret having murdered and maimed healthy young evergreens for Christ-
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Get your Santa suit and Run for the Claus LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
Duncan streets will be full of Santas on Sunday, Dec. 6 as the Run for the Claus fundraiser returns. Organizer Alan Crisp introduced the idea in the Valley a couple of years ago after seeing it in Britain. “I was on vacation in England five or six years ago and a friend of mine asked me to sponsor him in it. He was going to dress up in a Santa suit. I thought it was a great idea. Then I realized there are quite a few cities all over the world that take on that fun run,” he said. So, he brought the concept to the Cowichan United Way and it proved to be a popular idea, though it was shelved last year. “I think they were going through a few changes there and at that particular point it wasn’t going to work out for them.” Crisp and a group of friends and family decided to take on the project themselves this year. “We picked a charity of choice, the Clements Centre, and got going. We’ve got just a 100 per cent support from them. We asked them to handle the registration for us while we looked after the event ourselves. It’s worked out for us really well,” he said. The 2015 Run for the Claus will follow the same format as in the past, starting on Sunday, Dec. 6, with activities and entertainment beginning at Duncan’s City Square at about 10 a.m. and the run/walk itself taking off at 11 a.m. “People can come and mingle, get a hot drink (by donation). They can register on the day but preferably we’d like to have them register at the Clements Centre beforehand. It would be great if we sold all our Santa suits and didn’t have to worry too much about registration on the day. We know how many suits we’ve got so we’ll either sell out or have a few left over for next year.”
And sell out they might. “I think we’re up to about 100 sold already,” Crisp said. It’s $20 per person to enter. The suits are one size fits all. Kids will probably just wear the top but that just adds to the humour of the day. Onstage at City Square, starting about 9:30 a.m., there will be music and, just before everyone heads out, there’s a fun aerobic warm-up with everyone doing their stretches in their red suits. “I think the energy of having that many Santas in one area is kind of neat,” Crisp said. The runners will leave City Square and run for six kilometres along the Friendship Trail following Canada Avenue and Alington Road over to Lane Road, then back down Sherman Road and along the Trail to City Square. Walkers have a simpler three and a half kilometre route; they leave City Square and travel the Friendship Trail following Canada Avenue and Alington to a turning point marked by a Christmas tree, then retrace their steps the same way to downtown Duncan. “We’ve kind of kept the walkers on the flat part, so for people who are pushing chairs or strollers, it will be easier,” he said. “We’ve contacted the auxilliary RCMP, we’ve got the Rotary Club marshalling and keeping everyone safe.” The event is pet-friendly, too. “We’ve had dogs dressed up in Santa suits. Dogs are welcome but they need to be kept under control.” Crisp is still trying to figure out the best name for the event. “It’s not a run or race. It’s just a fun time out for the community. There are always one or two that just sprint around it and that’s fine, too, but nobody is noting the times. Walks, shuffles, they’re all fine,” he said.
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Acting newcomer shines as music icon LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
She first won our hearts as Duncan’s Idol but, even then, we all knew Glaucia Desrochers had talent to spare. Now she’s appearing as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, produced by Pat Selman and the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society and continuing at two venues this weekend. After seeing this superlative production on opening night, Friday, Nov. 27, many of us had only one question: how soon will it be before she takes it on the road? After all, Joelle Rabu built an enduring reputation on her Tonight: Piaf! onewoman show and, after seeing and hearing Desrochers, many of us saw doors opening for this Valley songbird. Everyone who’s ever seen her sing knows she had the personal warmth and the vocal equipment for the task, but she’s never acted a role onstage before. And taking on Billie Holiday first time out? Now, there’s a challenge! But, with Selman’s confident support and under the skillful handling of experienced director, Michelle Tremblay, the petals unfolded and revealed Desrochers as a performer who can hold an audience in the palm of her hand. The show’s simple concept draws in the audience right from the start: we are in
Glaucia Desrochers wows the crowd with such Billie Holiday standards as God Bless the Child and Strange Fruit. For more pictures see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
Emerson’s Bar & Grill, and Billie, near the end of her career, and in fact, life, is telling us about the astonishing journey that brought her back to Philadelphia — her least favourite city in the world. As expected, she unravels during the show, but Desrochers still manages to infuse her Billie with a shining resilience that earns the respect of her listeners. And that brings us to the one weak point of opening night: the audience was a tad more respectful than the loud, rowdy crowd the singer would probably have been facing at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. But that’s only natural. It’s hard to catcall when your jaw is dropped in sheer admiration of a job so well done. She’s backed, in this show, by the tasty trio of Karel Roessingh on piano, Nick Mintenko on bass and Ron Joiner on drums and although they’re never obtrusive, their quiet support is felt throughout the show — now as it would have been then. Performances continue Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church Hall in Chemainus and Dec. 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. at the Crofton Pub. Check cvcas.com for updates on where to get tickets in advance and what is still available but don’t miss this one. You’ll kick yourself if you do. You want to be one of those who says: “I remember when...”
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◆ MUSIC ON STAGE
Sneak peeks highlight Encore! Christmas concert Hearth & Fire is the name of this December’s seasonal concert by the Encore! Womens Choir. Under the skillful direction of Christine Dandy and accompanied by Rykie Avenant, these joyful voices will be singing Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2:30 p.m. at the Duncan United Church. This group performs both sacred and secular music from many sources as well as selections from musical theatre. The program caters to all musical tastes, including singalongs to keep the audience involved. Listeners will delight in the
beautiful Sussex Carol and Coventry Carol from England as well as the Appalachian, Tis’ the Gift to Be Simple, the Canadian Huron Carol, and the spirituals When the Song of the Angels is Stilled and He Came Down That We Might Have Love. Also featured will be the haunting Ubi Caritas by Norwegian contemporary composer, Ola Gjeilo. Soothing lullabies and hearth songs will complete the program, with a medley of Five Favourite Holiday Songs crowning the concert. In addition, two of the choir’s high-flying first sopranos, Heather MacGregor and Ann Yelland, will then perform the beautiful Flower Duet from the
opera Lakme by Leo Delibes. On top of that, the audience will also be treated to snippets from the upcoming production of Anne of Green Gables by the South Island Musical Theatre Society and be given a sneak peek at Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors by boy soprano Reuben Broadway and tenor Ted Rhodes. The Cowichan Symphony Society’s production of this one-act Christmas opera will be staged at the beginning of the New Year. Tickets are $20 each at the door or $15 in advance. Visit www.encorewomens choir.com/performances.html for more details on advance purchases.
Choirs join for special show LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
A concert of Unfolding Delights is on the menu as Sheila Johnson’s adult Concenti choir and her award winning youth choirs join forces for a show on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at Chemainus United Church. This is one of the Chemainus Classical Concert series but it’s in a different venue this time. Under the precise hand of their director, these well-trained voices will present their songs like a string of perfectly cut gems, spark-
ling with the different facets of this most contemplative and joyful time of year. After the concert the choirs and audience will walk to St. Michael’s Church hall, to enjoy a special reception. During the walk, the choirs will lead the walkers in carol singing. Tickets are $17 in advance or $20 at the door. Music lovers under 18 can get in for $5. If you’d like to book in advance, check out chemainusclassicalconcerts.ca for a list of places to get your tickets or phone 250-748-8383.
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As country music fans know, Dallas Smith loves a good party. And that’s a good thing because he’s coming to Sunfest 2016. The Vancouver-bred country superstar knows how to perform on the big stage, as he took part in the celebrations surrounding the 103rd Grey Cup in Winnipeg, joining the fun on Nov. 29. He took home an incredible five awards at this year’s BC Country Music Awards in categories including Album of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Fan Choice Award, Male Vocalist of the Year and Single of the Year. Now he’s back with a new release, Kids With Cars, celebrating those never-to-be-forgotten years when what you drove — import, classic or brand new Mustang —said a lot about who you were. Music lovers are sure to relate when he joins Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley next summer at Sunfest. Other acts coming to Sunfest were also announced this week. They include High Valley, Chase Bryant and The Road Hammers. Early bird single day tickets are now on sale until Dec. 31. For more information, check out sunfestconcerts.com and book your August long weekend fun now.
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Strong performances anchor this tale of troubled romance
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Jack (Matt Williams) and Jill (Laura Faulkner) make their way down after a climactic scene. For more photos see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] game of mental Scrabble with very few vowels but the quality of the acting make both Jack and Jill human. Their relationship lurches forward like a car with transmission trouble and reaches a climax when plates start to fly. For an audience it’s sometimes difficult to watch, though, as the dialogue reaches out and finds the weak spots in everyone’s armour. But, don’t hold back on that account:
the result is magical and proves yet again the depth of talent that can be found in the Valley’s theatre community. Performances continue Dec. 3 to 5 at Queen Margret’s School Theatre starting at 8 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $15 each at Ten Old Books in Duncan, Mason’s in Shawnigan Lake, Butler Locksmithing in Lake Cowichan, or reserve through email at Shawniganplayers@gmail.com
Brenna Bazinet has studied voice and piano with Connie Masson for many years. Her beautiful voice is often heard in our community, and she is a regular performer at the Cowichan Music Festival. Brenna is in her final year at Duncan Christian School, where she enjoys being on stage for their annual musical theatre productions. COURTESY COWICHANMUSICTEACHERS.COM
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The nursery rhyme goes: “Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.” It was written as a bit of anonymous, scurrilous political comment about England’s King Charles I and his hated French wife but we can reassure you that the Shawnigan Players latest play, Jack and Jill, by Jane Martin, doesn’t drag anyone back into history. This Jack (Matt Williams) is a bruising but bruised fellow and his Jill (Laura Faulkner) doesn’t really seem to want to follow anyone. In fact, when they meet, the watcher wonders if they will ever even meet for coffee. But when they sit down, things really start to move fast. And heat up. Williams has already proved himself an actor who can handle a hot, physical scene and here he has plenty of scope and Faulkner is more than ready for him. Her talent and versatility is also well known among theatregoers but as Jill she has her work cut out for her in trying to make this jagged little gal into someone worth caring about. On paper the story looks pretty tough to digest as the pair try to play their
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Providence Farm and the Cowichan Folk Guild present John Reischman and the Jaybirds in a fundraising concert Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Farm’s own lovely chapel. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. with the show following at 2 p.m. so get there early to secure a seat for this Valley favourite. Tickets can be purchased at Providence Farm office for $25 each or $20 for CFG and Providence Farm Members and young people.
John Reischmann and the Jaybirds It’s also possible to buy tickets online at: https://islandsfolk. tickit.ca/ The proceeds will be split between Providence Farm and the Cowichan Folk Guild.
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Linda has gone from needing the foodbank to survive to helping others through its generosity. [SUBMITTED] became friends and would drive her to appointments and from the hospital on their time off. Now Linda takes care of others that are too feeble to make it in for soup or for hampers. Linda also started volunteering at the food bank, first as a cleaner and then as a soup server. She has gone from working half an hour to two hours in the soup kiosk and now has a part time job in the community. Through all of life’s challenges she has managed to put on a smile and has infected everyone around her with laughter.
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couple of years ago, Linda came to the food bank confused, alone and sick, weighing only 80 pounds. She had left a toxic relationship and was facing grave medical concerns having been diagnosed with COPD. Forced to live on a very limited income, she cautiously joined us first for food and was surprised to find a welcoming safe environment ready to listen, nurture and eventually provide her with tools to start to believe in herself. The first order of business was to get her healthy. She learned that eating nutritious soups helped her disease abate, she found resources about diet, spices, vitamins, dental help, and trying new juices made with vegetables and fruit. Linda tried new foods for compromised immune systems, gluten free choices and a soy and almond drink instead of dairy. Like many folks on social assistance, these choices are expensive. But the food bank, through United Way funding specifically for protein-rich foods, was able to help by supplying these items during Linda’s visits for soup and also through the hamper program. Linda’s goal was to live independently. She received household items through the food bank’s message board and by word of mouth, talking to folks at the food bank. Linda says it is the relationships formed with the staff, volunteers and our patrons that have become her most important connections. As her health improved, from 80 to a whopping 100 pounds, her energy became restored; she says the food bank has done more for her bouts of depression than any prescribed pills. Linda also received care packages sent to her home if she stayed away too long. Staff and volunteers
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Candlelight vigil to mark Day of Action Against gender violence
Members of the Cowichan Valley Dragon Divas made an event out of it, decorating their tree in Duncan City Square on Wednesday morning and then going out for a nice lunch downtown. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]
BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION PROJECT & PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN
The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND ZONING BYLAW specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3773 (Cowichan Bay Marine Zoning) be completed by March 31,D 2015. (APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA – COWICHAN BAY)
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Join us for discussion and input atwill Open House #2:a third time, as amended, NOTICE is hereby hereby giventhat thatthe the CVRD Board will consider reading is given CVRD Board consider reading a third time, as amended, and adopting theBylaw aboveat noted Amendment date Saturday, Junenoted 8, 2013 time 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. and adopting the above Amendment the -regular Board meeting of December Bylaw the regular Board meeting of Parking DecemberArea 9, 2015. 9,place 2015.atBright Angel Park Lower As per Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of for more information, please contact: Directors, having reviewed the above noted Bylaw and finding it to be consistent with the policies Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks & Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, of250-746-2620 the Electoral Areaor D ggidden@cvrd.bc.ca – Cowichan Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3605, has waived the Public Hearing and directed that this Public Notice occur in its place. Bylaw No. 3773 was presented at two public hearings on February 19, 2015, and April 14, 2015. 2105. The Regional District intends to proceed with those portions of Bylaw 3773 as it appeared at the Hearing of April 14, 2015, with the exception of the proposed zoning over the open water surfaces of Cowichan Bay. The open water surface zoning cannot be proceeded with at this time because the Province of British Columbia has indicated that some of the proposed water industrial zones will require adjustment prior to Provincial approval. This will involve considerable additional work on behalf of the CVRD and its partner organizations in Cowichan Bay.
Cowichan Women Against Violence Society invites community members to attend a candlelit vigil of Remembrance, Awareness and Action on Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. at Sands Funeral Chapel in Duncan. In 1991, the Parliament of Canada established the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women as an annual day of mourning and remembrance for the 14 young women murdered on Dec.6, 1989 at École Polytechnique in Montreal. Today, this annual vigil has expanded in acknowledgement that gender-based violence continues to be a brutal reality for many women and their children and for gender variant people every day in homes and workplaces, on the streets, and at schools and campuses. In recent years, violence against women has been highlighted in the Cowichan Valley by several tragic stories. As a result, our consciousness of violence has been raised in a new way. But this doesn’t address the everyday impact that genderbased violence has on our community and across our country. Of all the provinces, B.C. has the highest rate of violence against women. An estimated 80 per cent of aboriginal women have been assaulted or abused. And as many as 90 per cent of women with disabilities have been assaulted or abused. Using definitions from the Criminal Code of Canada, 30 per cent of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a man at least once. CWAV Society’s Social Action Committee seeks to involve the community in the conversation about missing and murdered women and the extreme risk of violence that gender-variant people across our country experience. Canada’s marginalized populations are calling for an arena in which their voices can be heard and for new kinds of justice. We’re inviting the community to join this cause by making ourselves visible to raise awareness about gender-based violence. On Dec. 6, the gathering is to memorialize those who have lost their lives in gender-based violence and to honour those who remain. The event will feature speaker Bev Stone, a performance by the Spirit Drummers and music by Loren Halloran. After speakers and ceremonies, we
The Regional District therefore intends to proceed with those portions of Bylaw 3773, as presented at the Public Hearing in April, that apply to Cowichan Bay Village including the smaller water lots near the shore including marinas, and other lands within the Cowichan Estuary Environmental Management Plan area. The only significant change to Bylaw 3773 in respect of those lands is that a number of redundant definitions will be removed from Bylaw 3773. The removed definitions are not necessary because none of these terms are used within the body of either Bylaw 3773 or the parent Zoning Bylaw 1015. The zoning provisions as they would apply to Cowichan Bay Village and other lands are identical to those presented at the April Public Hearing.
will walk with the candles lit down Trunk Road and back to the chapel. Please wear warm, comfortable clothing. After the walk, there will be food and hot drinks at Sands Funeral Chapel which is located at 187 Trunk Rd. For more information, contact social. action@cwav.org
Purple Light Nights a reminder that violence has no place here Pink and purple lights popping up around Cowichan from now until Dec. 10 are about more than just the Christmas season. “The prevalence of violence against women and young girls in the Cowichan Valley is alarming,” said Kendra Thomas, program coordinator at the Warmland Women’s Support Society. “We know a community that is safe for women is a community that is safe for all. As part of a made-in-Cowichan response to this violence Warmland Women’s Support Service Society is supporting the Purple Light Nights campaign.” Purple Light Nights is a community initiative aimed at increasing awareness of gender violence issues and its affect upon children and families. Purple Light Nights invites residents to hang strings of purple lights in homes, business windows, and on downtown trees to show support that “Gender Violence Has No Place In Our Community”. This is the third year the event has been recognized in Cowichan during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, a global campaign calling for the elimination of all forms of violence against women. Activists are heartened that community leaders in Cowichan are getting into the spirit. “Warmland Women’s Support Services Society raises our hands to the Domestic Violence Unit at the Duncan/North Cowichan RCMP for lighting up the detachment in purple,” said Thomas. “We raise our hands as well to NDP leader Alistair MacGregor for his continued support of this issue,” she added. “Violence against women is a community issue that requires these types of grassroots community-lead actions to bring us together to talk about the harms of family violence. Together, we are stronger.”
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It should be the opposite. Yes, I make mistakes when I drive. We all do, that’s part of being human. What I object to is driving behaviour that says “I’m important, you aren’t. I’m in a hurry, get out of my way!” I also shake my head at drivers who don’t signal, can’t stay between the lines on the roadway, fail to practise safe space margins, won’t wait their turn or choose not to practise any of the other rules of the road. These are not mistakes, but are deliberate decisions that reduce everyone’s opportunity to avoid or mitigate the driving errors that inevitably happen. What kind of messages are we
receiving to change the attitude of drivers? Stay out of the left lane so that drivers who want to exceed the speed limit are not inconvenienced. No to automated speed enforcement! When was the last time that you saw flashing red and blue lights at the roadside to indicate that the road rules were being enforced? Yes, there are plenty of ad campaigns against various bad behaviours, but I think that they are largely ignored or are considered to only apply to other drivers. Better road design does play a part in the solution. However, we cannot expect the Ministry of Transportation and
Infrastructure to create the equivalent of a cattle chute that removes any opportunity to make a decision and provides an impenetrable barrier to keep us from crashing into each other. We have to accept the responsibility to make the choices that put other road users first and think a bit beyond our bumpers. Ultimately, when everyone does this, it will result in a safer driving environment that gets us all to where we are going safely and efficiently. Tim Schewe is a retired constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit drivesmartbc.ca.
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SOUTH COWICHAN OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLANNO. AMENDMENT OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW 3957 BYLAW NO. 3666 ZONINGAREA AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3667 (APPLICABLE TO AND ELECTORAL I – YOUBOU/MEADE CREEK) (APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA B SHAWNIGAN LAKE) ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3958 (APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA I – YOUBOU/MEADE CREEK)
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NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws: DATE Monday, December 7, 2015 TIME 7:00 pm Monday, January 31,Community 2013 time 7:00Hall p.m.(main place Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road, Shawnigan Lake PLACE Youbou hall), 8550 Hemlock Street, Youbou, BC
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Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3958 proposes to amend Youbou/Meade Creek Zoning Bylaw No. 2465 by creating a new Comprehensive Recreational 1 Zone (CD-1) which would permit as principal uses: Assembly; Camping; Cabins, only for use as temporary stay accommodation units; Music festival, subject to limitations; Outdoor recreation; Festival camping; Recreational Restaurant and lounge; Single family dwelling. The CD-1 Zone would also permit the MAP 1 MAPfacility; 2 following accessory uses: Uses that are customarily incidental to a principal permitted use; Buildings and structures accessory to a principal permitted use; Liquor sales accessory to a principal permitted use; Retail sales.
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The minimum parcel size in the CD-1 Zone would be 40 hectares and not more than three dwelling units total would be permitted in the entire CD-1 Zone. For the Music festival use, this would be permitted to a maximum of 15 days per year, with up to three unused days permitted to “carry over” to the following year. Festival camping would be permitted in association with music festival only and not be directly limited as to number of campers/tents/RV’s.
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only forAmendment an increase Bylaw (above No. limits established in the zoning)Electoral to the number music festival days per year. Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw Zoning 3667 proposes to amend Area of B -permitted Shawnigan Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 985 by rezoning Lots A and B, Blocks No. 270 3957and also281, redesignates the subject legally as Part of 201, BlockMalahat 488, Cowichan Containing 815 acres,Conservation, more or less, except 201, Malahat District, Planproperty, EPP9371 and described Lot 26, District Lot District, Lake Plan District, VIP78459, from Ecological Eco- that part shown outlined in red on Plan 620R and containing 6.36 acres, more or less, and except Plans 16811, 23727, 36725, 43751, 46313, 46316, 49672, VIP59057 Forestry, Agro-Forestry, Low Density and Hamlet sub zones to Conservation/Eco-Forestry CD-1A, Rural Residential CD-1B, Rural Residential CD-1C, and 2762RW (PID: 000-278-815) and Lot 1, Block 488, Cowichan Lake District, Plan VIP59057 (PID: 018-831-265), shown in a grey tone outlined in a thick black and subzones, as shown ontoMap 2. In addition to creating new sub zones, the amendment bylaw also rezones lake surfaces to lineMixed on the Use map CD-1D below, from Forestry/Resource Comprehensive Recreational. Water Conservancy (W-1) and includes definitions for “Agro-forestry”, “Conservation covenant”, “Eco-forestry” and “Eco-forestry covenant”.
Camping use, other than festival camping, would be limited to not more than 350 sites, with up to 50 of those being permitted to be cabins. The CD-1 Zone would also contain a number of regulations regarding setbacks, servicing among other matters.
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Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3958 would also rezone the lands shown legally described as Part of Block 488, Cowichan Lake District, Containing 815 acres, more or less, except that part shown outlined in red on Plan 620R and containing 6.36 acres, more or less, and except Plans 16811, 23727, 36725, 43751, 46313, 46316, 49672, VIP59057 and 2762RW (PID: 000-278-815) and Lot 1, Block 488, Cowichan Lake District, Plan VIP59057 (PID: 018-831-265), shown in a grey tone and outlined in a thick black line on the map below from F-1 (Forest Resource 1) to CD-1 (Comprehensive Recreational 1).
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Mediation COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA 151 Fourth Street Duncan, BC V9L 5J8 Services COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA GARTH WILLIAMS, COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA 250-746-8779 GARTHCall WILLIAMS, MUSICAL DIRECTOR www.jsg.bc.ca COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA GARTH WILLIAMS, MUSICAL TollDIRECTOR Free 888-442-4042 6958931 MUSICAL DIRECTOR GARTH WILLIAMS, COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA MUSICAL DIRECTOR GARTH WILLIAMS, COWICHAN CAMERATA STRING ORCHESTRA The proposed Amendment Bylaws apply to the “Elkington Lands”, subject property shown outlined in black and shaded on the above Maps 1 & 2. The purposes of the Amendment Bylaws are to:
Prior to the public hearing, submit written comments on the bylaws by:
Fax: 250-746-2621 Email: ds@cvrd.bc.ca, or Mail and/or Deposited Regional District • adjust, on the site, where residential uses were permitted; The purpose of Amendment Bylaws No. 3957 and 3958 is to permit an outdoor festival/camping facility in at thethe Meade Creek area. offices by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the hearing. • harmonize zoning with Official Community Plan policy; At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives ofathe Regional Board. Prior to the public hearing, submit written comments on the Bylaws by: • llow “equestrian facility” as a permitted use in the The public hearing on January 31, 2013 is to be help by Directors B. Fraser, Fax: 250-746-2621 Mixed Use CD-1 Sub-Zone; and Email: ds@cvrd.bc.ca M. Walker, and M. Marcotte as delegates of the Board. A copy of the Board Mail and/or deposit at the Regional District office, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8 until 4:30 pm on Monday, December 7, 2015. • adjust zoning so that it can be more easily administered. resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with The public should not assume that correspondence submitted on the proposed Bylaws prior to commencement of the statutory notification period on, Friday, November 27, 2015, will be made available to the Regional Board. The proposed amendment does not increase the permitted copies of For thefurther amendment bylaws asPlanning set out& Development in this notice. Please be advised that the CVRD Board cannot receive correspondence or comment number following theof close of the Public Hearing. information, please call the Department at 250-746-2620. residential units, or decrease the area for conservation and eco-forestry, Please note that all correspondence submitted to the CVRD in response to this Notice will form part of the public record andof willthe be proposed published in amendment a meeting agenda that isand posted online when this matter is before A copy bylaws relevant support material maythe beBoard or a of the Board. CVRD considers author’s address relevant to the Board’s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The author’s phone number and email address is not relevant asCommittee those have beenTheestablished bytherestrictive covenant. examined at the Regional District Planning and Development Department office: and should not be included in the correspondence if the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955, or the Recording Secretary at the time of submission. For more information on disclosure, contact the CVRD FOI Coordinator at 250-746-2507 or 1-800-665-3955.
At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC The Public Hearing is to be held by the Electoral Area Directors for Electoral Area I, F and H as delegates of the Board. Decisions concerning the adoption of Bylaws No. 3957 and 3958 will not be made until the record of the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard Public Hearing is presented to the Board. From Monday, January 21, 2013 to Thursday, January 31, 2013, or to present written submission on matters contained therein, before A copy of the proposed Bylaws, the resolution delegating the holding of the Public Hearing, and other documents that may considered by the Board determining to adopt the Bylaws are available between the be hours of 8:00 a.m. toin4:30 p.m., whether Monday through Friday representatives Regional Board. for public inspectionof at the the Regional District Planning & Development Department office: 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC From Friday, November 27, 2015, to Monday, December 7, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. A copy of the Bylaws and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at
for information , please contact themore following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca/index.aspx?NID=1282
Rob Conway, Manager, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: 250-746-2620
Mike Tippett, Manager, Community & Regional Planning Division, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955
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Gale, Brayden Edward March 28, 1993 – November 25, 2015 It is with overwhelming sadness that we announce the sudden and tragic passing of an amazing young man. Brayden was an adored and cherished son, brother, grandson, cousin, uncle and friend. He was taken from us far too early, but he lived and loved life to the fullest in his short time. Survived by his parents Laura Robertson (Bill), Duane Gale (Leona), sister Sharlaina (David), step siblings Ashley (niece Marissa) and Daniel. He also leaves behind his special nana Muriel Toombs and grandpa Robert Gray and grandparents Leona and Bill Laktin, extended family and many close friends he cared deeply about. Predeceased by grandfathers Ted Toombs and Lorne Gale. Brayden attended Alex Aitken, Quamichan and Cowichan High Schools graduating in 2011. After graduating he enrolled in the Aviation Sheet Metal Fabrication Program at Camosun College. Brayden loved to play sports, too many to mention but his favourites being Hockey (playing right through CVMHA) and Lacrosse. Brayden was an energetic, adventurous young man that loved spending time with his friends outdoors. He had so many hobbies, some included woodworking, gold panning or most recently his obsession with golf and fishing. His remarkable determination and courage even allowed him to fly a plane solo before he had his full driver’s license. He had many jobs in his short life, all of which he embraced and learned as much as he could and gave his all at every one of them. There wasn’t a person that knew Brayden that didn’t love his sense of humor, big smile or his larger than life personality. He will be sorely missed by many. A Celebration of Brayden’s life will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 1:00 pm at the Duncan Community Lodge (formally Moose Lodge), 2244 Moose Road, Duncan. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Salvations Army Christmas Kettle Fund or the Cowichan Valley SPCA may be made. FIRST MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICES (250) 748-2134, Duncan, B.C. Condolences may be shared online at www.dignitymemorial.ca
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August 6, 1927 - November 23, 2015
It is with great sadness we announce Douglas Cleough passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 23 after complications with congestive heart failure, surrounded by his loving family. Doug was predeceased by his brothers George and Jim. He is survived by Mary, his loving wife of 67 years, sisters Margaret Varga and Judi Aitchison, children Linda Plester (Gerry), Janice Lowe (Allen) and Jim Cleough (Jennifer). His grandchildren Jill (Brant), Ben (Rebecca), Rob (Leanne), Alisa (Clayton), Darren, Amelia, Emily (Ian), Stephanie and 8 great grandchildren who he adored. Doug was born in Chemainus, and graduated from Duncan High in 1945. He immediately began his career as a logger, spending most of his time as a faller and later bullbucker with MacMillan Bloedel at Shawnigan Lake and in Port Alberni, returning to Chemainus in 1991. He was an excellent athlete who loved fishing, hunting, square dancing and golfing, spending many happy hours golfing with the “Dirty Dozen� and other friends at the Mt. Brenton Golf Club. Doug always had a project on the go, creating burl tables and clocks, picking blackberries and making tasty jellies for friends and family. Doug had a quick wit and loved to tell a joke. He was kind, thoughtful and a great friend to many, a true gentleman. Doug cherished his family and friendships and lived life to the fullest. He will be sadly missed. The family would like to thank Dr. Gee, the staff at the Cowichan District Hospital and the Palliative Care Unit at the Chemainus Health Care Center for the exceptional medical care Doug received. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church in Chemainus on Saturday, Dec. 5th at 1:30 pm. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Heart and Stroke Fund, or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc.com
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Brian Colin Stokes
It is with great sadness that we would like to announce the passing of Brian, who died peacefully on the morning of November 19, 2015 after suffering with heart-related issues. He will be remembered fondly by his family and others as an independent thinker, who always had a project ‘on the go’ – be it developing farmland, repairing tractors or fixing something that had broken! He was born in Coulston, Surrey, England on January 10, 1932 and spent his early years in that part of the world. He spent some years in the merchant navy before becoming a farmer and spending many years working and improving three successful farms in Surrey, South Wales and Cornwall. He and his wife Josie immigrated to Vancouver Island in 1989 and ran the local motel in Crofton before building a campground on the Osborne Bay waterfront. He retired from this business to a small farm south of Duncan and continued working – repairing 28 old tractors by the last count! He will be sorely missed by his wife Josephine and children Lynda (Lee), Tim and Sarah; his five grandchildren (Jocelyn, Kierstyn, Brent, Jessica & Liam); plus the other family in England (brothers, nephews and nieces); cousins in Canada; and his friends and acquaintances in Crofton, Duncan, and elsewhere. A short Celebration of Life will be held for family and friends. In lieu of flowers, please provide a contribution to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC.
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LEGALS LOOKING FOR WITNESSES November 14, 2015 Collision at approximately 3:50 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. between a silver/champagne coloured Van and a cyclist riding a red bike at or near the entrance to Save on Foods and the Trans Canada Highway. Any witnesses to the collision, please contact MacIsaac and Company at (250) 746-4422 and ask for Brian McAllister. Thank you.
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Join us for our 4th Annual Christmas Craft Fair Bake Sale and a Festive Silent Auction Fundraiser. This is a great opportunity to do more Christmas shopping and purchase a variety of delicious holiday desserts. All proceeds go to recreation programs for the residents. Interested vendors, call for registration details.
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Bayshore Specialty Nursing Services is currently seeking RN’s and LPN’s for all shifts, in the Duncan area to work with children with complex care needs. If you are an experienced RN or LPN, love working with children & have good communication skills, we would like to hear from you. Pediatric exp. is an asset. All training to will be provided.
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Date: Saturday, December 12, 2015 Time: 10:00am to 12:30pm Location: St. Ann’s Garden Club, Providence Farm 1843 Tzouhalem Road, Duncan, BC Providence Village Housing Society invites you to attend our first informal Open House to share our conceptual proposal for Providence Village. There will be a short presentation about the proposal at 10:20am. The Village site is located on a subdivided parcel of land on Providence Farm. An application for a North Cowichan Official Community Plan Amendment and a Zoning Bylaw Amendment is planned for 2016. There will be a second Open House in early 2016 after the rezoning application is submitted to the municipality. We’re excited to share what we’ve been planning and to answer your questions. Refreshments will be provided.
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The Citizen, a Black Press weekly publication in Duncan, B.C. is seeking an exceptional, full-time journalist/photographer to join our editorial team to cover a maternity leave. We are seeking a candidate who will find and capture compelling stories and features and who will thrive in a deadline-driven environment to produce stories for our newspaper and online products. The successful candidate will be able to work independently to write stories, take photos and assist with online and social media responsibilities. Qualifications: r &YQFSJFODF XJUI *O%FTJHO BO BTTFU r 4VQFSJPS XSJUJOH TLJMMT r "CJMJUZ UP XSJUF PO B WBSJFUZ PG UPQJDT JODMVEJOH MPDBM HPWFSONFOU BSUT BOE TQPSUT r 1SPGJDJFODZ JO QIPUPHSBQIZ r &YQFSJFODF JO QPTUJOH DPOUFOU UP UIF *OUFSOFU r "CJMJUZ UP BEBQU UP FNFSHJOH USFOET JO NVMUJNFEJB SFQPSUJOH including social networking. "QQMJDBOUT NVTU PXO B SFMJBCMF WFIJDMF BOE IBWF UIFJS PXO DBNFSB This position will require the applicant to work some evenings and XFFLFOET "MM BQQMJDBOUT QMFBTF TFOE SFTVNF BOE DPWFS MFUUFS UP "OESFB 3POEFBV &EJUPS The Cowichan Valley Citizen +VCJMFF 4USFFU Duncan, BC V9L 1W8 &NBJM BOESFB SPOEFBV!DPXJDIBOWBMMFZDJUJ[FO DPN Deadline for resumes: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 Only those selected for interview will receive a response.
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PARKS CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANT PARKS & TRAILS DIVISION (TEMPORARY CASUAL, ON-CALL) The Parks Construction Assistant assists with a broad range of semi-skilled duties in the construction, repair and upgrade of park structures and amenities within CVRD Parks. If you have one year of related experience preferably in a parks operations/construction environment and knowledge of: general parks structure construction, installation and repairs; concrete formwork and finishing techniques; trail structures construction; exterior and interior painting and staining you may be interested. View the employment opportunity on the CVRD website for details including qualification requirements and application instructions.
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JOURNALIST/PHOTOGRAPHER The Cowichan Valley Citizen, Duncan, BC
The Cowichan Valley Citizen, a Black Press weekly publication in Duncan, B.C. is seeking an exceptional, full-time journalist/ photographer to temporarily join our editorial team. We are seeking a candidate to cover a sick leave. The successful candidate will find and capture compelling stories and features and who will thrive in a deadline-driven environment to produce stories for our newspaper and online products. The candidate will have primary responsibility for the weekly arts and entertainment section. The successful candidate will also be able to work independently to write news stories, take photos and assist with online and social media responsibilities. Qualifications: r &YQFSJFODF XJUI *O%FTJHO BO BTTFU r 4VQFSJPS XSJUJOH TLJMMT r "CJMJUZ UP XSJUF PO B WBSJFUZ PG UPQJDT JODMVEJOH MPDBM HPWFSONFOU BSUT BOE TQPSUT r 1SPGJDJFODZ JO QIPUPHSBQIZ r &YQFSJFODF JO QPTUJOH DPOUFOU UP UIF *OUFSOFU r "CJMJUZ UP BEBQU UP FNFSHJOH USFOET JO NVMUJNFEJB SFQPSUJOH including social networking. "QQMJDBOUT NVTU PXO B SFMJBCMF WFIJDMF BOE IBWF UIFJS PXO DBNFSB This position will require the applicant to work some evenings and XFFLFOET "MM BQQMJDBOUT QMFBTF TFOE SFTVNF BOE DPWFS MFUUFS UP "OESFB 3POEFBV &EJUPS The Cowichan Valley Citizen +VCJMFF 4USFFU Duncan, BC V9L 1W8 &NBJM BOESFB SPOEFBV!DPXJDIBOWBMMFZDJUJ[FO DPN Deadline for resumes: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 Only those selected for interview will receive a response.
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The U16 Cowichan Piggies celebrate winning the provincial championship on their home turf last Sunday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
U16 Piggies battle back to win B.C. title KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
By all logic, the Cowichan Piggies shouldn’t have been in the provincial U16 boys rugby championship game. Missing several key players and facing some tough competition early on, the team got off to a rough start. Although they recovered from that, it wasn’t enough to secure a playoff spot by finishing in the top four of the league. Then fourth-place Abbotsford opted out of the postseason, opening up a spot for fifth-place Cowichan. Making the best of that opportunity, the Piggies not only pushed their way into the final, but won it on their home turf last Sunday with a 29-17 victory over Capilano. “It’s been a really interesting season,” said Kenton McNutt, who coached the team along with Marvin Seymour and Mike Rea. “We started against some top teams at the very beginning of the season, and we had key injuries to some of our players who played rep rugby last summer with Team BC and the Tsunami, and they couldn’t quite get in the games.” When Cowichan played Capila-
Cowichan captain Owen Cumming accepts the championship award from BC Rugby CEO Annabel Kehoe. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] no on Oct. 18, the North Vancouver side won 41-0. “That gives you a good idea of the extent of our injuries at the time,” McNutt said. As the season progressed, the four or five injured players made their way back into action, and the Piggies got better and better, winning their last five games, including three regular season
games and a 29-12 victory over Castaway Wanderers in the Nov. 22 semifinal. “The boys who came back made a significant impact to our end results,” McNutt said. “It came down to the whole team’s character. For us, the season was highlighted by the number of injuries we had and how they came back and the results we had at the end
of the season. This was definitely a Cinderella story. We weren’t supposed to be in the playoffs, which was predicated by the beginning of the season.” The Piggies led Capilano 29-12 before a late try drew the visiting side closer. In a hurry to make the most of the time left, they rushed the conversion and missed. “We had a simple, simple game plan,” McNutt said. “We utilized our movement of the ball, and everyone dug in and executed flawlessly, as you can see by the result.” Dean Mason, team captain Owen Cumming, Ciaran Breen, Reece Tudor-Jones and Michael Jin all scored tries for Cowichan, with Tudor-Jones also slotting a pair of conversions. Although he didn’t get on the scoresheet, Matthew McDougall, one of the injured players from earlier in the season, provided some inspiration for his teammates by strapping on the boots and starting Sunday’s game. “He was on for the first 20 minutes, and he was just a wizard at fly-half, delivering the ball to his teammates on the back line,” McNutt said. The win is something the entire
Cowichan Valley can be proud of, with contributions from throughout the region. “One of the things we are proud of is that this was a committed effort from the coaches and people involved with the administration of the high school rugby programs,” McNutt said, noting that the team included players from Ladysmith, Chemainus, Cowichan and Frances Kelsey secondary schools, as well as Brentwood and Shawnigan Lake schools. “It was truly representative of the quality of players in the Cowichan Valley. It’s something we’ve worked hard on the last few years, building a relationship with the schools and people building programs at the schools. That all came to a head with this win.” With high school rugby getting under way in the spring, the official junior rugby season is over for club teams, but the Piggies are hoping to keep going with an exhibition schedule, specifically to keep the players whose high schools don’t have junior teams. Anyone interested in playing should contact the Cowichan club at facebook.com/ cowichanjuniorpiggies
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U18 Piggies take plate KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
The U18 Piggies pose with the provincial plate award following last Sunday’s victory. [GINA TAYLOR PHOTO]
The U18 Cowichan Piggies beat Bayside 38-0 at the University of Victoria last Sunday to win the plate final for third place in their league. Cowichan got three tries and three conversions from Will MacDougall-Percillier in the victory over the Surrey team. Connor McGarry, Colten Smith and Santiago Guadarrama also scored, and Guadarrama kicked a conversion of his own. The Piggies had lost to Cast-
away Wanderers — the eventual league champions — 21-12 in the semifinal a week earlier. “The U18s had a hard battle this year,” Cowichan junior rugby director Kenton McNutt said. “Unfortunately they let it slip away against Castaways, but they came back last Sunday and got a convincing win over a tough side.” The U18 Piggies amassed a 3-2 record during the regular season to squeak into the playoffs in fourth place in the top tier of the provincial league.
Isles hang on to .500 with weekend split KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
Kerry Park defenceman Connor Bissett (3) gets in the way of a Saanich player’s shot, while teammates Corey Peterson (19) and Parker Ellis (15) help out. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
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A loss on the road last Friday gave way to a win at home the following night as the Kerry Park Islanders continued to hold the .500 mark over the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season. The weekend began with a 3-1 loss to the Peninsula Panthers, the third time this year that the Isles have been defeated at the Panorama Recreation Centre. “We didn’t play very well at all,” Islanders owner Mark Osmond said. “They’re a team we should beat, but we’ve been down there three times, and we’ve been beaten three times. It’s been a lacklustre performance every time we’ve been down there.” Osmond’s team was outshot 40 to 27, with goalie Ty Rennie standing on his head to keep the Isles in the game. “We made three mistakes and they scored three goals,” Osmond said. “We scored one goal when we should have had a hatful.” Kerry Park rookie forward Caleb Franklin opened the scoring with his second goal of the season at the 17:20 mark of the first per-
“We made three mistakes and they cost us three goals.” MARK OSMOND, Islanders owner
iod, but the Panthers responded just 40 seconds later. Peninsula added one in the second and another in the third. “To us, that’s points lost,” said Osmond. The Isles came back with a much better outing at home on Saturday, beating the Saanich Braves 4-2. After going down 2-0 in the first period, the Isles came back in the second with a shorthanded goal by Franklin and a powerplay marker from Zack Smith. Dawson Haines added another shorty in the third, and Corey Peterson rounded out the scoring. Chase Anderson started the game in net and made 33 saves for the win. “They were a couple of soft goals, I thought [in the first],” Osmond said. “But the boys responded with an outstanding second and third.”
The victory came in the absence of both Eddy brothers — Keenan remains in junior A with the Cowichan Valley Capitals, while Lynden was out with the flu. M a k i n g h i s d e bu t i n t h e Islanders’ lineup last weekend was newly signed forward Tait Aptakin. A product of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Aptakin had been playing in Michigan and New York before making the move to Kerry Park. “He seems like he’s going to be a good player,” Osmond said. “He’s very fast. He’s just got to learn our systems.” A 1996-born player, Aptakin isn’t the first Florida-born Islander. Goalie Ben Kantor, who last played for the team in 2011, also hailed from the Sunshine State. There could be more in the future. “We have to start looking other places to find players,” Osmond noted. “There aren’t a lot coming up through minor hockey now. Everyone’s going to academies.” The Isles will be on the road for both their games this week, visiting the Nanaimo Buccaneers on Thursday and the Comox Valley Glacier Kings on Saturday.
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Losses drop Caps to third place Chargers go in tenth, finish up tenth at provincial tournament KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
With a pair of losses to the Powell River Kings last weekend, the Cowichan Valley Capitals have dropped into third place in the B.C. Hockey League’s Island Division. It wasn’t long ago that the Caps were sitting atop the division, but after losing four of their last five games, all against division rivals, the Caps have dropped to the middle of the standings. After 28 games, the Caps have 32 points, which is three fewer than the Nanaimo Clippers, and one behind the Kings. Heading into last weekend, the Caps had managed to beat Alberni Valley Bulldogs 5-3 at home last Wednesday. “That was a win that we needed going through a tough stretch,” head coach Bob Beatty noted. “We only got one point out of the previous weekend, so those were two desperately needed points. It wasn’t a classic game, but we played well enough to win.” The Caps outscored the Bulldogs 2-1 in each of the first two periods, and the teams traded goals in the third. Rhett Willcox and Kade Kehoe each finished the night with a goal and an assist, while Mitch Meek, Ayden MacDonald and Matthew Hudie also scored. Connor Russell, Ryan Burton and Luke Santerno each had a pair of helpers. Storm Phaneuf picked up the win with 35 saves on 38 shots. In Powell River, the Caps were beaten 6-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. “We didn’t play well Friday night,” Beatty said. “It’s a tough place to play; they’re a good team. Saturday night I thought we deserved to win, but we came up short.” On Friday, Hudie scored with just over five minutes left, after
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Adam Osczevski tries to evade a Port Alberni defender during last Wednesday’s game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] the Caps were already down 6-0. The Kings scored four goals on the powerplay, including three in the third period. Phaneuf started the game and lasted just over 44 minutes, allowing five goals on 35 shots. Lane Michasiw played the balance and stopped eight of nine shots. The Caps opened the scoring on Saturday as Adam Osczevski converted an early powerplay opportunity, but it was all Powell River after that. Former Capital Rylan Ball tied the game midway through the first period, and the Kings added two more in the third, including an empty-netter. Phaneuf started again and went the distance this time, giving up just two goals on 29 shots. “We had a goal called back, and we argued that the net went off on one of their goals,” Beatty said. “You’re going to have games where you don’t get any
breaks, and that was one of them.” The Caps have a tough road trip this weekend as they visit the West Kelowna Warriors, Vernon Vipers and Salmon Arm Silverbacks, who are all among the top four teams in the Interior Division. West Kelowna and Salmon Arm both have more points than the Caps so far this season and Vernon is close behind. “They’re three extremely good hockey teams,” Beatty said. “We’ll have to muster up some intensity in all three games to get points.” The Caps expect to get defenceman Ben Verrall back from injury this weekend, while forward Daniel Wanner remains on the shelf, probably until after Christmas. Blueliner Carter Cochrane has been summoned to the WHL’s Vancouver Giants for at least a three-game tryout.
The Duncan Christian School Chargers lived up to their billing at the provincial single-A boys volleyball championships. The Chargers were ranked 10th in B.C. going into the tournament in Abbotsford last week, and that’s precisely where they ended up. The Duncan boys had a tough schedule from the start, as they opened the tournament on Thursday against the host and top-ranked team Abbotsford Christian. The Chargers played two hard-fought games against the Knights, but ended up falling 25-18, 25-19. “We played on centre court in front of 600 students and fans,” coach Jim Brandsma recalled. “Abbotsford won last year and were heavy favourites to win again. The boys played really well amidst all the fanfare.” The scores were similar in the Chargers’ next match, against Kelowna Christian: 25-18, 25-18. They closed out the first day of competition with a close match against Centennial Christian, losing 25-21, 25-21. The Chargers continued their strong play on Friday with another tight battle, this time against Fernie Secondary, falling 25-23, 25-21. “Again the difference was a few more errors on our part,” Brandsma said. The Chargers finally collected its first win of the tournament in their final game, beating Carver Christian 25-18, 25-17. “This was really good game in
respect to keeping errors to a minimum and guys playing 100 per cent and leaving skin on the floor,” Brandsma summarized. DCS opened the playoffs with a 27-25, 25-11 win over Cedars Christian, then faced Bulkley Valley Christian for ninth place, falling 25-21, 24-26, 15-12. When the dust settled at the end of the tournament, the top three teams all came out of the Chargers’ pool: Centennial in first, Abbotsford in second and Kelowna in third. Fernie finished sixth. “We had the top three teams in our round-robin pool,” Brandsma said. “[We had] moments of brilliance and moments of collapse, but always looking forward and trying to impress upon the boys how good they really are. No team beat us because they were so incredibly more talented than us; we just made a few more mistakes. We lost all our games on average of about four points. So it just goes to show how close in skill all the teams were.” Adam Kapteyn was named to the tournament all-star team. For the Chargers, the 2015 provincial championships are hopefully just a step toward their ultimate goal next season. “We have been talking with this group of boys since three of them were in Grade 6 or 7 about provincials in 2016,” Brandsma said. “Our goal is to finish top four, and a championship would be great. However, the ultimate goal always is teaching life lessons, that nothing great comes with out hard work.”
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