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While many others can’t wait for the sunny weather and gentle breezes of spring, Jennifer Lawson is praying for continuous rain during the next month. Lawson lives in North Cowichan, where local bylaws allow backyard burning for residents to get rid of the wood waste on their properties from March 15 to April 15, and Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, each year.

But Lawson said she is “very sensitive” to woodsmoke and is forced to wear a mask with filters at times when the woodsmoke from the other properties in her neighbourhood becomes too excessive. “To a lot of people around here, especially the older ones, burning wood waste is as natural as a mother’s milk,” said Lawson, who is a member of the Cowichan Fresh Air Team. “But it’s a fact that a lot of the particulate matter from

this burning causes all kinds of health problems. We were hoping that the last burning season would have been the last. I just wish for rain to discourage people from burning.” Backyard burning is allowed in North Cowichan and a number of the electoral areas of the Cowichan Valley Regional District during the designated periods each fall and spring, albeit with regulations. See BURNING, Page 11

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Susan Faulkner is still in a legal limbo with her ongoing court case against the City of Duncan. Faulkner was the owner of the Red Balloon Toy Store and the building it was housed in on the corner of Station and Craig streets. But the old building was ordered to be torn down by the city in 2014 after a city-owned backhoe accidentally struck it in 2009, causing significant damage. Faulkner was stuck with the cost of approximately $400,000 to demolish the building at the order of the city and has been fighting the city in court ever since. The latest court date for the case was earlier this month, but it has been postponed again until April, 2017, according to Faulkner. “There’s no guarantee that it will finally be settled then either,” she said. “I’m 66 and had planned to be

to, and has since had to start a new business, a Kumon learning centre, at the age of 65 to help make ends meet. Peter de Verteuil, Duncan’s CAO, said the case, which involves a number of issues and defendants, is one of the more complicated he has seen in his career. He said the city doesn’t dispute that its backhoe struck the building, but the argument is over the extent of the damage caused by the incident. “If we at the city and our insurers felt we could have settled this matter right away, we would have,” de Verteuil said. “But there are complicated claims here. Working with our insurers is like a driver dealing with ICBC in that we leave it up to our insurer as to how to proceed.” De Verteuil said the city knows the ongoing situation has been hard on Faulkner. “She had a building, and now she doesn’t. “We certainly feel for her.”

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Chemainus reduces water use 25 per cent ROBERT BARRON BARRON CITIZEN CITIZEN ROBERT

The community community of of Chemainus Chemainus The reduced its water consumption reduced its water consumption by 25 25 per per cent cent in in 2015, 2015, declining declining by use by by approximately approximately 650 650 litres litres use per person person each each day. day. per In fact, fact, overall overall residential residential In water consumption went down down water consumption went last year year in in almost almost all all the the local local last water systems systems in in the the Cowichan Cowichan water Valley, which which is is likely likely due due to to the the Valley, extreme drought drought that that struck struck the the extreme region last last summer summer and and the the water water region restrictions that that went went with with it. it. restrictions David Slade, Slade, chairman chairman of of the the David Cowichan Watershed Board’s Cowichan Watershed Board’s water conservation conservation working working water group, said said he he hopes hopes the the region region is is group, experiencing an improving “culexperiencing an improving “culture of of conservation” conservation” in in regards regards ture to water water use use as as residents residents become become to more aware aware of of its its value. value. more He said said the the growing growing awareness awareness He of water conservation in the the valvalof water conservation in ley is is timely timely as as it it coincides coincides with with ley the United United Nation’s Nation’s World World Water Water the Day, which was celebrated on Day, which was celebrated on March 22. 22. March “People here here really really rose rose to to the the “People challenge of of extreme extreme drought drought challenge and low low water water flows flows last last summer, summer, and proving to ourselves that we can can proving to ourselves that we live with with far far less less water,” water,” Slade Slade live said. “While “While our our water water issues issues said.

pale in in comparison comparison to to those those in in pale California, we we don’t don’t know know what what California, the future future will will bring bring and and we we don’t don’t the know what our water sources know what our water sources will support. support. Conservation Conservation is is will an essential essential step step on on the the path path to to an sustainability.” sustainability.” As part part of of the the water water conservconservAs ation initiatives by the United ation initiatives by the United Nations, almost almost all all the the water water syssysNations, tems in in the the region region agreed agreed to to parpartems ticipate in in the the Cowichan Cowichan Water Water ticipate Challenge in in 2015. 2015. Challenge The challenge challenge is is engaging engaging the the The water systems systems in in aa collective collective race race water to reduce reduce water water consumption consumption by by to 20 per cent in four years, from 20 per cent in four years, from 2014 to to 2018. 2018. 2014 Other than than Chemainus, Chemainus, the the Other other water systems in the area other water systems in the area that achieved achieved significant significant conservconservthat ation savings savings in in 2015 2015 were were the the ation Cowichan Valley Valley Regional Regional DisDisCowichan trict, Mill Mill Bay Bay and and North North CowicCowictrict, han’s Crofton and South End syshan’s Crofton and South End systems, with with each each reducing reducing water water tems, use by by as as much much as as 17 17 per per cent. cent. use The Water Challenge was The Water Challenge was inspired, in in part, part, by by the the great great inspired, success in in Ladysmith Ladysmith with with water water success conservation in in recent recent years. years. conservation Between 2002 2002 and and 2013, 2013, LadysLadysBetween mith reduced its total water use mith reduced its total water use by 25 25 per per cent, cent, while while the the populapopulaby tion grew grew by by 20 20 per per cent. cent. tion

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Council makes tweaks to summer water restrictions JAMES GOLDIE GOLDIE CITIZEN CITIZEN JAMES

Property owners owners in in North North Property Cowichan, especially especially those those Cowichan, with green green thumbs, thumbs, will will likely likely with be pleased pleased with with recently recently adoptadoptbe ed changes changes to to the the municipality’s municipality’s ed Water Works Works Bylaw. Bylaw. Water On Wednesday, Wednesday, council council voted voted On in favour of revising some of the in favour of revising some of the watering restrictions restrictions imposed imposed watering on residents residents during during summersummeron time drought drought conditions. conditions. time The bylaw bylaw amendments amendments would would The change the allowable watering change the allowable watering times during during stage stage one, one, two two and and times three water water use use restrictions, restrictions, three which currently currently are are from from 66 to to which a.m. or or 88 to to 10 10 p.m. p.m. The The new new 88 a.m. rules would would allow allow people people to to rules water their their yards yards and and gardens gardens water from 77 to to 99 a.m. a.m. or or 77 to to 99 p.m. p.m. from Coun. Tom Walker pointed out Coun. Tom Walker pointed out that because because watering watering restricrestricthat tions in in 2015 2015 last last until until Oct. Oct. 31, 31, tions these hours posed challenges for these hours posed challenges for some citizens citizens as as the the days days grew grew some shorter. shorter. “I know know at at least least for for myself myself “I and some some of of my my neighbours neighbours and were late late into into the the fall fall watering, watering, were hand-watering in in the the dark. dark. This This hand-watering created some some concerns,” concerns,” he he said, said, created

TOM WALKER WALKER TOM adding he he thought thought when when the the adding restrictions were were initially initially put put restrictions in place place no no one one anticipated anticipated they they in would be be running running into into the the fall. fall. would Another change change proposed proposed by by Another staff and and accepted accepted by by council council staff was the the adding adding of of weeper weeper hoses hoses was to the municipality’s definition to the municipality’s definition of “micro-irrigation”. “micro-irrigation”. of The third third amendment amendment to to the the The bylaw’s watering restriction is bylaw’s watering restriction is the prohibition prohibition of of washing washing houshousthe es during during stage stage two two restrictions, restrictions, es unless the the washing washing of of the the house house unless is necessary necessary to to paint paint or or apply apply aa is preservative. preservative. Coun. Maeve Maeve Maguire Maguire said said she she Coun. was pleased pleased input input from from the the pubpubwas

lic was was taken taken into into consideration consideration lic and reflected in these amendand reflected in these amendments. She She also also raised raised some some ments. concerns she she had had noticed noticed with with concerns respect to to the the public’s public’s response response respect to watering watering restrictions. restrictions. to “One of my concerns last last “One of my concerns year was was particularly particularly evident evident year on social social media, media, there there was was on drought-shaming. So people drought-shaming. So people taking pictures pictures of of green green lawns. lawns. taking It made made me me really really uncomfortuncomfortIt able,” she she said. said. “I’m “I’m wondering wondering able,” if there’s there’s anything anything the the whole whole if CVRD can do in that regard CVRD can do in that regard to stop stop neighbours neighbours from from going going to after each each other other if if we we don’t don’t have have after a bylaw enforcement policy for a bylaw enforcement policy for this?” this?” In response, response, mayor mayor Jon Jon LefeLefeIn bure said said the the CVRD CVRD has has put put bure out information information online online about about out why water water restrictions restrictions are are put put why in place place but but he he was was not not aware aware in of any any attempts attempts made made to to “delve “delve of into abuse on social media.” into abuse on social media.” Director of of engineering engineering David David Director Conway reported reported the the municipmunicipConway ality did did not not hand hand out out many many ality tickets last last summer. summer. tickets “There were were aa number number of of warnwarn“There ings and and information information spread spread ings about during during the the time,” time,” he he said. said. about

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Drought made us take our water seriously

o it turns out there was something positive about the drought last summer. Finally it appears that the need for conservation — yes, even here in Cowichan — has started to sink in and be taken to heart by a good portion of the valley’s population. It’s hard to credit when we experience the kind of rainfall we’ve had over the last few months, but water is not an infinite resource, and during our summers it has become an infinitely precious, frighteningly finite one. When sump pumps are flying

off local shelves and it seems like every second day Cowichan Bay Road is closed because the pavement is under several feet of water, it can be hard to imagine the need to cut your shower a little short, or save the grey water from washing dishes. But it was only short months ago when everything was so dry that the least spark threatened to turn into a conflagration, and the sun beating down on us did so through a haze of smoke from brush fires. And our rivers were dangerously low on water, slowed in some places to a literal trickle.

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Less robust waterways around the valley disappeared altogether until the fall rains replenished their courses once more. We are encouraged that while people may have complained about the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s water restrictions, enough people followed them to make a notable difference in usage from just one year ago, when the valley was also under drought conditions. The news that all of Chemainus, Mill Bay and the Municipality of North Cowichan’s South End and Crofton water systems marked sig-

nificant conservation savings was welcome as we face down another summer that could well follow the hot, dry pattern of the last few. While there’s a lot of rain falling now, there’s little snow pack (which stores and releases water), due to the relatively warm temperatures. Chemainus residents deserve applause for cutting their water use by 25 per cent — that’s an astounding reduction of 650 litres per person per day. Several other communities came close to the 20 per cent reduction number that all of the

Proper legislation would have prevented battle

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water systems are challenged to meet by 2018. There can’t have been too many people getting out the power washer or leaving the hose running as they washed their car, in contravention of the restrictions we hit last year, with those numbers. Those restrictions aren’t something we should see as iron-fisted government coming in and trying to take away our way of life, interfering in our homes. They are something we need to do to preserve our precious water resource for the whole community.

Who is going to clean up what’s there? What a relief to know that the Shawnigan Lake issue with SIA has been decided by one of the courts. Still another court case to go! However, there is no comment as to who is going to clean up the huge dumping of contaminated waste that is already there. And who will pay for it? Canada has one-fifth of the world’s fresh water. More than 80 per cent of the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality relating to chemical contaminants provide less protection for public health than other industrialized nations. On any given day, more than

1,000 boil-water advisories are in effect across the country, many in Indigenous communities. Places like Shoal Lake 40, Grassy Narrows and Neskantaga have been under boil-water advisories for decades. Let’s have some respect, reverence even, for the amazing gifts of clean water and clean air! More than 110 countries — over half of Earth’s nations — already recognize their citizens’ right to live in a healthy environment. Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms is silent on the issue. A federal environmental bill of rights would help compensate for this omission and promote better environmental protections, build healthier communities and position Canada

as a leader on environmental rights. I hope other Canadians will urge the federal government to introduce an environmental bill of rights that will recognize, protect and fulfill our human right to clean water. Together, ordinary people can take extraordinary action to protect the people and places we love. I am so grateful to be living in such an amazingly rich and beautiful environment as the Cowichan Valley. Johanna New Moon Mill Bay For more from the Citizen go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

Tuesday, March 22 is World Water Day, yet Canadians are still fighting for the right to legally enforceable laws when it comes to the accessibility of clean drinking water for all its residents. Where it hits home most is the ongoing dumping of contaminated soil into the Shawnigan Lake watershed. South Island Aggregates plans to continue this dumping for the next 50 years regardless of the outcries of locals and the overall feeling of betrayal that lingers in the Cowichan Valley. If there was proper legislation to protect our bodies of water this entire battle could have been avoided, yet it has been ongoing since it was proposed in 2013. But sadly there are many other examples across Canada where the people aren’t being heard, the voices are too few, and the locals are left under boil-water advisories for decades. This kind of behaviour is going to stop as more and more Canadians take a stand and refuse to stay silent on these issues. The United Nations has stated in 2012 that the issue of clean water is a fundamental human right. I hope that other Canadians will urge the federal government to introduce an environmental bill of rights that will recognize, protect and fulfill our human right to clean water. It’s time for the federal government to implement the right to clean water in Canada by passing an environmental bill of rights that respects, protects and fulfils our right to a healthy environment, including the right to clean water. Christine Gaudreau Duncan

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DUNCAN MANOR

Just how visible are pedestrians supposed to make themselves?

(New Board Members NEEDED) The Duncan Housing Society (non-profit) is responsible for providing independent, affordable and healthy living for our SENIORS. Our Society is seeking caring and interested individuals to serve as volunteer Board Members (time starts hours January 4th commitment ofSession approximately per Session starts40January 4th year). Please view Start Anytime! our website at duncanmanor.ca If interested, please contact Start Anytime! At At Valley Centrewewe offer 14 classes ValleyYoga Yoga Centre offer 14 classes our Personnel Committee Chair, Pat Armstrong, at a week class size. Along a weekand and small small class size. Along with with ongoing progressive yoga practice, we host Session starts January 4th 250-748-3364. ongoing progressive yoga practice, we host patbob@shaw.ca and/or Thank you! Therapeutic classes for those with mobility Therapeutic classes for those with mobility Start Anytime! issues, pain and illness, and Gentle yoga.

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Re: Man killed after vehicle hits pedestrians, Feb. 24, Citizen (I believe the man was killed when or as the vehicle hit the pedestrians.) That said, I would ask [RCMP Cpl.] Krista Hobday and the RCMP (and drivers) generally: Just how visible do you want pedestrians to make themselves “shortly after noon” at the corner of Jubilee and Evans on a rather pleasant day? There is a crosswalk at that corner on the north side of Evans for pedestrians crossing Jubilee. There is another crosswalk on the west side of Jubilee for pedestrians crossing Evans. There are three-way stop signs (which should be four-way at that intersection). I was on the sidewalk on the east side of Jubilee that day and had noticed only a woman crossing Jubilee in the crosswalk. I yielded to her as she completed the crossing and continued east. The woman I had allowed to pass ahead of me jaywalked across Evans. It wasn’t until the ambulance approached and I glanced back at the intersection that I realized a collision had occurred. I don’t have a car and won’t be getting one; hence I walk everywhere. I find the drivers here to be among the worst behaved toward pedestrians I have ever experienced. For the police to make such a banal statement about pedestrians making themselves visible in the middle of the day makes me wonder if the cops’ eyes are open to the facts around them. I and other pedestrians take our lives in our hands while obeying all the rules at that and many other intersections. The only safe area in Duncan for pedestrians is the downtown core because

Craig Street is one-way and there are crosswalks and stop signs at every corner (although I have occasionally watched as drivers have blown through at least one of those stop signs). Of course I’ve also seen pedestrians taking chances when they should not, and in the downtown core too many pedestrians have an attitude of entitlement as if drivers would like to spend the afternoon watching pedestrians cross in front of them. On the Craig Street corners, pedestrians need to have some consideration for the drivers. That said though, we’re a bit of flesh and blood against at least 2,000 pounds of lethal steel and rubber. Bottom line: on that day at that time there was no reason for the driver to fail to see the pedestrians. Victoria Sundberg Stewart Duncan

Local government planners can help with pollen, nectar Trish Elwick’s encouragement to plant bee (pollinator) gardens as part of the million garden challenge is welcome in the Cowichan Valley. However what our pollinators need most here is a plan for bigtime expansion for pollen and nectar production for all our pollinators, not just honey bees. This means our planners in the CVRD, North Cowichan and City of Duncan have to get with the program. The technology for pollinator conservation is available and is working well in other countries and regions. www.planbeenow.ca Ted Leischner Duncan

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Friday, March 25, 2016

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Man arrested, charged in graffiti tagging KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A 24-year-old Duncan man will appear in provincial court on April 19 after being arrested and charged in relation to graffiti tagging. Adrian Gary Wilson was stopped on March 18 after a concerned citizen reported a man dressed in dark clothing tagging the side of a building on Coronation Avenue around

3:15 a.m. “North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP had fielded a lot of vandalism calls of this nature and were very interested in identifying this man,” Cpl. Krista Hobday said. Wilson was located a short distance away from where he was reported and arrested. He was charged with one count each of mischief under $5,000, disguising his face with intent

to commit an offence, and obstructing a police officer. “We would like to publicly thank our complainant in this investigation for getting involved and helping the Mounties get their man,” Hobday said. Anyone with more information should contact the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Residents of the Bell McKinnon Road area are invited to an open house on March 31 on the formation of a neighbourhood plan for their community. The open house, which will be hosted by the Municipality of North Cowichan, is part of the public consultation process, as the area is being considered for the construction of the new, approximately $350-million Cowichan District Hospital. The drop-in session, which begins at 7 p.m at the municipal hall, will provide the public with information on the municipality’s work to date on the neighbourhood plan, and seek the public’s input on its elements. The municipality wants a

tified through the combination of a public expression of interest process and a land consultant working on behalf of the CVRHD. There are no guarantees at this stage as to whether Island health will choose the site for the new hospital, as the region must now compete for Ministry of Health funding with other projects from across the province. Jon Lefebure, mayor of the municipality, said in a previous interview that construction of a new hospital is still likely five or 10 years from beginning, but the goal of local governments, and the CVRHD, is to be prepared with a site and money in the bank should Island Health declare Cowichan next in line for a new hospital.

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North Cowichan is developing a high-level Neighbourhood Plan for the Bell McKinnon area to to ensure that lands in this neighbourhood are developed in an orderly and rational way and that appropriate servicing and infrastructure can be provided to this future urban area. If you are interested in the Bell McKinnon Neighbourhood Plan and wish to share your input, please join us for a dropin open house: • When: Thursday, March 31, 2016 • Time: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. • Where: Council Chambers, Municipal Hall For information and updates, please visit: www.northcowichan.ca/bellmckinnon

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abricland in Duncan has moved to a new, larger location. The store, which has been in operation in the city for eight years, has relocated from its long-time location on the Trans Canada Highway to 180 Trunk Rd., next to the Winners store. Owner Jaqui McDonald said the new location is approximately 10,000 square feet, which is about one-third larger than the old store. “We need more space to bring in more inventory to meet the growing demand,” she said. “We’ve had to expand the old location twice in the time we’ve been there, and we still need more space.”

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Artist Jennifer Lawson is so badly affected by smoke from backyard burning that at times she has to wear a mask to filter out particulates. [CITIZEN FILE]

Banned in three municipalities Lori Iannidinardo, the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s director for Cowichan Bay, said the district’s bylaw that limits backyard burning to two one-month periods is just a few years old, while there were no restrictions before. But she said even limiting the burning to those restricted time periods is still “not working well.” “There are a lot of rules in the bylaw around backyard burning, including the fact that the wood material has to be dry and there must be proper atmospheric venting at the site, but I’m not sure how many people actually follow those rules,” Iannidinardo said. “It’s hard to enforce these rules in this rural region, so I think we need to revisit this issue.” Iannidinardo said the district offers free composting services for wood waste at its facility on Fisher Road, but residents are responsible for transporting their waste to the site.

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ederal Finance Minister Bill Morneau handed down his first budget Tuesday, with a deficit of $29.4 billion and an ambitious stimulus program including tax breaks for nine million taxpayers, a more generous, tax-free child benefit and big dollars for infrastructure and indigenous people. Local Member of Parliament Alistair MacGregor, a member of the New Democratic Party, had some praise for the budget, but expressed concern over high deficit spending, mixed progress on seniors’ issues, lack of tax breaks for small businesses and no infrastructure funds for local railways and ferries. “I think when you compare this budget to previous Conservative budgets there certainly are a number of groups who are happy to see an increase in funding. I know the veterans have expressed that and it’s great to see also for First Nations,” said MacGregor, who is also the NDP’s critic for seniors. “However, the comparison I make is if someone’s been wandering through the desert and you offer them a glass of water, they’re going to think it’s the most amazing thing in the world.” The budget forecasts more than $100 billion in deficits for the next five years, contrary to Prime Min-

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ALISTAIR MACGREGOR ister Justin Trudeau’s election promise to balance the budget in four years. Hailed by Morneau as a plan to “revitalize the Canadian economy,” the budget was called a “nightmare scenario” by Conservative leader Rona Ambrose and also drew some criticism from NDP leader Tom Mulcair. MacGregor said Trudeau’s broken deficit promise concerns him. “When the Liberals were campaigning they made quite a promise to stick with a deficit of $10 billion,” he said, adding that despite hopes of change under the Liberals, “we didn’t see anything for small businesses and we haven’t seen the closing of the stock option loopholes that very wealthy CEOs use.”

The budget allocates $120 billion to be spent on infrastructure in the next 10 years with a focus on water, transit, waste management and housing, but MacGregor said several local and regional services are not served by the increase. “With Island Rail, there was no commitment in funding for infrastructure upgrades for railways. I think there was just some money for Via Rail to improve some of its service or to do a study,” MacGregor said. “For ferries, the only ferries mentioned in the budget were in Atlantic Canada. They’re receiving a further $51 million, but our ferries aren’t getting any money invested in them.” At least one local piece of infrastructure may get a chance at

some serious federal funding, however. “For the Lake Cowichan weir, I have looked through the infrastructure and there is a fund of $518 million that’s specifically for projects that deal with climate change adaptation. Given that our low river levels are from climate change I think that’s something I might be looking more closely into,” MacGregor said. Big ticket items in the budget include the reduction of middle class tax rates from 22 to 20.5 per cent for the $45,000 to $90,000 income bracket, with part of that tax cut cost offset by an increase in the tax rate for income over $200,000 from 29 to 33 per cent. The budget also includes $8.4 billion for aboriginal communities. Changes to improve employment insurance benefits for workers in regions hit by hard times are good, but MacGregor said concerns remain. “There’s still no protection for the employment insurance fund. All the money that workers pay as premiums is still disappearing into the consolidated revenue fund,” MacGregor said, adding that previous Liberal governments have helped balanced their books before with money from EI premiums. The seniors’ guaranteed-income supplement will increase by up to $947 annually, something which pleases MacGregor but leaves

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traditional Easter egg hunt in the forest. “What a great opportunity to have gourmet pancakes, crafts, music and Easter egg fun while helping a thriving community reach its fundraising goals. We are so glad The HUB has been awarded this $46,000 matching contribution. This fun community event will help us get there,” said Barry O’Riordan, executive director of the Cowichan Station Area Association, the local charity that runs The HUB. “We want to invite the entire Cowichan Valley to come along to The HUB to support us and to have a great time this Easter Sunday.” The funds will pay for TLC at the former Cowichan Station Elementary School, including re-painting the 100 year old schoolhouse, landscaping for safety, signage, and outdoor lighting. The project will also add community info boards to share “What’s HUB’ning” inside, and in the community. The $46,000 will only be released by the government once the HUB has raised $46,000 of its own. About 500 people now use The HUB weekly for everything from Girl Guides to yoga to toddler music classes to pottery to live music and more.

Cowichan Station: The HUB at Cowichan Station has received a matching offer from the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program and will be celebrating with an Easter Sunday event for the whole family on March 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Easter at the HUB will includes a pancake breakfast, crafts, music from Mbira Spirit, clay crafts, cookie decorating activities, a silent auction and strawberry basket making. It will also include all sorts of Easter egg fun, including a

Mill Bay: Families in south Cowichan can head to an easter egg hunt at the Mill Bay Centre, Saturday, March 26. Attendees should meet at Bru-Go’s Coffee Shop before 10 a.m., with their own basket. This event goes rain or shine and the Easter bunny will be there. Folks can enjoy a “famous” Rotary Pancake Breakfast beside the coffee shop from 8 a.m.-11 a.m. before heading out with the rabbit. This event is sponsored by the Mill Bay Merchants and South Cowichan Rotary.

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The Easter weekend in the Cowichan Valley offers plenty of fun for the whole family. From rabbit-chasing to Easter egg hunting and even skating, crafts and train rides, it’s all available, much of it free of charge. Crofton: In Crofton children are invited to come out and chase the Easter rabbit. On Saturday, March 26 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Crofton ballfields behind the community centre families can enjoy the annual Easter egg hunt, along with an obstacle course, bouncy castle and bouncy boxing. There will be hot dogs, prizes and treats, and it’s all for free. Chemainus: North Cowichan’s Parks and Recreation department is partnering with the Chemainus Eagles to host an Easter Egg Hunt at Fuller Lake Park on Saturday, March 26 at 10 a.m. There will be a special section set up just for toddlers and small children so they don’t get bowled over in the excitement. Duncan: The B.C. Forest Discovery Centre is hopping into Easter with a weekend of fun activities for the whole family. The Easter Eggspress steam train will be running each day and everyone will get the chance to take part in the annual Easter Scavenger Hunt. There will also be appearances by the Easter bunny, informative educational experiences, goodie bags and the chance for the whole family to enjoy the museum and grounds.

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Duncan carver Lambert Goldsmith runs a stand on Government Street in Duncan where he sells Cowichan First Nation carvings and crafts. Seen here, a Thunderbird totem pole. [PAUL BRIAN/CITIZEN] Duncan carver Lambert Goldsmith runs a stand on Government Street in Duncan where he sells Cowichan First Nation carvings and crafts. Seen here, a Thunderbird totem pole. [PAUL BRIAN/CITIZEN]

Retired Retired hatchery hatchery worker worker goes goes back back to to roots roots “He’s the only one “He’s the only oneto pick powerful enough powerful to pick up a killer enough whale. So up a killer whale. thunderbird cameSo and thunderbird picked up thecame killerand whale picked up theit.killer and dropped Overwhale by and dropped it. Over by those mountains is where those mountains where it’ s supposed to be.isWhen it’s supposedremoved to be. When thunderbird the thunderbird removed killer whale the peoplethe got killersalmon whale the people got their back.” their salmon back.” LAMBERT GOLDSMITH, carver

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ambert Goldsmith carves his people’s mythscarves and ambert Goldsmith history as well as his own his people’s myths and experiences. history as well as his own The Duncan man runs a stand experiences. near old man mound ona stand GovThe the Duncan runs ernment where on he sells near theStreet old mound Govhis carvings of Cowichan ernment Street where he First sells Nation totemsofand masks, crafts his carvings Cowichan First and blankets, rediscovNation totems having and masks, crafts ered his childhood interest in and blankets, having rediscovcarving retirement. ered hisafter childhood interest in “I tookafter early retirement so I carving retirement. could get back into carving,” said “I took early retirement so I Goldsmith, who retired in 2012 could get back into carving,” said after over 30who years of working Goldsmith, retired in 2012 in the over salmon on Boys after 30 hatchery years of working Road. in the salmon hatchery on Boys Goldsmith, 63, first began carvRoad. ing at eight years old,began taught by Goldsmith, 63, first carvhis who had ing father at eightRaymond, years old, taught by been taught by an older his father Raymond, whorelahad tive. days by when his father beenOn taught an older relawas as ahis logger, he tive.busy On working days when father would tellworking Lambert go learn was busy asto a logger, he from local carver wouldrenowned tell Lambert to go learn Simon Charlie who livedcarver a few from renowned local doors down. Simon Charlie who lived a few “Simon Charlie would go out of doors down. his way every daywould to make sure “Simon Charlie go out of we He’dsure lithishad waysomething every dayto todo. make erally shape these out forHe’d us and we had something to do. litall we had to do is put the erally shape these out for design us and in,” Goldsmith adding that all we had to dosaid, is put the design he’d go andsaid, sell his carvings in,” then Goldsmith adding that for pocket money. he’d then go and sell his carvings Charlie also told them founding for pocket money. myths of the Cowichan nation, Charlie also told them founding something Goldsmith myths of the Cowichandepicts, nation, for example, Goldsmith in his Thunderbird something depicts, totem pole. in his Thunderbird for example, totem pole.

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A moon mask constructed by Lambert Goldsmith. The mask depicts a male (left) andmask female (right) salmon, with theGoldsmith. moon in the drawingathe A moon constructed by Lambert Themiddle mask depicts male salmon upfemale the river at high tide. [PAUL BRIAN CITIZEN] (left) and (right) salmon, with the moon in the middle drawing the salmon up the river at high tide. [PAUL BRIAN CITIZEN] “The people at the bottom here, away. He’s the only one powerful to pick up a one killer whale. they’re waitingatfor salmon to enough away. He’s the only powerful “The people thethe bottom here, So Thunderbird came and picked return but they never returned, they’re waiting for the salmon to enough to pick up a killer whale. killer whale and dropped they So what the up So the Thunderbird came and picked returnmig butrated. they never returned, by those mountains is people didrated. is wentSoallwhat the way upOver the killer whale and dropped they mig the it. it’sby supposed to be. When downstream to see what it. Over those mountains is people did is went all the theprobway where removed lem was,” Goldsmith explained. where it’s supposed to the be. killer When downstream to see what the prob- Thunderbird the people got their sal“The people ended explained. up all the whale, Thunderbird removed the killer lem was,” Goldsmith back.” way down in Cowichan Bay whale, the people got their sal“The people ended up alland the mon Goldsmith’s big future plan when they in gotCowichan to Cowichan back.” way down BayBay and mon doing a big 15-foot Thunderthere whale just Goldsmith’s future plan when was theythis got killer to Cowichan Bay includes totem pole. He’s currently eating them preventing includes doing a 15-foot Thunderthere was thisand killer whale just bird where he can them from coming So they inquiring bird totemabout pole. He’s currently eating them and up. preventing it when it’swhere complete. — I don’t know if it up. wasSo a shainquiring about he can them from coming they display “This it iswhen goingit’s tocomplete. be like my man — prayed — I don’t knowtoif Thunderbird it was a sha- display pole,”tohebe explained to come take the whale model “Thistotem is going like my man — prayed to killer Thunderbird to come take the killer whale model totem pole,” he explained

of the smaller carving. uses cedar, yellow ofGoldsmith the smaller carving. cedar, white uses pine cedar, and alder to Goldsmith yellow carve, hisand wood from cedar, obtaining white pine alder to several sources,his including a carve, obtaining wood from friend for whom he carved a walk-a several sources, including ing stick return goodapieces friend forinwhom hefor carved walkof wood, donations and ingcedar stick in return for good pieces lumberyards. Goldsmith shapes of cedar wood, donations and the wood withGoldsmith a carvingshapes knife lumberyards. and power saw for larger the adze, woodorwith a carving knife pieces then knifes and in and adze, or power sawchisels for larger details. pieces then knifes and chisels in “I carve it, shape it, sand it, then details. paint it,” he “I carve it, said. shape it, sand it, then Another piece paint it,” he said.shows a mother bear feeding salmon to aher cub, Another piece shows mother while another, the Moon Mask bear feeding salmon to her cub, (at a price of $1,200), depicts the while another, the Moon Mask moon surrounded by adepicts male and (at a price of $1,200), the female salmon, with abalone moon surrounded by a male and shells as salmon, eyes and stars. female with abalone “The as reason I always shells eyes and stars.put them together is because it’sput known “The reason I always them from the old that together is people because it’sanytime known from the old people that anytime

there’s a full moon and a high tide the salmon come the rivthere’s a fullwill moon andup a high tide er,” Goldsmith. the said salmon will come up the rivThen are carvings based er,” saidthere Goldsmith. onThen personal experience suchbased as a there are carvings small grey mask called Lightning on personal experience such as a Shadow representing a spirit small grey mask called Lightning that comes out during lightning Shadow representing a spirit storms thatout Goldsmith and his that comes during lightning friends aboutand by his stormswere thatwarned Goldsmith his grandfather. They saw it themfriends were warned about by his selves one day They duringsaw a lightning grandfather. it themstorm shadowy figure selves — onea day duringgrey a lightning that ran—between two grey trees.figure storm a shadowy Pieces from $30 up into that ransell between twoand trees. the hundreds and Pieces sell from $30thousands. and up into Some carvings and take thousands. months to the hundreds make, others maymonths take only Some while carvings take to several days.others Goldsmith spends make, while may take only weekday afternoons at his spot several days. Goldsmith spends on Government Streetat and weekweekday afternoons his spot ends taking part Street in the and Songhees on Government weekFirst market outside the ends Nation taking part in the Songhees B.C. in Victoria. Firstlegislature Nation market outside the Being artisticinruns in GoldB.C. legislature Victoria. smith’s who all in love the Beingfamily, artistic runs Goldwork hefamily, does. His Phyllis smith’s whowife all love the and daughter Caroline alsoPhyllis make work he does. His wife dreamcatchers for himalso to sell at and daughter Caroline make his stand, and his sister Kathy dreamcatchers for him to sell at knits Cowichan sweaters and his stand, and his sister Kathy winterwear for himsweaters to sell during knits Cowichan and the colder months. daughter winterwear for himHis to sell during Talia has also worked him the colder months. Hiswith daughter painting his carvings and now Talia has also worked with him lives in London, Ont. where her painting his carvings and now work hasLondon, been displayed locally lives in Ont. where her and featured on displayed the news. locally work has been Talia said she pride in and featured onhas thegreat news. her father and what he does. Talia said she has great pride in “Hefather has aand beautiful, well-estabher what he does. lished style,” Talia said. “He’s “He has a beautiful, well-estabsuch a huge inspiration to me.” lished style,” Talia said. “He’s such a huge inspiration to me.”

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tradition in my family tradition inbeen my family has always the has always ritual been the customary of customary ritual of decorating eggs for Easter. decorating eggs for Easter. As far back as history can As far backegg as seems historytocan take us, the have take us,been the egg seemsof toconhave always a symbol always been a symbol of continuing life and resurrection. tinuing lifeitand Therefore, wasresurrection. natural to Therefore, it was natural to decorate them and give them decorate them and give them out as gifts for part of the out as gifts forthe part of thefast feasting after solemn feasting of Lent. after the solemn fast ofAlthough Lent. it is now more conAlthoughto it exchange is now more contemporary chocotemporary to eggs, exchange late or candy manychocofamlate or candy many families still carryeggs, out the historic ilies stillof carry out theeggs. historic practice using real practice ofwhat using real eggs. of However, is to become However, what is to become of all the excess hard-boiled eggs all thethan excess eggs other thehard-boiled habitual egg other than the habitual egg sandwich? sandwich? Allow me to give you a few Allow me to give a few examples that will you hopefully examples that will hopefully inspire some culinary creativinspire some culinary creativity in your kitchen. ity yourand kitchen. A in quick simple idea A quick and simplethem idea to would be to crumble would besalads. to crumble them to garnish This would not garnish would not only addsalads. bright This colours to the only add to the salad, butbright is alsocolours is a fantastic salad, also is a fantastic way tobut addisadditional protein. way to add additional protein. Crumbled eggs are also Crumbled eggsfor are also vivid garnishes stir-frys vivid garnishes for stir-frys or around the outer edge of a or around the outer edge of a platter of rice. platter rice. of freshly Add a of splash Add a splash ofover freshly chopped parsley the chopped parsley rice, and you willover havethe transrice, and you will grains have transformed the bland into formed themore blandattractive. grains into something something more attractive. The crumbled mix of white The yellow crumbled mix of white and is much more eye and yellow is much more eye

appealing than two-toned appealing than two-toned slices of egg. slices of egg.are better used Egg slices Egg slices are better along with spinach andused cheese along with and of cheese rolled insidespinach the middle a rolledloin inside middle of a pork for athe stuffed roast porkisloin for a stuffedEgg roast that extraordinary. that iscan extraordinary. Eggin slices also be layered slices different can also be layered in many casseroles. many casseroles. If onedifferent were to search the If one were to search the Internet or visit the local Internetthey or visit thediscover local library, would would discover alibrary, varietythey of hard-boiled egg a variety of hard-boiled egg recipes. recipes. They will include a number willcheese includedips, a number ofThey egg and pickled of eggand andmany cheese dips, pickled eggs, versions of eggs, andeggs. many versions of devilled devilled eggs. try combining For example, For example, tryfor combining the yolk mixture devilled the yolk devilled eggs withmixture smokedfor salmon eggs with smoked salmon before stuffing back into the before stuffing back the egg white halves for ainto deliegg white halves for a delicious change. cious change. hard-boiled egg My favourite My favourite recipe is Scotchhard-boiled Eggs. This egg recipe is recipe ScotchisEggs. This Scottish prepared Scottish recipe is prepared by encasing hard-boiled eggs by encasing with sausagehard-boiled meat. Theyeggs are with rolled sausage Theyofare then in meat. a mixture then rolled in a mixture cracker crumbs and freshof cracker crumbs chopped parsley,and andfresh baked chopped parsley, baked in the oven. Onceand cooled, they in the oven. Once cooled, are sliced into quarters forthey a are sliced into quarters for a sensational presentation. sensational presentation. Hopefully all of this egg Hopefully will all ofkeep thisyour egg inspiration inspiration will keep your mind from questioning, “what mind from questioning, “what was cooked first — chicken or wasegg?” cooked first — chicken or the the egg?”

I hate making hard-boiled I hate making hard-boiled eggs. I find it difficult to peel eggs. Iwithout find it difficult peel them having to huge them without having white huge chunks of the cooked chunks attached of the cooked staying to thewhite shell stayingAlso, attached the shell pieces. they to always have pieces. Also,ring” they around always have that “green the that “green ring” around yolk. Are there any tricks the to yolk.me? Are there any tricks to help help me? Janet C. Janet C. Maple Ridge, B.C. Maple Ridge, B.C.

Dear Janet: Dear Janet:

Firstly, when selecting eggs when selecting eggs toFirstly, boil, one wants to make to boil, one wants to make sure they are choosing older sure rather they are choosing older eggs than the freshest eggs rather than the freshest ones. ones. This is because over a perThis is because over a period of time more air develops iod of time develops between themore shellair and the shell between theand shell andmaking the shell membrane, thus it membrane, and thus easier to peel. Also trymaking rollingit easier to peel. trycounter rolling the cooked eggAlso on the the cooked egg onpressure the counter with some gentle to with some gentle pressure to makes cracks all over the surmakes cracks over the cool surface, and then all peel under face, andwater. then peel under cool running running water. The “green ring” indicates “green ring” indicates a The chemical reaction between a chemical reaction between the iron in the yolk and the the iron in in the the white. yolk and the sulphur This sulphur in the the white. happens when eggThis is happens whentoo thelong, egg is either cooked or at either cooked too long, or at too high of a temperature. Try too high ofyour a temperature. Try adjusting cooking time adjusting cooking and plungeyour them into antime ice and plunge them into anto ice water bath immediately water bath immediately stop the cooking process.to stop the cooking process.

• Ryan Knowles, 23, is a super• Ryan Knowles,cats. 23, is a superhero to Cowichan hero to Cowichan Starting at age 14cats. he has, through at age 14 he foundation, has, through a Starting family charitable a familyevery charitable donated year tofoundation, the Cowicdonated every year the Cowichan Cat Rescue. Histototal giving han Catis Rescue. His totalhim giving to date $22,000, making the to date private is $22,000, making the largest donor to thehim organlargest private donor to thetoorganization. That translates over ization. That translates over 200 cats and kittens fixed, to vaccin200 cats kittens fixed, vaccinated andand treated for parasites and ated and treated for parasites and health problems. health problems. This year’s donation has come This donation come “at justyear’s the right time tohas help out “at just right time out with thethe beginning of to thehelp spring with the season, beginning of closely the spring trapping to be foltrapping season, tokitten be closely followed by the spring season,” lowed the spring kitten the CatbyRescue says. “We season,” are just the Cat Rescue “We time are just coming into oursays. busiest of coming of the year.into Nowour thatbusiest wintertime is over theare year. Now is over we able to that startwinter trapping the we are able the outdoor cats to in astart madtrapping race against outdoor catsofinthe a mad race against the arrival first round of the arrival of gift the will firstallow round of kittens. Ryan’s us to kittens. Ryan’s gift will allow us to proceed full steam ahead without proceedtoo fullpanicked steam ahead getting aboutwithout the vet getting panicked about the vet bills we too create doing this.” bills we create doing this.” Cowichan Cat Rescue wants to Cowichan Catthat Rescue wants to remind people if you have remind ferals people you have unfixed onthat yourifproperty it unfixed it is only a ferals matteron of your time property before you is only a matter of crisis. time before you have a population Call CCR have a population crisis.cats Callto CCR to make a plan for those be to make a plan for see those cats tono be fixed, and if you kittens, fixed, and you seemay kittens, no matter howiftiny they be, pick matterup how tiny they may to be,your pick them and take them them upvet and takeorthem your nearest clinic send to a Facenearest vet clinic or send a Facebook message or email to CCR. book orhomes email where to CCR. CCRmessage has foster they CCR foster homes where they can behas raised, bottle fed if necescan be raised, bottle fed if neces-

sary, and socialized so good homes sary,beand socialized so good homes can found for them. can be found Branch for them. • Cowichan Early Child• Cowichan Branch Early Childhood Educators of BC members hood Excelby, Educators of Dolan, BC members Betty Mary Wendy Betty Excelby, Mary Dolan, Wendy Ready and Mary Vane-Hunt met ReadyAlistair and Mary Vane-Hunt met with MacGregor, MP with Alistair MacGregor, MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford; for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford; Paul Manley, representative for Paul Manley, May, representative for MP Elizabeth Saanich-Gulf MP Elizabeth May, Saanich-Gulf Islands; Rachel Blaney, MP for Islands; Rachel Blaney, North Island-Powell RiverMP andfor a North Island-Powell representative for MP River Sheilaand Mal-a representative for MP Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo-Ladysmith in colmson, on Nanaimo-Ladysmith in Nanaimo March 12. Nanaimo on March 12.were other Also in attendance Alsochildhood in attendance were other early educators from early childhood educators from Vancouver Island branches includVancouver Island branches ing Joan Gignac, executiveincluddirecingfor Joan Gignac, executive director Aboriginal Head Start and tor for Aboriginal Start and ECEBC’s provincialHead executive dirECEBC’s provincial executive director Emily Mlieczko. ector Emily Mlieczko. The federal representatives heard The federal representatives moving stories of successheard and moving in stories of including success and concern the field, the concern in thechild field,care including the skyrocketing fees, “big skyrocketing care fees,care, “big box” childcarechild versus quality box” of childcare quality care, lack spacesversus (especially infant lack of spaces (especially toddler), and about workinginfant poor toddler), all andhighlighting about working families, the poor ecofamilies, alltohighlighting the economic loss the workforce when nomic loss to the workforce when parents cannot access safe, reliable parents cannot access safe, reliable child care. child The care. Early Childhood Educators Educators ofThe BC Early have aChildhood community plan for BC have a community planearfor aofpublic system of integrated Depart Vancouver Depart Depart Vancouver Vancouver a public system of integrated early care and learning (10@day.ca) 10, 2015 Feb. Feb.10, 10, 2015 2015 lyFeb. care and learning (10@day.ca) ready to implement and supported ready to implement and supported by thousands of British Columby thousands bians, they say. of British Columbians, they say.

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Parks Commission and CVRD David David Suzuki n are hosting Suzuki the Public Open Science Matters Science Matters blic input on the Bright Angel Park MProject. The CVRD has received ionM e Province of BC to rejuvenate at Bright Angel Park#2which must Public Open House CVRD Water Systems Flushing Notice BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION Public Open House #2 Open House #2 ch 31, 2015. BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION PROJECT & PARK MANAGEMENT BRIGHT ANGEL PARK RECREATION REJUVENATION The Cowichan Valley Regional DistrictPLAN (CVRD) will be carrying any Canadians see our any Canadians see our country as a human country as a human rights leader, but a United rights leader, but a United

Nations committee says we should Nations committee says we should do better. In early March, the Comdo better. early March, theand Committee onIn Economic, Social mittee onRights Economic, Social that and Cultural concluded Cultural that Canada’sRights lack ofconcluded environmental Canada’s lack environmental protection andofclimate action mars protection and climate action mars our rights record. our rights record. periodic review The committee’s committee’s review ofThe Canada put ourperiodic country’s comof Canadatoput our country’s commitment providing basic necesmitment to providing basic neces-

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN out flushing&ofPARK the water systems listed below on: PROJECT PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN

The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD The South Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Parks &Woodley Trails Division are hosting theWater Public Open The Cowichan Parks Commission and CVRD Saltair, Range & Shellwood Systems Parks & Trails Division are hosting the Public Open House&#2 to invite public on the Bright Parks Trails Division areinput the Public OpenPark Monday, February 29, 2016 tohosting Friday, March 11,Angel 2016 House #2 #2 to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received House to invite public input on the Bright Angel Park Youbou, Honeymoon Bay, Mesachie Lake & Recreation Rejuvenation Project. The CVRD has received grantMountain funding from theSystems Province BC CVRD to rejuvenate Recreation Rejuvenation Project.ofThe has received Bald Water grant funding from the Province of BC to rejuvenate time Monday, Marchfacilities 14, 2016 toBright Friday, March 2016 must specific park Angel which grant funding from theatProvince of BCPark to18, rejuvenate specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must be completed by March 31, 2015. specific park facilities at Bright Angel Park which must Fernridge, Arbutus Mountain Estates, Kerry Village & be completed by March 31, 2015. be completed by North MarchWater 31, 2015. Shawnigan Lake Systems Monday, March 21, 2016 Friday, AprilHouse 1, 2016 Join us for discussion and to input at Open #2: Join us for discussion and input at Open House #2: date Saturday, June 8, 2013 time at 9:00 a.m.House - 3:00 p.m. Join us for discussion and input Open #2: date Saturday,may June 8,experience 2013 time 9:00 a.m. -air 3:00in p.m.the lines and Residents some placeSaturday, Bright Angel Lower time Parking Area date JunePark 8, 2013 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. place Bright Angelof Parkthe Lower Parkingsupply Area during these operadiscolouration water place Bright Angel Park Lower Parking Area tions. Should this occur, running a cold water tap for a contact for more information , please contact : water quality to normal. short period will help restore the for more information, please contact: Graham CVRD Parks & Trails:Planner, Parks & Trails Division, for moreGidden, information , please Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks &contact Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, Should the problem persist, call the CVRD’s Engineering 250-746-2620 or ggidden@cvrd.bc.ca Graham Gidden, CVRD Parks &please Trails Planner, Parks & Trails Division, 250-746-2620 or ggidden@cvrd.bc.ca Services Department at 250.746.2530 250-746-2620 or ggidden@cvrd.bc.ca 7465117

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sities under the spotlight. sities under the spotlight. Although the review’s authors Although theCanada review’sfor authors commended sevcommended Canada forincludseveral progressive steps, eral progressive including the recently steps, announced ing the recently national inquiryannounced into missing national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous and murdered indigenous women and girls, they women andconcern girls, they expressed about the expressed systematicconcern lack of about actionthe on systematic lackpoverty, of action on homelessness, access homelessness, poverty, access to food and other important to food and other obligations underimportant the Internaobligations underon the International Covenant Economic, tional on Economic, SocialCovenant and Cultural Rights. Social Cultural Rights.on Theirand recommendations Their recommendations environmental protectionon environmental protection and climate change policy and change policy wereclimate especially noteworthy. were especially noteworthy. Although it’s evident that a Although it’s evident that a healthy environment is the healthy environment the to foundation of humanisrights foundation human rights food, water,ofhealth and liveli-to food, health anddecision livelihood,water, the committee’s hood, the committee’s decision

to push Canada to pursue to push Canada to pursue renewable energy, reduce renewable energy, reduce and greenhouse gas emissions greenhouse gas emissions establish stronger environ-and establish stronger environmental regulations illustrates mental regulations illustrates the growing global recognition the growing global recognition of the link between environof the link mental andbetween human environrights. mental and humanmay rights. This recognition be just This recognition may be just emerging in international emerging in international human rights law, but it’s human law, but it’s nothingrights new to indigenous nothing newmany to indigenous people and others who people manyon others who directlyand depend nature for directly on nature for food anddepend livelihood. food and livelihood. I heard this over and over I heard this over and over again this past summer as I again thiswith past asummer as I travelled team along travelled team along Canada’swith vast aPacific coast, Canada’s Pacific coast, visiting avast dozen communities visiting a dozen communities in the traditional territories of in traditional territories of 12 the First Nations. These people 12 Firstalong Nations. These people reside 26,000 kilomereside 26,000 kilometres ofalong British Columbia’s tres of British Columbia’s

winding shoreline — home to winding — home to trillions shoreline of plankton, billions trillions of plankton, billions of fish, millions of seabirds of fish, millionsof ofwhales, seabirds and thousands and thousands of whales, which live among forests which forests of kelplive andamong eelgrass, along of kelp and eelgrass, underwater canyons along and glass underwater sponge reefs.canyons and glass sponge reefs. During the tour, we were welDuring the feasts tour, we were welcomed with that embodcomed feasts that embodied thewith intersection of nature, ied the intersection of we nature, food and culture, and confood andmore culture, weproconducted thanand 1,500 ducted thaninterviews 1,500 profoundlymore moving foundly moving interviews with coastal residents. They with coastal residents. They expressed fears about threats expressed fears about threats to their way of life, including to their way of life, that including industrial projects will industrial projects that the will catastrophically affect catastrophically environment andaffect theirthe liveenvironment their livelihoods beingand approved with lihoods approved with little orbeing no consultation. little or no consultation. See SCIENCE, Page 21 See SCIENCE, Page 21

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Use of the Mill Bay Historic Church Building - Mill Bay The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) invites Letters of Interest from community groups and organizations for occupancy and use of the former Mill Bay Church building located at 2851 Church Road in Mill Bay. This historic building provides approximately 840 sq. ft. of interior space, including a single washroom. Letters of Interest should provide an introduction of your organization, intended use(s) of the building and how your organization would generally expect to support such use(s) (i.e. funding). Letters of Interest can be sent to Brian Farquhar, Manager, Parks & Trails Division, Planning & Development Department, by mail (CVRD, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8) or email (bfarquhar@cvrd.bc.ca) and should be delivered no later than 2:00 pm, Friday, April 15, 2016. To arrange a tour of the building, please contact Mike Miller, Parks Capital Projects Specialist, Parks & Trails Division, Planning & Development Department, at mmiller@cvrd.bc.ca. This is an invitation of interest only, with no commitment by the CVRD to accept any suggested uses for the building. 7509741

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It’s our second conversation. At our ﬁrst evening, over 120 of you participated and dozens of ideas were exchanged. On March 31st, you will have the opportunity to review these and choose which ideas should go to the top of the lists. All ideas/comments/questions have been grouped into six topics: business, social, agriculture and food, environment, Cowichan Bay Village, residents and neighbours. Come out for the second of three conversations to identify the community we want in our future. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Director Lori Iannidinardo at 250-510-3504 or email liannidinardo@cvrd.bc.ca

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Road to 2017 begins at Shawnigan Lake

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Prospective players for Canada’s entry in the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup — including three players from the Cowichan Rugby Football Club — started the tryout process at Shawnigan Lake School last week. About half of the 70 hopefuls for the national team gathered for the western camp at Shawnigan, which will be followed by a similar camp in eastern Canada next month, and coaches were pleased with what they saw. “We were happy with the way it went,” said Shawnigan’s Gary Dukelow, the scrum coach under national team head coach Francois Ratier. “There was lots of learning to do because we had lots of new players. We were happy with the way the rookies performed, and with how the veterans helped them out, not just on the field, but off the field as well.” The veterans are key to the efforts by Ratier and the other coaches to recreate the culture and cohesion that led to the team’s success at the 2014, where Canada had a best-ever second-place finish. The short, five-day camp ended with a final game last Thursday, where the coaches tested players in different positions. “Our focus was on contact and passing and catching,” Dukelow related. “Those seem like basic things, but they’re things that Francois always thought were most important for success.” Members of the Cowichan women’s team showed up for the final game of camp dressed in pig costumes to cheer on their teammates, Brandi Van Eeuwen, Laura Russell and Tyson Beukeboom. Local product Van Eeuwen pulled out of the selection process for the 2014 World Cup team because of school commitments. This time, even though she has a baby and job to worry about off the field, she is taking another shot.

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Cowichan women’s team member Tyson Beukeboom goes through a speed test during the national team camp at Shawnigan Lake School last week. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Van Eeuwen injured her hand on the second day of camp and broke her collarbone early in the intrasquad game, but did enough while she was healthy to keep the coaches’ interest. “Because she did such a good job, the potential is there still,” Dukelow said. Dukelow also praised Russell and Beukeboom, both of whom played for Canada at the 2014 World Cup. “Laura Russell performed well,” he said. “She’s one of the leaders in this group. Tyson Beukeboom also performed well.”

Russell and Beukeboom relocated to the Cowichan Valley from Ontario in order to play with the local club, and Dukelow wouldn’t be surprised to see other players from across Canadafollow suit. “Other girls in the country have shown interest in playing here because of the uniqueness and closeness of the club,” he said. “Francois recognizes the local community as a rugby culture he’d like to emulate. It makes me proud as an ex-member of the national team and a member of the Cowichan club.”

Missing five starters, including a trio of national-level players, Cowichan nonetheless gave one of the top teams in the BC Rugby Women’s Premier League a challenge last Saturday. With Brandi Van Eeuwen, Laura Russell and Tyson Beukeboom all attending the national team camp at Shawnigan Lake School, and Jenna Bugden and Carolyn Gudmundseth sidelined with injuries, Cowichan played host to Seattle, and gave it their all in a 48-10 loss to the American side. “I would say a 48-10 score is a good score on that given day,” said Sherry Spence, who was named player of the game along with Rebecca Kerswell. Quinn Battie and Nenagh McCulloch provided Cowichan’s tries in the defeat, while provincial U18 player Mckenna Haz of Brentwood College stepped in at fullback for her first senior women’s match. Cowichan is off this weekend, then away to UBC on April 2. The team will close out the season with a home game against Bayside on April 9.

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Piggies come come up up short short in in Nanaimo, Nanaimo, Piggies miss out out on on home home playoff playoff match match miss “The positive thing is “The thing that Ipositive think a lot of itiswas that I think a lot of it was mental . . . As a coach, I mental . . . As a coach, I have to take a lot of the have to take a lot of the responsibility.” responsibility.” GORD MCGEACHY, Piggies head coach

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Any hopes the Cowichan Piggies had of hosting a First DiviAny hopes the Cowichan Pigsion had rugby playoff amatch this gies of hosting First Divispring were playoff dashed with a 42-33 sion rugby match this loss to were the Hornets Nanaimo spring dashed in with a 42-33 last Saturday. loss to the Hornets in Nanaimo A Saturday. second-half comeback last attempt by Cowichan fell short A second-half comeback on a day by that was largely attempt Cowichan fell disapshort pointing for head coach disapGord on a day that was largely McGeachy.for head coach Gord pointing “The score was a little closer McGeachy. than game really was,” he “Thethe score was a little closer said. “Most of that waswas,” just garthan the game really he bage “Most second-half stuff. Right said. of that was just garfrom second-half the beginning we Right came bage stuff. out flat. were just not from theWe beginning we ready came to play.” out flat. We were just not ready scored their first try toNanaimo play.” four minutes in andtheir werefirst up 21-0 Nanaimo scored try by the 20-minute mark four minutes in and were up 21-0 was a pretty big hole for by“It the 20-minute mark us“Ittowas crawl out of,”big McGeachy a pretty hole for commented. us to crawl out of,” McGeachy Five minutes before halftime, commented. the Piggies got before their first try of Five minutes halftime, fromgot Jenner the day Piggies theirTeufel, first tryand of Owen converthe dayWood from kicked Jenner the Teufel, and sion. AWood halftime deficit of 21-7 Owen kicked the converdidn’tAlook so bad,deficit but Nanaimo sion. halftime of 21-7 managed threedidn’t lookto sorestore bad, butthe Nanaimo try margintowith a soft one just managed restore the threebefore the whistle. try margin with a soft one just before the whistle.

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the final whistle, with another conversion from Teufel. the final whistle, with another It was small consolation, but conversion from Teufel. the Piggies gotconsolation, their best kickIt was small but ing Piggies of the season as Wood and the got their best kickTeufel combined 4-for-5and on ing of the seasontoasgoWood conversions. Teufel combined to go 4-for-5 on McGeachy shouldered the conversions. blame for hisshouldered team’s lackthe of McGeachy preparation forteam’s an important blame for his lack of match. preparation for an important “The guys knew they let themmatch. selves down,” McGeachy said. “The guys knew they let them“The positive thing is that selves down,” McGeachy said.I think apositive lot of it was mental. OurI “The thing is that mental preparation just wasn’t think a lot of it was mental. Our as goodpreparation as it needed to wasn’t be for mental just a big game like that. to Hopefulas good as it needed be for lybig it’sgame a fixable As a a likesituation. that. Hopefulcoach, to take a lot ofAs the ly it’s aI have fixable situation. a responsibility.” coach, I have to take a lot of the The First Division Piggies will responsibility.” have the Easter weekend off, The First Division Piggies will and will home weekend to Westshore have thebe Easter off, on April and will 9. be home to Westshore on April 9.

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swimmers had top-eight results: Paridaen vanVeen in the 11-and-under 100m fly, Ty Dahlstrom in the 11-and-under 100m backstroke, and Castle in the 14/15 200m breaststroke. Castle had six top-16 finishes, VanNieuwkerk had four, Kruger and Keirstead had three each, Paridaen vanVeen, Ridenour, Ty Dahlstrom and Malia Prystupa had two each, and Olin Dahlstrom had one. Paridaen vanVeen, VanNieuwkerk and Zinkan each climbed the rankings in all of their races. Castle, a 14-year-old racing in the 16-and-under events, earned an invitation to the Canadian Age Group Championship by collecting his second and third qualifying times in the 100m and 200m breaststroke. Castle also set new club records for his age in the 100m backstroke (1:03.34), 200m backstroke (2:14.64), 50m breaststroke (32.31), 100m breaststroke (1:10.09), and 200m breaststroke (2:32.96 in the prelims and 2:32.86 in the finals. Kruger, 12, set new club marks in the 50m backstroke (33.07), 100m backstroke (1:09.33), 100m breaststroke (1:20.93) and 200m breaststroke (2:52.29). Paridaen vanVeen, 10, achieved records in the 50m fly (35.50 seconds) and 100m fly (1:18.51). Ty Dahlstrom, 10, set new marks in the 100m backstroke (1:19.01) and 200m backstroke (2:51.89). Olin Dahlstrom, 12, twice broke the record in the 200m fly (2:38.95 in the prelims and 2:35.68 in the finals), and set a record in the 100m fly (1:10.64). The 14-and-under 4x50m medley relay team of Kruger, Castle and both Dahlstroms also set a new club record of 2:10.97.

of their 41 races. Also at the AA meet, three swimmers earned qualifying times for the AAA championships in Victoria two weeks later: Woodruff in the 200m freestyle, Kissack in the 100m and 200m backstroke, and Zinkan in the 100m free and 50m fly. Added to her previous times in the 50m free and 100m fly, Zinkan had more than the requisite three qualifiers to attend the AAA championships. Including Zinkan, the Stingrays had 10 swimmers at the AAA meet in Victoria on March 3-6, where they were part of a field of 620 athletes. Zinkan, Mary Paridaen vanVeen, Dylan Kruger and Savanah VanNieuwkerk each had 100 per cent personal bests. Ty Dahlstrom and Malia Prystupa were one event short of that mark, and Olin Dahlstrom and Oliver Castle were two events short. Cailine Keirstead and Desirae Ridenour each finished the meet with two PBs. Zinkan, coming off just racing at the AA meet, was the only Stingray not to score points with a top-16 finish. Three WHAT’S HAPPENING IN

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Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. † Purchase price of $24,995/$23,495 includes $750/$0 Owner Cash (tax inclusive) and a cash credit of $3,000/$0 and applies to new 2016 Equinox LS FWD (1SA)/Malibu L (1VL) models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase price includes freight, air tax but excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealers may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ‡ The Chevrolet Equinox received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in a tie in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Initial Quality Study. Study based on responses from 84,367 U.S. new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of U.S. owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ¥¥ Based on GM testing in accordance with Government of Canada approved test methods. Refer to vehicles.nrcan.gc.ca for details. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Excludes other GM vehicles. ~ Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Customers will be able to access OnStar services only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. 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