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The MV Gravoleen II partially submerged but on the hard at the Hecate Park boat launch Sunday. It was one of two boats that sank during Saturday’s storm. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]
Pockets of power outages, Cowichan Bay Road closed, and not one but two boats sinking in the bay: three telltale signs a storm hit the Cowichan Valley over the weekend. While many didn’t see much more than driving rain, wind swept through some parts of the region, but nothing like elsewhere on the Island and in the Lower Mainland. According to BC Hydro’s statistics, fewer than 450 customers were affected by the foul weather — all on Saturday, Dec. 5. That’s the same day the motor vessels Gravoleen II and Mixed Emotions sank in Cowichan Bay. A third boat, a sailboat, also demasted at some point and was adrift in Cowichan Bay, according to Christopher Wickham of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Unit 34 (Mill Bay). It ended up stuck on the beach. Wickham’s crew was dispatched to assist the two power boats taking on water. “It was weather related,” he confirmed. Gusts of 20 to 25 knots, (37 to 46 kilometres per hour) and a two- to three-foot swell were recorded at Cowichan Bay on Saturday. “It was mostly the swell,” Wickham noted. “Just the way that
bay works, it shallows up there so much, if there’s any swell there at all it just builds up and if a vessel is not ready for that or is compromised in any way, it’s hard to recover.” RCM-SRU #34’s priority is to take care of people first and that’s what the crew of four did. A man was on board the MV Mixed Emotions, a 45-50-foot power boat, that was quickly filling with water. “We did extract him and get him to the shore,” Wickham said. “When we got there it was an unstable situation. It was taking on water faster than pumps could manage. Our crew assessed it and realized that even adding our pumps was not going to be able to keep up with the rate of water coming in.” The hull at that point, Wickham said, had been compromised due to the weather. As far as the Gravoleen II went, nobody was on board but it’s owners were aware of the goings-on. Wickham said RCM-SRU #34 assisted the owners of both vessels to make sure that they were safe and cared for some of the assets that they had, and also made sure the boats weren’t endangering anything else in the area. See BOAT MAY, Page 5
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The vet bills have been paid and Aslan is now resting comfortably, toasty warm in front of the fireplace at his foster home — much to the delight of thousands of Facebook users following the dog’s progress. Rescued from Ladysmith on the evening of Nov. 25, the oneyear-old stray was in critical condition when SPCA manager
Sandi Trent put out the call for financial help. She feared the dog’s medical needs exceeded the Cowichan and District SPCA’s branch’s means. The pooch couldn’t maintain his body temperature and he could barely hold up his skeletal body, which Trent said was about 50 pounds less than he ought to weigh at his age. “He was basically impacted
with stool and they were able to get that out and it was plastic and wood and birdseed, that’s what he’d been eating,” Trent said. The community quickly rallied, donating the funds to help with treatment costs. “We reached our goal and his medical is covered and Hills stepped up and has supplied a humongous supply of food for his after care,” Trent said
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Boil water advisory issued for Lake Cowichan Residents of the Town of Lake Cowichan must boil their water before consumption until further notice. The advisory from Island Health and the Town of Lake Cowichan was issued on Monday, Dec. 7. As per Island Health, Boil Water Notices are issued when turbidity level exceeds 1 NTU at point of disinfection. “The Town of Lake Cowichan’s source water is an unprotected body of water and at this time there is not a Watershed Protection Plan. Because a specific source of the turbidity cannot be specified, we are unable to determine whether the make-up is organic or inorganic material,” said a joint
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press release put out by Island Health and the town. “At this time, we cannot be sure that harmful pathogens are not present at levels that exceed the capacity of the chlorination to properly treat the water. Due to these reasons, Island Health is considering this an elevated risk event which requires the issuance of a Boil Water Notice.” Boil water for at least one minute and then let the water cool, leaving it on the counter or in the fridge in a covered container. Water intended to be used for drinking, food preparation, coffee machines, brushing teeth, infant formulas, pet consumption and making ice should be boiled first. Visit www.viha.ca and search for “boil water notices” to learn more.
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Your input on North Cowichan’s parks and trails master plan is requested. The Municipality of North Cowichan is kicking off a process to create a single, unified parks and trails master plan to guide future decisions around management, development, and expansion of the parks and trails system in the municipality. The old plan isn’t so much of a comprehensive plan at all, according to North Cowichan Parks and Rec director Ernie Mansueti, but more of a collection of strategic documents and reports from the 1990s that are due for modernization. The new initiative will feature a 20-year vision and include both long- and short-term goals aimed at growing, enhancing and making accessible the region’s top outdoor assets. Improving the health of parks and trails will improve health for all, Mansueti said. “The plan will provide a balanced approach for future park and trail opportunities that will improve the physical, mental
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First Syrian refugee family arrives in Cowichan Valley “I feel safe and love.” That’s what Faten, a 29-year-old refugee from the conflicts in Syria told Tammy Klassen on Monday as she and her family travelled from the Victoria International Airport to their new home in the Cowichan Valley. Faten, her mother Aisha, and Faten’s nine-year-old son, Mohammad arrived safe in the Cowichan Valley, where they are being sponsored by the Mill Bay Baptist Fellowship, the first of a number of refugees heading to the Valley. “They were scared when they first arrived,” Klassen said. “But I think they felt very welcome and safe.” Faten, Klassen said, lost her husband to a heart attack four years ago, and Aisha’s husband was killed in bombings earlier in the war. The Sunni Muslim family speaks Arabic, and only Faten speaks any English. The representatives of the church who greeted them at the airport did have an interpreter, but even then, the conversation was brief. “[They didn’t say] a ton, other than it was a really long day of travelling,” said Klassen, who noted that it took a 29-hour journey to reach Vancouver Island. After escaping Syria, the family had been “in limbo” in Lebanon for two and a half years, but Klassen hasn’t been able to determine if they were in a house or a refugee camp. As part of the process for getting to their
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new home, they did go through screening by the Canadian government. “They said they didn’t choose Canada,” Klassen elaborated. “Some international immigration organization helped them and told them they were going to Canada. They didn’t choose Canada, but they are very happy to be here.” The weather on Vancouver Island, or at least the temperature, is similar to that of Lebanon, they told Klassen. Lebanon is famous for its cedar trees, which are pictured on the country’s flag and, as Klassen pointed out, mentioned in the Bible. Lebanon may have been safer than Syria, but still wasn’t completely removed from conflict. “Even spending two and a half years in Lebanon, they were in Beirut, and there were bombings there, so they certainly weren’t feeling safe,” Klassen said. For now, the family is staying at a home in Cowichan Bay, but the church sponsors are hoping to get them into permanent lodging later this week and help them get settled in other ways. “They are anxious to learn more English,” Klassen said. The Mill Bay Baptist Fellowship has been holding fundraisers to help with the sponsorship of the family, and they will continue to do so. The next event is one of the Cowichan Camerata String Orchestra’s Christmas concerts. All admission donations collected at the Camerata’s concert at Sylvan United Church in Mill Bay at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday will go toward helping the family get settled.
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fortunate in our finances. We all know, and countless Christmas stories from Dr. Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas to The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry tell us, that getting stuff for the holidays isn’t what gives the season its magic. By far the best gifts are being with the people we love and counting our blessings. When we consider the plight of people in other parts of the world, such as the Syrian refugees escaping terrible violence, we all have much to be thankful for, even if we don’t have a lot of material things.
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The SPCA has outlived its usefulness I read the story of the SPCA asking the public for money to pay a yet unknown sum to attempt to save the stray dog Aslan (if that is really its name?). The dog is reported to be 50 pounds underweight. The dog cannot stand on its own and its condition is critical. Am I the only one who finds this outrageous? The SPCA stands for Society For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In light of this, I have to question, in regards to Aslan, the dog, who has been rescued, is the SPCA fulfilling its mandate by trying to save this dog’s life at apparently any cost?
This dog has been removed from the life of hardship and cruelty it had been living. But now the question really ought to be why is the SPCA now going to put the poor thing through more suffering and trauma by needlessly trying to save its life? Has the SPCA considered that this dog might not be a very good candidate for a pet once or even if it can be made well enough to be adopted? Has the SPCA considered it could be aggressive, excessively timid or unpredictable, or perhaps even brain damaged from all of the dog’s poor treatment and neglect? Has the SPCA completely forgotten that they already have millions of the public’s
money that we must give them involuntarily? Perhaps they have become so accustomed to frivolously spending on unwanted animals that they have completely forgotten about the many vulnerable humans in our society? There are children who do not get proper nutrition, clothing, and shelter in our communities, there are pensioners who barely get enough to live on. The SPCA has outlived its usefulness and needs to be put down. Kristi Davis Mill Bay Send us your letter! Write 300 words or less and email editor@cowichanvalleycitizen.com
What a great opportunity for Shawnigan Lake to win in this no-win situation! Just imagine this headline all over the Internet: “We don’t just dare you to drink our water, we will pay you to drink it!” This is followed by the story of what has happened to Shawnigan Lake and an image of a person drinking water at the shoreline surrounded by (what appears to be) dead fish, animals face first in the water, and dead plants (with an explanation in very small print that this is just a caricature). Visitors who drink the water would receive coupons redeemable at various local businesses. There is no downside; either people will be attracted to the area to see the “toxic lake” as a lark, and help spread the word, or they will stay away in horrified protest, and help spread the word. Such a “guerrilla marketing” campaign can easily pay for itself while building awareness and support in the court of public opinion. Email addresses, fax numbers, etc. would be provided to enable people, wherever they live, to add their voices to the growing protest. Many years ago I received a mug imprinted with the slogan: “If at first you don’t succeed — change the rules!” The SRA has been playing by a set of rules which obviously favour the “oppressive trinity” (government, big business and the justice system); it’s time for the SRA to turn this whole disgusting mess on its head and put together their own playbook. Ivan Quinlan North Cowichan
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My wife and I are fortunate to have spent a considerable amount of time overseas. Our travels have exposed us to many cultures, ethnicities, and religions. The greatest lesson
Other immigrants didn’t get all this help A lot of figures are floating around to aid the Syrian refugees, $1.2 billion in six years is one of them. I just shake my head. Here is what happened to me when I came from Germany to Canada in 1955: I had to pay my own fare, find my own accommodation, find my first job. My assets: $115 and about 200 words of English. I slept on the train from Montreal, in Hamilton, Ontario, I went to Immigration to register, got my identity card and not even best wishes. Another young guy hanging
we have garnered from these experiences, is that people the world over are just like us. In every country we have visited, parents love their children, teenagers are a mystery, and young men are macho and drive too fast. People the world over are the same! We have
nothing to fear and everything to gain by welcoming immigrants to our shores. Accepting refugee families who are running from the horrors of war is simply, the right thing to do.
around the waiting room told me to walk around town and look for smoke stacks and go to Employment — me looking for job. In two days I had a job at Dominion Glass as a sweeper (broom) for 90cents/hour. You might say that I wasn’t a refugee. Well, not coming to Canada but I have the experience and will tell you: on Jan. 22, 1945 my parents and four of us (the youngest brother six weeks old) hooked up a sled behind a farmers’ wagon with our two suitcases and one bag of bedding. We heard the Russian artillery behind us, it was that close. Yes, there was food from the NSV (something like
the Red Cross) but no financial assistance, no accommodation, no job or later a steady income like the Syrian refugees will get, which is higher than a Canadian senior citizen receives. Instead of my pension I maybe should try to apply for that, being a refugee also. Talk to any person who came to Canada in the 1950s and ’60s and ask them how they managed and what they think of this refugee assistance program with our tax money. Well, better not, it just makes them mad. Oh Canada.
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Idiots graffiti Tzouhalem trail Hiking Mount Tzouhalem is a sheer pleasure, covering its vast trail network and seeing outstanding views in a replenishing second growth forest. Users can be proud of leaving the trails and forest very pristine with almost no litter. Last week after completing the Danilizer hike then over to the cross, I saw spray can graffiti on a huge boulder, illiterate lettering perhaps trying to spell PSYCHO without the H, then more at the base of
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Some of the Cowichan Valley’s greatest contributors in their respective fields were recognized on Monday night as the City of Duncan handed out its annual awards. The City’s highest accolade, the Scroll of Honour, was presented to Norm Jackson, the head pro at the Cowichan Golf & Country Club and a tireless volunteer for innumerable causes and charities. Also honoured were Betty Locke, who received the Perpetual Arts Trophy, Gina Jung, who received the Perpetual Trophy for Excellence and Sportsmanship, and Cowichan Green Community, who received the combined Commercial and Residential Awards of Excellence. “The Cowichan region is truly blessed to have citizens such as Norm Jackson, whose service to others is more than just a volunteer activity — it’s a way of life,” Mayor Phil Kent said as he presented the Scroll of Honour. “Stormin’ Norman. as he is fondly known, is one of the most recognizable people in the Cowichan Valley. His outgoing personality, generous nature and tireless commitment to various charitable community events makes him a well-deserving recipient of this award.”
The hundreds of charities and events to which Jackson has given his time over the years — often as an MC, but also in other roles — include the Hospital Foundation Dinner, Golfers Against Cancer, Rotary tournaments, Tour de Rock, Ronald McDonald House, and KidSport Cowichan. The day before receiving the Scroll of Honour, Jackson was serving as the MC at the United Way’s Run for the Claus. “Norm’s smile is contagious,” Kent continued. “He truly gives himself to others, and his sense of humour and kindness are what make him extra special.” Jackson’s good friend, Dr. Peter Leckie, noted that, “Wherever you go, everybody knows Norm,” and said he has “the mind of an eight-year-old, the body of a 35-year-old, and his driver’s licence says he’s 65.” Tricked into attending the ceremony on Monday, Jackson was, surprisingly, at a loss for words upon receiving the award. “To be honoured in our own community is sort of the ultimate compliment,” he said. “The caring and giving that we see from all the people in this community is so special.” Locke, who was on vacation and unable to attend Monday’s meeting in person, watched on live streaming video from a distance as Coun. Sharon Jackson pre-
Stormin’ Norman (Jackson) is the recipient of the City of Duncan’s Scroll of Honour for 2015. The surprise left him speechless. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] sented her with the Arts Trophy. Since she and her husband Duncan retired to the Cowichan Valley 20 years ago, Locke became a founding member of the Warmland Calligraphers, and has watched that group grow from 12 to more than 70 members. She has spent many hours volunteering as a teacher at Elder College. “Seeing her students grow and become proficient in their lettering and in related studies has been extremely rewarding,” Coun. Jackson said. “Her own work reflects her love of colour and an interest in the
quality of line.” Jung, who was born and raised in Duncan, grew up playing basketball, volleyball and field hockey, and went on to coach those sports at several local schools. She also helped organize the 1991 BC Winter Games and 2008 North American Indigenous Games. Since her son Mathieu, 17, started playing sports, Jung has been heavily involved with his lacrosse and hockey teams as a coach, manager and executive. “The lacrosse scene in the Cowichan Valley would look very different, or might not exist at all,
without Gina Jung,” Coun. Roger Bruce said. “Gina’s passion to see kids grow in sport is overwhelming,” Bruce added. “She has hosted numerous tournaments, championships, playdowns and officiated in several different sports. It is her love of sports and the kids that make her step up and volunteer for positions that are in need.” “I’m humbled and honoured,” Jung said. “I was born and raised here, and my parents had a business here. Like Norm said, it’s so nice when your community recognizes you.” Cowichan Green Community was recognized for its repurposing of the former Phoenix Motor Inn located on Duncan Street as a combination commercial and residential operation, which houses its own storefront and offices along with a cycle shop, yoga studio and 20 affordable rental housing units. CGC purchased the former motel and bar in 2013 and completed work on it in 2014. It had already received the 2014 Real Estate Foundation of BC’s Land Award in the Non-Profit category before the city honoured it. “It means a lot when it comes from close to home,” said CGC executive director Judy Stafford. “And from the people that really saw us go through all the sweat and tears.”
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head. Upon returning to the RCL Hall, some of the repats played their first game of billiards since their capture, and enjoyed cigarettes, chocolates and beer provided by the RCL Women’s Auxiliary and the IODE. Then it was time for them to return to Victoria from whence those who were healthy enough
to travel were off to Halifax and, finally, home. To S.H. Saunders their visit was doubly welcome as one of the officers was able to inform him that his brother-in-law, Capt. Jim Hugo, a prisoner-of-war of whom nothing had been heard of since March, was alive and on his way home. As it happened, these officers weren’t the only former POWs to visit Duncan that week, three enlisted men having been brought on an excursion to the city by William Archer who’d also organized a wounded servicemen’s salmon derby. Members of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, Sgt. N.S. Brooker, Gnr. G.D. Sloss and Gnr. F.A. Weller, whose families had also been interned, had harsher words for their Japanese captors. Wearing American army issue, two other British repats saw the sights of Duncan as guests of Ronald Bland of Victoria. Ptes. Edward Menzies, Glasgow, and Patrick Kelly, London, had been captured in Hong Kong. Kelly’s eventual liberation was a double-miracle as he’d not only survived four years of brutal captivity but he was one of only 100 of 900 prisoners who survived when the ship transporting them from China to Japan was torpedoed. See OIL COATING, Page 13
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ctober 1945. before; some had Officially, the arrived in Canada, Second World en route home to the War was over. It had Old Country, just two ended in August with days before Japan’s unconditionBefore dinner at the al surrender three Alderlea Hotel, RCL months after hostilVice-President F.G. ities ceased in Europe. Aldersey, standing in CHRONICLES for the unavoidably For some, of course, absent President A.D. T.W. Paterson particularly those Aiken, welcomed who’d suffered the them to Duncan, “for there [is] most, the war would never be no more English town in North over. Cowichan residents were given American than Duncan”. Capt. A.L. Lambert expressed a glimpse of some of the previhis admiration of the scenic ously unknown horrors of the beauties of Malahat Drive — six-year-long conflict during a more beautiful, he thought, specially arranged five-hour visthan Table Mountain, Cape it to Duncan by several former Town, and an unidentified offiprisoners of war. Their graphic cer who hadn’t seen his wife and stories shocked the small audifamily in nine years said the visence in the Royal Canadian it to Duncan was his “first taste Legion Hall on Government of home-life...in many years of Street. barrack-room existence”. Brought to town from Victoria Not all of the former POWs by chartered bus, the ex-prisclaimed to have been badly oners, several of them British mistreated, particularly those Army officers, were mostly who’d been fortunate enough dressed in “snappy” new Canto have been imprisoned in Foradian battle-dress. mosa (Taiwan). The Japanese, Deeply tanned, they were they thought, merely despised described as looking happy Britons whereas they hated “although a trifle thin”. Others of their travelling party had had Americans. So much so that, the day after V-J Day, they’d to remain in Victoria, on docbeen forced to watch a captured tors’ orders. Most of those present had been American pilot being beaten to captured at Hong Kong or Singa- death. It had taken the Japanese two pore and had spent four years as prisoners of the Japanese. Some weeks to even acknowledge that had only been liberated a month the war was over.
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Oil coating saved one from sharks It was his having been soaked in oil that saved him from the hordes of sharks which attacked those in the water, he said. Some of these men had been put to work building a railway through the Thailand jungles. Harsh work conditions had been made all the worse by daily rations that consisted of a cup of bean coffee for breakfast, a bowl of rice for lunch and a two- to three-inch thick slice of bread for dinner. There was little to no medical treatment for those who came down with cholera, malaria or dysentery and they were forced to continue working until they dropped. For operating a forbidden radio receiver, an Australian prisoner was beaten to the point of death then left to die. Living conditions didn’t improve upon their arrival in Japan where they were set to work in foundries and where it was so cold that they had to steal lumps of charcoal to warm their huts. Physical punishment by their guards was part of their daily routines. According to Kelly, there was yet another foe at work among
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“Harsh work conditions had been made all the worse by daily rations that consisted of a cup of bean coffee for breakfast, a bowl of rice for lunch and a two- to threeinch thick slice of bread for dinner. “ T.W. PATERSON, columnist
the prisoners — those who stole their comrades’ bread rations. Rations that were measured with a ruler and cut with “cabinet-maker’s accuracy”. Yet, for all of the hunger, some prisoners willingly traded their daily bread for a cigarette. As so vividly described, firsthand, these conditions in Japanese prison camps came as a shock to most Cowichan citizens. After saying Duncan reminded them somewhat of England, their guests expressed their wish to return, perhaps to retire here. Right then, however, they longed for the “home fireside.” www.twpaterson.com
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Cram, stuff, donate for Valley families SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN
Cram the cruiser, stuff the truck. No matter what you call it, Mounties with the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are hoping you’ll help. As in years past, on Friday, Dec. 11, auxiliary constables from the North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP will again be collecting new, unwrapped gifts to support local The annual Cram the cruiser event put on by the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP collects toys for kids, while Juice FM and Save on Foods are stuffing a truck with food.
charities. Rain or shine from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. volunteer Mounties will be on hand at SaveOn Foods to accept gifts for the children. All donated items will go to support the Duncan Basket Society, the Chemainus Harvest House, the Native Friendship Center, and the Salvation Army. “This time of year there are many families in need, and this is an awesome way to lend a helping hand to those that are less fortunate,” said North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Krista Hobday.
It’s a two-for-one event on Dec. 11, as Juice FM will also be on hand, and while the RCMP are cramming the cruiser, radio station representatives will be wrapping up their Stuff the Truck campaign, which aims to fill a giant truck with non-perishables for area food banks. T h a t i n i t i a t i ve r u n s Dec. 7-11 at Save-On as well and that group will be there from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. during that span to accept donations. If you can, drop off a toy and some cans of food and make someone’s holiday a little bit brighter.
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Did you happen to read the short article in the Citizen on Nov. 18 that spoke to the difficulties impacting young people in our community? It related the journey of a youth who reached out to Cowichan’s Community Options Society and who received assistance, not only in creating options for a better future, but in an everyday tangible way — bus tickets. In 2006 Cowichan United Way and Cowichan Valley Regional District came together to answer a growing need within our community. The CVRD provided complimentary tickets to CUW to distribute to our community through United Way Partner Agencies and their programs. This outreach is called TAP — the Transit Assistance Program and it continues to this day. Through this program, United Way, with continued support of the CVRD, distributes complimentary tickets not only to our partner agencies but to other not-for-profit agencies in our community. This tangible support helps our youth who are reaching out to a better future, to single parents stretching too few dollars each month. TAP helps children and families get to medical appointments, individuals to employment interviews, and seniors on fixed incomes. As both an employee and now volunteer at United Way Cowichan, I’ve witnessed the efficacy of this program and many other programs. Without the help of the CVRD, tickets for this program wouldn’t exist and without your support, United Way wouldn’t be able to administer it and fund the 25 programs that are provided through our partner agencies. This is our community, the community in which we live, work, play, and retire. The money you donate stays right here in the Cowichan region to support all of us. So, as a member of our community and a volunteer, I’m asking for you to donate to the United Way Cowichan 2015 Campaign to support all of our programs. It benefits all of us. Together, we are possibility! To donate, please call United Way at 250-748-1312 or online at www. cowichanunitedway.com
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Ballet ‘Nutcracker’ boasts modern twist LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
The Nutcracker ballet has been presented annually in Duncan for many years, always drawing a big crowd, but this year the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre has a special treat in store for fans of the Christmas classic. Instead of the Royal City Youth Ballet production, the Centre is presenting Ballet Victoria’s version of The Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 12 in two performances: a matinée at 2 p.m. and a show at 7 p.m. Ballet Victoria will whisk you away to a fantasyland where nothing exists except you, the music and the wonder-filled story. “One of the company’s signatures is a flare for the dramatic, and this is a good fit, showing that the company can hold its own against any other,” said the Times Colonist. Elaborate characters take centre stage in this troupe’s version that tells the story of a family Christmas Eve party where a gift from an uncle unleashes a whirlwind of unexpected vignettes and surprises.
Tchaikovsky’s score sets the perfect backdrop for all of your traditional favourites: the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Waltz of the Snowflakes, and Dewdrop and her Cavalier. Blending 21st century styles into traditional classics, Ballet Victoria brings a host of vibrant new characters, to join the fun and mesmerize audience members of all ages. The Nutcracker delivers everything you expect from a Ballet Victoria performance: beautifully executed dance, gorgeous costumes, dazzling choreography and a bit of humour. “We’ve changed things up and had a bit of fun bringing the well-loved tale of The Nutcracker into this century — fun new additions and humorous surprises that will excite the whole family,” explains Paul Destrooper, artistic director of Ballet Victoria. Don’t miss this traditional classic with a modern twist this holiday season. Tickets are $26 for adults, $18 for children and $76 for a family (two adults and two children). Fans who’ve been coming year after year will experience a new ‘Nutcracker’. [SUBMITTED]
McDermott tickets may be great gift in Christmas stocking John McDermott is bringing his show, Traditionally Yours, to the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre in the spring, but if you number any of his fans among those on your Christmas list, this might be a great time to purchase gift tickets for them. The international recording star and member of the Three Irish Tenors, he will be offering a delectable evening of story and song, delivered with his usual charm and grace. Tickets are $47.50 each.
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Beautifully costumed harpists and singers make this concert a special event in the holiday season calendar at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre every year. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN FILE]
Percussionist Lauri Lyster performs on a number of instruments during the Winter Harp show. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN FILE]
Unique instruments a treat in Winter Harp LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
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Winter Harp: the magical musical journey into the heart of the season, returns to the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre for its much-anticipated annual visit on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Now in its 23rd year, and as popular as ever, the Winter Harp show is a must-see ticket on the holiday calendar for many Cowichan music lovers. The g roup’s outstanding musicians and singers, clad in colourful and elegant medieval attire, perform a collection of music that ranges from familiar carols to Celtic, medieval and world tunes. Atmospheric backdrops of a cathedral and a snow scene set a stage for the instruments. And what instruments they are: golden Celtic and classic-
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al harps, drums, tambourines, temple bells, flutes, and an assortment of beautiful ancient and rare instruments, including the ethereal-sounding bass psaltery (the only one like it in the world), theorganistrum (an early form of the hurdygurdy) and even the Swedish nyckelharpa. Winter Harp is a pre-Christmas masterpiece. Velvet gowns, golden instruments, candles, and backdrops of cathedrals and snow combine to transport you to another time and place. This year’s ensemble of outstanding artists welcomes a new voice in Krista Gibbard, a classically trained soprano whose repertoire ranges from light opera and oratorio to ancient and Celtic music. “She has our exact sound — a crystal-pure voice with a lovely
mixture of ancient and Celtic colourings,” Lori Pappajohn, Winter Harp cofounder and director, said in announcing Gibbard’s inclusion in the troupe this year. The rest of the 2015 ensemble includes: Kim Robertson: Celtic harp, voice; Janelle Nadeau: pedal harp, voice, psaltery; Lauri Lyster: percussion, voice; Jeff Pelletier: flute, alto flute, bass flute, wooden piccolo; Joaquin Ayala: nyckelharpas, bass psaltery, symphonie, organistrum; Adam Henderson: narrator, percussion; and Pappajohn herself. Some 300 strings must be tuned before each performance and during intermission. Tickets are $36 per person but card-carrying students who hurry in to claim them can get the few eyeGO seats available for $5 each.
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The psaltery is a stringed musical instrument made in many different styles over the centuries. On some the strings were struck, others they were bowed, and on the oldest they were plucked. The most popular modern psalteries are played with a bow. The sound of the bowed psaltery has been described at “haunting” and “ethereal”. It can be played with either one or two bows, depending on the musician.
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Angie Brockhurst and Jennifer Lally sing for their supper as Little Sisters of Hoboken. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
‘Nunsense’ packs house for laughs LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN
Taking a chance on the musical Nunsense has rewarded the Mercury Players with nearly full houses during the run of this hilarious show. Fans of live theatre have flocked to the Mercury on Brae Road to see Maria Ridewood (Mother Superior), Jennifer Lally (Sister Robert Anne), Kari Cowan (Sister Leo), Angie Brockhurst (Sister Hubert) and Mary Egan (Sister Amnesia/Sister Marionette) strut their stuff in epic style. If you’ve seen Nunsense before, all the funny elements are there; if you haven’t see it, you’re now a fan, for sure.
The story begins when five of the 19 surviving Little Sisters of Hoboken find themselves in a pickle. Members of a one-time missionary order that ran a leper colony on an island south of France, they have discovered that their cook, Sister Julia, has unwittingly killed off most of their sisters. Now, they’re hard-up for money to bury the final four corpses and have decided to hold a talent show to scare up the cash. There’s plenty of hilarious interplay among the sisters as they show what they can do and each of the sisters gets a great chance to showcase her skills and personality.
“...and kick!” The nuns form a chorus line in one of many dance numbers in the delightful musical, ‘Nunsense’, at the Mercury Theatre. For more photos, see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]
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COMING up in the arts Celebrated jazz artist bringing Christmas classics to Crofton
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Award-winning Victoria-based jazz vocalist Maureen Washington is bringing the gift of Christmas to Crofton on Sunday, Dec. 13. Named Black Canadian Award’s best jazz and soul artist last year, she will sing selections from her Christmas Is CD, produced a year ago by her pianist and collaborator, Karel Roessingh. The duo will perform such seasonal favourites as Christmas Times is Here, O Holy Night and I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, as well as a selection of vocals from the Great American Songbook. Roessingh has just finished his role as leader of the trio in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, which was performed at sold-out venues in Chemainus and Crofton. Showtime on Sunday is from 2 to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 per person.
Arts Foundation reminder: get your funding aid applications in Maureen Washington is coming to Crofton with her jazz Christmas show this weekend. [SUBMITTED]
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Boyle,Walter Scott 1935 ~ 2015
Walter Scott Boyle, who lived in Duncan, BC, passed peacefully on December 3, 2015. Survived by his wife of 53 years, Suzanne Marie Claire Boyle, daughter Joanne Boyle and two grandchildren, Natasha Boyle and Jackson Boyle. Known to his family and friends as Wally, he was a devoted husband, loving father and those who called him friend could say he was nothing short of loyal, caring, supportive, loved to laugh and was generous to a fault. Wally’s passion for work was rare, he often said “If you love the job you do, you will never to work a day in your life.” Also it must be mentioned that Wally’s love after family and friends was definitely baseball and in his younger days looked forward to the fishing trips with the boys. Rest in Peace, you will be missed Wally.
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It is with extreme sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our wonderful Husband, Father and Papa, KENNETH CLARK LAWRENCE. Born to Ellen and William Lawrence on October 14, 1948, in Dundee Scotland, Ken immigrated to Canada with his family, in 1956, settling in Ocean Falls, BC. It was there that he met and married his wife of 44 years, Debby. Shortly after marrying, Ken and Debby headed to Vancouver Island where they spent 4 years in Gold River before settling in the Cowichan Valley. It was in Duncan that they started their family, eventually moving to Crofton, where Ken worked until his retirement in 2008. Ken always considered his family to be his greatest achievement. His years of coaching and supporting youth sports in the Cowichan Valley made lifelong memories for all of his children as well as many other children and youth over the years. Family, travel and retirement were his favourite topics of conversation and all those who stopped to talk to him would be entertained with the latest developments of his loves. Survived by his grieving family, wife Debby, daughter Patricia (Steve), son Clark (Mélissa), daughter Candice (Ryan), and the true loves of his life, his grandchildren, Ella, Evan and Amelia. Also survived by brothers Brian and Rick, sister Vicki (Neil), sisters-in-law Leslie (Tullis), Susan (John), Cathy and Christine (Ed), brother-in-law Mike, nieces Jill (Ryan), Julie, Karen, Kara, Shannon, Alicia, Crystal and Nicole, and nephews Glen (Louanne), Scott (Phalen), Craig (Marina), Christopher, Neil Jr. and Calvin. A Celebration of Life has been planned for Saturday, December 12, 2015 at H.W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre, 5285 Polkey Road in Duncan, from 1:00 to 3:00. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in honour of Ken. Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com
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July 16, 1930 – December 2, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving Mum. Survived by three of her four sons, Shirley was predeceased by son Sandy Stewart and leaves to mourn sons Tim (Jane), Jeff (Deb) and Terry (Teresa). Loved by grandchildren Danny, Mike, Erin, Shayne and Chad and great-granddaughter Halle. She has one surviving brother Merrill in Ontario. Born of proud Irish stock in the farming country of the Eastern Townships in Quebec Shirley learned the Irish step dance from her father and told us stories of how her father made his Maple Syrup and her Mum cooked for the threshing crews. She had a deep love for her home and land and was very proud that she held on to it through thick and thin. Shirley worked for many years at various jobs from hostess, waitress, mail courier and lastly at Odegaard’s store in Shawnigan Lake. She enjoyed dancing on weekends and Bingo at the Seniors Centre for many years. Shirley loved her dogs and cats who were great companions over the years. The family hopes that all who knew her will remember her smiles and her kind nature. She loved to have a good laugh and was a great Mum and Granny. We wish to thank the staff, men and women, at Acacia Ty Mawr in Shawnigan Lake for the gentle and caring attention shown to Mum during her time in care. Also the musicians and therapy dog for brightening her day. There will be no service as per her wishes. Condolences may be offered online at www.sandsduncan.ca
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Riddler, Donna Ruth Sept 1939 – Dec 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donna who lost her short battle with cancer. Donna was predeceased by her parents Arthur and Mary Froud and sister Linda Granger. She is survived by her loving husband Robert, children Cindy (Russ) Laurie (Randy) Mike (Rina) Sheryl (Al) and Carol (Doug) and many wonderful and amazing grandchildren and great grandchildren and her brother Bernie Froud. Donna was a well-known local artist who loved teaching others her crafts. She was proudly involved with many art and volunteer organisations such as the Duncan Hospital Auxiliary, Cloth-a-Dollic Club, The Tower Girls and for many years was a member of the Mid Island Decorative Artists. We would like to thank the Home Support Nurses West for the kindness and care with special mention to our wonderful Julia. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. There will be no flowers at Donna’s request, donations may be made to the Cowichan District Hospital Auxiliary. Online condolences may be offered at www.sandsduncan.ca
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October 20, 1928 – December 2, 2014 “Still with us in many ways.” Lovingly remembered by Walt, Linda, Doug, Richard, Sandra, Chris, Carolee and their families. DEATHS
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Mar. 23, 1927 ~ Nov. 25, 2015 Henry Edwin Dyck passed away peacefully on the morning of November 25, 2015 in Duncan, British Columbia. Days leading up to his passing, he was surrounded by his loved ones who shared many memories, stories and tears as they reflected on the wonderful man he was. He will be missed by his wife Tina, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and many friends and family. A funeral service was held on Saturday, November 28 at Bethel Baptist Church in Duncan. Condolences may be offered at sandsduncan.ca
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LLOYD WILLIAM GRAY Lloyd passed away on December 3, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born in Tofield, AB on October 14, 1933 Lloyd lived for decades on Vancouver Island. He was a renowned deep sea diver, heavy-duty mechanic, a veteran sky-diver, graduated from B.C. Institute of Film Professionals. For those of us who had the privilege of meeting Lloyd, we will never forget his colorful personality. He touched our hearts. In his later years, he grew to love the Bible and his God, Jehovah, and became a baptized ordained minister. His hope is to be among “the meek who shall inherit the earth.” Matt. 5.5. Many thanks to the staff of the Comox Valley Seniors Village and the St. Joseph’s Hospital who cared for him so well. He is surved by a son daughters, brothers, nephews and others. A Memorial Service will be held on December 19, 2015 at 2:00 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 1581 Dingwall Road, Courtenay, BC
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Thank you for considering donations to: COWICHAN DISTRICT HOSPITAL FOUNDATION #4-466 Trans Canada Hwy Duncan, BC V9L 3R6 Phone: 250-701-0399 Website: www.cdhfoundation.ca Donations may be made via mail, over the phone or on our website. Donations are tax deductible & finance hospital equipment & patient care. Memorial donations are acknowledged with a letter to the family and loved ones are commemorated on our Memorial Board or Book in the hospital lobby.
Beverly Anne Earl (nee: Tiesu) March 10, 1943 – December 6, 2015
Anne was born in King Daughters Hospital in Duncan, BC and raised in Lake Cowichan, BC where her father ran Tiesu’s Store. Following high school, Anne attended the University of Victoria and trained as a teacher. Her first teaching position was in Surrey, BC and then she returned to Lake Cowichan and took a position at J.H. Boyd School. In 1965 she met her husband Cst. Thomas F. Earl and they married April 9, 1966. They purchased their first home in Ladysmith and this is where their daughter Dana was born 4 years later. In 1970, they moved to Surrey, BC where their son Darren was born a year later. Anne spent the next five years raising her family. Anne and Tom moved to Sayward in 1976, 100 Mile House sh taught at the respective elementary schools. Shawnigan Lake in 1978 and Lytton in 1980 where she was their destination in 1982 where Anne found work at the Mill Bay Yarn shop, the Dutch Deli and Dickie’s Insurance in Duncan before accepting a position at Bench Rd. Elementary School. In 1989 a move to Creston, BC found them empty nesters as both children were attending university and Anne taught in the Wyndel elementary school. A final transfer to Campbell River for Tom saw Anne teaching at both Evergreen and Cedar schools. Both her and Tom retired in 1998 and moved back to the Cowichan Valley where they have lived since. Anne was a dedicated teacher who turned down all teaching positions above grade two. She loved the little ones. Kindergarten was her favourite for a strong focus on social skills. In retirement Anne was an active member of the Heart and Stroke Walking Club, Daughters of the Nile and the Badoura Club. Her most active and enjoyable times were spent attending the many dancing and sporting activities of her four grandchildren. They also spent many enjoyable winters south in their RV. Anne was predeceased by her parents Walter and Edith Tiesu, her brother and his wife Len and Ruth Tiesu, her brother-in-law Henry Monti, her nephews Wade Trace and Danny Tiesu. She leaves behind her loving husband Tom, their daughter Dana (Laird) Ruehlen their son Darren (Tricia) Earl and four “perfect� grandchildren: Maya and Brett Ruehlen and Olivia and Dallas Earl. As well as her two sisters, Marie Monti and Louise (Phillip) Trace and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to formally thank Dr. Dan Philippson whose devotion to Anne’s care was above and beyond. We would also like to thank the staff of the Cowichan District Hospital. We specifically thank nurses Sue and Cassie for their special care for Anne. There will be a Celebration of Life on December 12, 2015 at the Eagles Hall, 2965 Boys Road, Duncan, BC at 1:00 PM. Online condolences mayy be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com
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Providence Village Housing Society Open House 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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LMG victors despite sluggish start NEW VENUE: Turf field
should be ready for January games KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
It had been two weeks since Cowichan LMG last took the field for a Vancouver Island Soccer League game, and the team had held just two training sessions in that time. So it wasn’t a surprise the players took some time — about 20 minutes of last Friday’s home game against Vic West — to get going. “It took a while,” Cowichan head coach Glen Martin said. “To be honest, we didn’t start very well. We were off our game. Due to a lack of training and not playing the week before, we weren’t as sharp as we should be.” Despite that slow start, and the aggressive play of Vic West, Cowichan prevailed 4-1 in what is likely to be the team’s last game at Ladysmith’s Forrest Field. Cowichan led 1-0 at halftime thanks to Paddy Nelson’s goal at 31 minutes, his 17th of the season. “Once Paddy made it 1-0, we started playing better,” Martin said. Nelson scored again in the second half, at the 63rd minute, and that one would stand up as the game-winner. Not long after, the Cowichan defence misplayed the ball and it ended up in the net behind goalie Sam Hutchison. “We were in total control until
Cowichan’s Keevan Webb gets some support from teammate A.J. Kambere (16) as he carries the ball in from the sideline during his team’s 4-1 win over Vic West at the Ladysmith turf last Friday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]
“Due to a lack of training and not playing the week before, we weren’t as sharp as we should be.” GLEN MARTIN, Cowichan FC head coach
Craig Gorman chases the ball in the Vic West end. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] then,” Martin said. “We were just going to play the game out. Making it 2-1 gave them some hope.” Andres Algarin restored LMG’s two-goal lead with a hard shot from just outside at 75 minutes, and Steve Scott made it 4-1 in the 90th minute. The Vic West goalie made the initial save on a corner
kick, but dropped the ball at the feet of Scott, who was able to tap it home. “Their goalie played so well until that goal,” Martin pointed out. “He had a great game.” With less than 15 left to play, Cowichan suffered a devastating blow when Hutchison, the
top keeper in Div. 1 with just six goals against and eight clean sheets this season, twisted his knee and had to leave the game. He is expected to be sidelined for five or six weeks. Backup Taylor Joe stepped up to fill in for the remainder of the game, but Martin isn’t sure if Joe will be handed the goalie gloves in Hutchison’s prolonged absence. I n m o r e p o s i t ive n ew s, Cowichan veteran Stu Barker had a great game at centre back. “He was solid defensively,” Martin said. “He was steady, good positionally.” Still well in front of the rest of Div. 1, LMG will take on Gorge at 7 p.m. this Friday at Hampton Park. Gorge sits sixth in the division with less than half as many points as Cowichan, but Mar-
tin doesn’t want to risk falling behind early. “We weren’t sharp [against Vic West] because of a lack of games and a lack of training, but we got going,” he said. “Hopefully we can carry that over to Gorge on Friday.” The game against Gorge will be Cowichan’s 14th of the season and last before the winter break. If they win, this will be the first time the team has reached Christmas without a loss. The team’s next home game is set for Jan. 23, when they should be able to play on the new Sherman Road turf. The turf was just shy of being ready for last weekend’s contest. “If that game isn’t on the turf, something has gone wrong,” Martin said. “Something major has happened.” Martin has been named the head coach of the VISL all-star team — which will certainly include several Cowichan players — that will take on the best the Fraser Valley has to offer at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9 at Layritz Park.
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Cowichan AP Steven Fiust tries to get around a Vernon defender during the Caps’ 3-1 loss to the Vipers last Saturday, the team’s only defeat on a three-game Interior road trip. [LISA VANDERVELDE/VERNON MORNING STAR]
Capitals take 2 of 3 on road KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
Although they were missing some key players, the Cowichan Valley Capitals made it through one of their toughest road trips of the B.C. Hockey League season with a pair of victories. The Caps beat the West Kelowna Warriors 6-4 last Friday and the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 3-2 on Sunday, their only loss coming in the middle when the Vernon Vipers beat them 3-1 on Saturday. “It was real positive,” head coach Bob Beatty said. “To get a couple of wins out of that swing was excellent. We played well, I thought, all three games. Credit to the guys, we were a little short-
staffed. They worked hard.” Top scorer Ryan Burton missed the road trip with an illness, and forward Rhett Willcox was also out. Affiliate player Steven Fiust stepped in and played all three games. Kyle Berry and Gary Dhaliwal also found their way into the lineup. On Friday, Luke Santerno opened the scoring just 77 seconds in. Kelowna pulled ahead 2-1, but the Caps got two goals from Patrick Geary to hold a 3-2 edge after one period. Berry scored in the second period and Cowichan held a 4-3 lead after 40 minutes. They added two more in the third, a powerplay goal by Kade Kehoe and an empty-netter by Matthew Hudie, to go
up 6-3 before a late shorthanded marker by the Warriors. Geary and Kehoe each finished with three points, while captain Adam Osczevski had a pair of assists. Storm Phaneuf made 43 saves for the win, his 13th win of the season, surpassing the 12 that Matt Zentner led the team with last year. On Saturday, Hudie scored in the first period and the Vipers answered back in the second, then added two more in the third, including a powerplay goal in the final minute of play. Lane Michasiw got the start in goal and stopped 33 of 36 shots. See TEDDY BEAR, Page 27
Annual Teddy Bear Toss! Cowichan Fans open up their hearts on December 11th with a TEDDY TOSS from the stands during a Capitals Game. These bears are collected by the players and given to Children’s Charities.
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Usually, five goals are enough to win a hockey game. The Kerry Park Islanders found out that sometimes five aren’t enough as they scored that many in back-to-back road games last weekend, and still suffered back-to-back losses. “All of a sudden, we’ve got no defence or goaltending,” said Islanders owner Mark Osmond, whose team lost 9-5 to the Nanaimo Buccaneers last Thursday and 8-5 to the Comox Valley Glacier Kings on Saturday. “Until last weekend, defensively we were doing great and we had good goaltending. The last two games, the wheels fell off.” Making it even worse, the Islanders outshot their opponents in both games. The official scoresheets had the shot count at 33-32 in Kerry Park’s favour on Friday and 39-19 on Saturday. “In Comox, I felt strongly we were going to romp away with it,” Osmond said. “When we were up 4-2, and even when it was 4-4, I thought we were going to win. In the third period, it was like our guys gave up. It was a long bus ride home.” Recent addition Tait Aptakin had a goal and two assists against Nanaimo, and Keenan Eddy had a goal and one helper. Caleb Franklin, Graham Winship and Corey Peterson also scored, and Chris Carpentier had two assists. On Saturday, the Isles got a goal and an assist each from Carpentier, Eddy and rookie Franklin, who extended his goal-scoring streak to four games. Peterson and Zack Smith also scored, and Tanner Browne and Parker Ellis each had a pair of helpers. Ty Rennie started both games in goal and twice had to be replaced by backup Chase Anderson. Neither goalie had an excellent weekend, but Osmond was quick to point out that it was an unusual occurrence. “Our goalies let a few bad goals in this time but they haven’t been the problem all year,” he said. For a couple of weeks, the Islanders had stayed at .500, but they weren’t able to get past it, and will now have to work their way back. “I don’t understand it,” Osmond said. “I really don’t. It seems like we get to the .500 mark and just can’t push over it. “All it comes down to is playing 60 minutes of hockey. Until they get their heads around it, it’s always going to be the same way.” The Isles currently sit third in the South Division, just one point ahead of the Peninsula Panthers and six back of the second-place Westshore Wolves. “Our goal is still to finish second, but we keep making it hard on ourselves,” Osmond said. The team will visit the Saanich Braves Friday and host the Victoria Cougars Sunday at 7:30 p.m in their only home game of December. The Cougars will be playing their fourth game in eight days, and Osmond is hoping his team can catch them at a low point. “Maybe I’ll get an early Christmas present,” Osmond said.
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Teddy Bear Toss this Friday night CAPITALS, From Page 26
DCS, Cow High host as basketball tips off KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
The high school basketball season will get under way in the Cowichan Valley this weekend with tournaments at Cowichan Secondary and Duncan Christian schools. The Cowichan Thunderbirds will host the senior boys Welcome Back Tournament on Friday and Saturday, while the DCS Chargers will host the senior girls Welcome Back Tournament on the same days. The boys’ tournament, which will be played at the Quamichan Campus, begins at 10:40 a.m. on Friday when the T-Birds host the DCS Chargers. Games will continue throughout the day, with semifinals at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The final placing games will go on Saturday, at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., with the championship game at 3 p.m. Cowichan and DCS will be joined in the tournament by Wellington, Lambrick Park, Claremont, Nanaimo District, Dover Bay and Belmont. The girls’ tournament will include one game at the Cowichan Secondary James Street campus, when
“We played some of our best hockey of the year in the first half of the game,” Beatty said. After a scoreless first period on Sunday, Chris Harpur and Santerno scored in the second, their goals sandwiched around one by Salmon Arm. Ayden MacDonald put the Caps back up for good with less than five minutes remaining. The Silver-
backs added one more with just two seconds on the clock Phaneuf picked up his 14th win of the season with a 33-save outing. “I thought the road trip was real positive for us,” Beatty said. “I was real proud of the guys.” The Caps play two games at home this weekend, hosting BCHL newcomers the Wenatchee Wild on Friday at
7 p.m. and the Trail Smoke Eaters on Sunday at 2 p.m. “Wenatchee is a good team, and Trail is hot right now,” Beatty said. “I think we’ve got our hands full this weekend, for sure.” Friday’s game will feature the team’s annual Teddy Bear Toss. Fans are encouraged to bring an unwrapped new or gently used stuffed toy to throw on the ice when the Caps score.
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Cow High and Frances Kelsey tip-off at 9:10 a.m. The rest of the games will be played at Duncan Christian. Brentwood College will face Kwalikum at 1 p.m., DCS will face Maaqtusiis at 2:30 p.m., and Shawnigan Lake School will play Glenlyon Norfolk at 4:15 p.m. Semifinals will take place at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and the final will be played at 6:30 p.m. The Cowichan Secondary senior boys played two games on the Mainland last weekend. They lost the first game 87-56 to Walnut Grove, the third-ranked AAAA school in B.C. Humza Khan had 21 points and Eston Unrau had 18. The T-Birds bounced back in their next game against Nanaimo District, winning 82-65. Khan had 28 points, leading the team in points and pace. Unrau nailed six three-pointers on his way to 24 points.
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