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Crofton status has Cowichan on high alert Reaction: Community leaders scrambling for answers as mill struggles to stay alive Peter W. Rusland
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ife without the struggling Crofton pulp mill isn’t a pretty picture to many Cowichanians — or to Catalyst’s brass. But that stark possibility came into sharp focus this week when the B.C. Supreme Court approved creditor protection for the mill’s debt-ridden parent company, Catalyst Paper. Catalyst’s bid for creditor protection set off alarm bells with North Cowichan Councillor John Koury — chairman of the municipality’s economic development committee — as council and taxpayers wrestle with possibly paring the 2012 budget due for tax-rate ¿nalizing by May 4. “I’m worried,” “It’s about keeping a said mill running — supKoury about the plying direct and potential indirect jobs, and for loss of economic health to the local jobs and tax Cowichan Valley.” revenue. “I’m the family they’re talking about in this budget review. It will focus on promoting our region, reducing barriers to business,
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North Cowichan’s economic development committee chairman John Koury says Catalyst’s decision to apply for creditor protection has set off alarm bells throughout the region. and ensuring regulatory measures are in place. “It’s all in the context of the gorilla we’re now facing.” He urged taxpayers to “get involved in the process and pay attention to what we’re doing.” Ranjit Dhami’s all ears. “I’m worried for my community,” the Duncan-Cowichan Chamber of Commerce boss said. “People are used to living certain lifestyles — imagine if they lose their jobs.” That’s a terrible thought to valley millwright Bruce Carter. “It would affect me tremendously — 85 per cent of my business is through Catalyst Paper,” he said. He echoed Dhami’s ideas of local unemployment shock. “If Crofton goes under, it’ll be cold turkey,” Carter said of Cowichan’s economic fallout.
“I just hope (North Cowichan) city hall realizes it can’t just keep going to taxpayers.” Dhami agreed, stressing this is no time for citizen apathy. “We have to take an interest in politics, what’s going on around us, and decisions made by politicians. “Taxpayers have to hold paid and elected of¿cials accountable.” Koury’s ready. “Council, in my view, has got to look at options and ask for alternatives,” he said, noting the budget is “vague for a reason.” “We’re in the calm before the storm. We’ll present viable options and give the public a chance to respond.” Feedback can happen at meetings in council chambers Feb. 8, 13 and 15. “We need to focus on the needs of North Cowichan, what the pub-
lic can afford, and what the public can afford to live without — that’s the contingency plan.” But Dhami said council should have planned better for the possibility of Crofton’s end. “Council’s not prepared and they’re scrambling to ¿gure out how to survive.” He said a proposed $350 hike in homeowner taxes due to a tax shift away from Catalyst “was a kneejerk reaction.” “Maybe there’s a two- or threeyear cycle to work the $350 in and make it viable to homeowners.” Catalyst spokeswoman Lyn Brown is following council’s public budget talks. She stopped short of saying Catalyst will seek further tax breaks from council as Crofton continues make paper.
“We’ll be looking forward to meeting the administration at North Cowichan,” Brown told the News Leader Pictorial. “But it’s not just about property taxes, or $5 million or $6 million,” she said of Catalyst’s $5.3-million annual tax bill — now paid — with North Cowichan. “It’s about keeping a mill running, supplying direct and indirect jobs, and economic health to the Cowichan Valley.” Carter agreed: “Just as many workers that work in Crofton work outside the mill, like machine shops.” Noted Dhami, “We don’t want homes and businesses for sale through receivership,” he said, stressing the spectre of Catalyst’s potential bankruptcy amid some $810 million in total debt. more on A14
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Cowichan ofÄcials defend need for business licences Duncan area: Politicians say practice keeps businesses honest, but Ridgway not sure businesses getting a return on investment Peter W. Rusland
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harging fees for local business licences is a puzzling case to lawyer Glen Ridgway. “Why a tax just for your type of activity in the economic world? Is there a tax on people who teach school, work at the mill, or become municipal councillors? No,” he says in a letter to the News Leader Pictorial. “I’m sympathetic to municipalities with limited resources,” the former North Cowichan councillor said of the permits that could be seen as a cash grab. After all, North Cowichan collected about $142,000 in licences last year, while Duncan city hall gained about $69,000 from the permits necessary run a local enterprise. “But there’s a cost for someone to start a business and we want to encourage local business,” reasoned Ridgway, noting his law ¿rm pays Duncan’s $100 license tab — the same price North Cowichan charges. The regional district doesn’t have a business licensing program, however, one is needed for enterprises based outside municipal boundaries, to do business in the city and/or North Cowichan, staff explained. Ridgway was also concerned locals already pay taxes on their business and home properties. And business taxes are higher than residential rates, he noted. “So what extra does a business get for this license tax?” he asked. For starters, the licences are a nominal fee to stop shady characters from operating in Cowichan, local leaders explained of the annual permits. “With a business libusiness licence helps us have cence, I know they’re a “A record of businesses operating in our jurisdiction and some aren’t a bona-¿de business always working to rules and regulaas opposed to guys tions, and effects on the environment,” said North Cowichan Mayor who blow through Jon Lefebure. town.” “If they’re not registered, and our bylaws of¿cer knows about infractions, he can pick up on irregularities and ask the owner to rectify those and satisfy our regulations. “When they’ve done that, they can buy a business licence. If not, he can be shut down. “Any form of licensing is way to keep a control on a situation,” said Lefebure.
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Khalsa Diwan societies vow to Äght any Sahtlam crematorium closure Vote Wednesday: CVRD directors expected to vote on rezoning application In January 2011, a new state-of-the-art crematorium was opened — operated News Leader Pictorial by commercial enterprise H.W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre — that embers of the Khalsa didn’t match area zoning and violated an Diwan societies vow existing land covenant. they won’t go down This sparked outrage among some without a ¿ght if the Sahtlam residents, and prompted CVRD Cowichan Valley staff and society members to work on Regional District board votes to close the commercial crematorium on Cow- ¿nding a solution. But that solution, apparently, never ichan Lake Road. materialized, because members of the The CVRD’s electoral area services CVRD’s electoral area services comcommittee has recommended denying the landowners — four Sikh societies — mittee unanimously agreed last month to recommend denying the rezoning their rezoning permit. application that would bring The board — which has the the t crematorium in line with ¿nal say on rezoning applicabylaws. b tions — is slated to make “I don’t think they fully its decision on Wednesday understood what they were u evening. voting on,” lamented Dave v If it rejects the rezoning apJohel, a member of the plication, the decision will efKhalsa Diwan societies. fectively shut the doors on the Johel explained the societcommercial operation, which Dave Johel: ies were looking for more opened in January 2011, and asking for time time t to ¿nd a solution, since has been run by H.W. Wallace they t were working to appease Cremation and Burial Services. members b of four societies, plus the As reported previously, the Sikh comCVRD and neighbours. munity has been operating a cremato“We’re two representatives of four rium for traditional cremations at 4695 societies — we don’t have the authority Cowichan Lake Road since the 1960s. Krista Siefken
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he archeological dig at the Mill Bay Marina site is anticipated to continue for another two to three weeks as archeologists and First Nations representatives continue to nd items of interest at the end of Handy Road. Native and turn-of-the-century artifacts, as well as the remains of at least four people, were found at the development site at the beginning of January. One month later, the dig continues. “In terms of the archeological dig, we’re still not prepared to speak to (ndings) directly out of respect for what’s going on down there,” said development spokesman Duane Shaw. Archeologists hired by the developers are working alongside First Nations representatives from the
Malahat band to uncover an undisclosed number of items at the site. “At the end of the whole process, in conjunction with the Natives, we would release a report of our ndings,” Shaw said. He couldn’t say denitively when the dig would conclude, but estimates it’ll be another two or three weeks. A spokesman at the province’s archeological branch conrmed nothing out of the ordinary has been discovered at the dig site. “The work is ongoing and so are discussions with the Malahat First Nation with regard to protocols around dealing with the human remains,” spokesman Brennan Clarke wrote in an email to the NLP. “This is a fairly standard site and the developer is being very co-operative and trying to avoid as much of the site as he can.” In the meantime, work continues on certain aspects of the project, which
includes a 14-home development as well as a new marina to replace the one destroyed in a spring 2010 storm. “We’re still progressing on the work over the water, working on the marina building itself,” said Shaw. “And there is an area on the land outside the archeological zone which we could continue to work on should we choose to, but because we need to build the parking lot next, there is essentially nothing going on on that land.” Shaw expects the marina itself to be completed in less than a month, but power and water services won’t be operational for another month or two after that. Still, certain aspects of the marina have proven to already be working. “We had a 50-knot wind in the harbour two Saturdays ago, and the breakwater stood up fantastically,” Shaw said. “It was a 60-knot wind that wiped out the old marina, so we’re pretty excited.”
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Time is now for restraint at the municipal hall Catalyst reaction: A cap on spending necessary
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t’s pretty easy to throw stones at North Cowichan for not doing a better job of weaning itself from its dependence on Catalyst’s Crofton mill. But while it has failed to do a good job of broadening its industrial tax base, the fact of the matter is councils under both Tom Walker and Jon Lefebure have made a concerted effort to reduce this dangerous all-eggs-in-one-basket situation. In fact, they have been relatively successful — cutting Catalyst’s percentage of the municipality’s tax revenue from nearly half to slightly more than a quarter. Where council has really fallen down, however, is in its ability to hold other costs under control. Cuts needed One can make a good argument that rein order to placing the old pool was necessary. The voters certainly thought so and indicated prepare for as much through a referendum. the worst But once that path was chosen, the municipality would have been better served by an austerity program, rather than decisions that led to more expenses being piled on top. The pool may be water under the bridge, but it is not too late to ¿nd other ways to cut costs. And as hard as it may be for municipal staff to swallow, those ways start at the municipal hall. Council should immediately abandon plans to expand the municipal hall, put a freeze on hiring and look hard at areas where it can cut back on staf¿ng and capital costs. It should reject a proposal to eliminate the heavy industry tax category to bring Catalyst’s rate in line with lighter industries. Keep it the same, but divert the $350 per household of proposed Catalyst relief elsewhere. Put it into a transition fund that can be used to ease the burden on the homeowner if the mill does, in fact, go down. Council has not been irresponsible. It has tried its best to serve the community’s needs. But the playing ¿eld has changed. Right now, the taxpayer needs restraint. The time for tough decisions has arrived.
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Seeing both sides of: community business licensing The case against
The case for It’s pretty tough to successfully argue that leaving businesses unregulated is beneficial to communities. And in order to regulate business, you need a means of tracking who is doing business and what business that person is doing. Business licences provide that means. And the fees to process and monitor such licences should be born by the party making them necessary.
49th Parallel’s Ron Neubauer shows his business licence.
To err is human: an argument against the pipeline Patrick Hrushowy
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here are times when my wife is more than a little reluctant to admit she lives in the same house as I do, let alone that we are married. My column on the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal was one of those times. The dear lady is my proof reader “It seems some and sounding board people think my to make sure I don’t go too far off directional lean is the deep end. so extreme that my “People are going to think that I feel right ear drags on the the same way about ground.” that pipeline,” said Karen, with a worried frown knitting across her brow.
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“You’ve got to do another column so that they understand we don’t always see eye-toeye on this stuff.” Karen’s friends tolerate me and give her quiet comfort when I’m not around. If you haven’t noticed, people in this area tend to be more than a little green and often have a rather pronounced tilt to the left. She is sometimes confronted by people wanting to challenge my humble assertions that appear in Friday’s newspapers. It seems some people think my directional lean is so extreme that my right ear drags on the ground. Of course, it goes without saying that Karen is opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline, but not for the reasons generally put forward by the naysayers. She appreciates that I believe it is technically possible to deal with the inherent risks associated with the pipeline proposal but she rather pointedly asks: “What about the idiot factor?”
Does Duncan require teachers to purchase a licence to teach? Farmers a licence to farm? Who is kidding whom? Businesses are already paying for any added strain they put on municipal resources through higher taxes. And purchasing the licence gives a business little to nothing in return. It’s a tax grab, nothing more and unfair to businesses.
AN EXPERIMENT OF ONE
Ever since she sat next to a nuclear engineer on a bus tour in Britain a few years ago Karen has lost all faith in the ability of human kind to safely manage the technology that we have today That’s because of the “idiots in charge of operating the technology.” Look at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Ukraine, she says. That was human error. Look at the Exxon Valdez in Alaska — human error again. Look at the Costa Concordia going down off the coast of Italy just a few weeks ago — de¿nitely human error. Need something closer to home, she asks? What about the tanker truck crash in Goldstream Park? The nuclear engineer told Karen that he would be opposed to the proliferation of nuclear power plants around the world because a lot of developing countries are so corrupt that you cannot count on the enforce-
ment of safe levels of regulations, let alone the presence of appropriately trained and competent operators. For Karen the pipeline itself is not the biggest issue. She draws the line on the tankers. She doesn’t think the risk is worth it. So there, don’t any of you take your frustration about me out on her. Her natural inclination is to preserve life, not take it. I even have to gently take spiders out of the house rather than squash them before they can reproduce any more of the little buggers. And, maybe with this column, she will agree to continue as my proof reader and my reality check. Patrick Hrushowy writes every Friday in the News Leader Pictorial. Email him at phrushowy@shaw.ca
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Estuary centre a community asset
Local government spending has become too extravagant
Dear editor As a Cowichan Valley Regional District taxpayer, I feel the same as Mike Hayhoe and his supporters about the way tax money is allocated and spent on projects that I feel are only bene¿tting the few, such as trails, the Kinsol Trestle, and the staging area in Glenora. It’s extravagant for the community when the ability to earn those tax dollars is disappearing. To borrow money and spend puts more burden on taxpayers than we can bear. If we are to borrow and spend, it should bene¿t the whole community. John Howe
In my opinion: Benefit at little local cost
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Raptor centre can help and should be licensed
Dear editor I have a weird talent that allows me to remember almost everything that I read. There is a name for it but it’s not necessary to add that into my letter. The reason Paci¿c Northwest Raptors lost its licence to rehabilitate injured birds has nothing to do with incompetence. Anyone who read our local papers you would know that. It had to do with a stupid decision from the government that really didn’t take into account all that Paci¿c Northwest Raptors could do for injured birds in this area. I believe that the decision to put that beautiful eagle down last month came from a very competent vet that has experience with injured wildlife after very careful assessment as to if it would be viable to try to save this bird. Sometimes the most humane thing we can do for an animal is to let it go. I could only hope that with time Paci¿c Northwest Raptors can get its license back. And no, I’m not an employee, I’m just someone who reads and remembers. Cat Parlee Duncan
Diking money should be used to Äx Cowichan Bay Road
Dear editor What, if any, of this $5.2-million diking funding awarded the valley will be allotted to the Cowichan Bay road access, that Àoods so often in winter time? Raising one section four feet for about 100 metres from the Koksilah, Trans-
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This artists rendering on-site shows what residents can expect from the new Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre Canada Highway end ought to be Àood-proof at that height. Also while they will be there, a proper repair job of the repeat pot holes would be in order. G. Manners Cowichan Bay
Estuary centre could lead to a healthier Cowichan Bay
Dear editor The Cowichan Land Trust Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre project in Cowichan Bay is an important step toward the improvement of the health of an ecosystem which is critical to the Cowichan Valley and beyond. I believe education and awareness lead to identi¿cation of improvements, which can be made in the way that we treat our waterways which are vital to the health of us all. We in the Cowichan Valley have a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate that change can happen, that we can continue the rehabilitation process that has begun in recent years and that we can leave a better legacy for future generations. Let’s support this project and start the process. LLouise Dwyer CCowichan Bay
We need ecological understanding W tthe centre would provide
DDear editor The Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre being constructed at Hecate Park will be a valuable c asset a to the region. The loss of the marine centre to t Sidney a few years ago has left a void in marine m and foreshore education for the public, in
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particular ¿eld trips for school classes, families and visitors to Cowichan. We can easily take our beautiful scenery for granted and only increased knowledge of the ecosystem will emphasize the importance of a healthy habitat for wildlife, in and out of the water, ultimately securing a healthy environment for ourselves, our children and grandchildren. Anthea Archer Duncan
This is a controversy Gulliver would understand
Dear editor I recently read a headline that stated the proposed Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre is controversial. Since my involvement with the nature centre was limited to attending a fundraising dinner I was curious about the controversy. My queries lead to two conclusions. One: a dedicated band of nature lovers, supported by many citizens and local government, brought together a wonderful project in a short period of time. Two: some people are opposed to the project because Cowichan Bay will lose 1,000 square feet of asphalt, the orcas do not appear on cue, and the seals are unreliable. Controversy? Only in a Lilliputian sense. Cal Bellerive Cowichan Bay
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nyone driving through the sleepy Citta-Slow community of Cowichan Bay recently likely will have experienced a few extra slow-community moments. One slowdown is caused by some pretty amazing construction-action right in the middle of Hecate Park. If you don’t know the name, Hecate Park is the parking lot east of the Cowichan Bay Village. Here you can ¿nd a boat-launching ramp and a large area where our local ¿sher-folk can park their trucks and trailers while they are out on the sea. There is also a number of regular car-parking stalls plus a small green-space with a few picnic tables. In addition, you will ¿nd a number of sweet and comfortable viewing benches donated in the names of local folk who have passed on. Hecate Park is a quiet place that has served a rather smallish community in Cowichan Bay — the boat folk, and a few dog walkers. There is not much else to bring people here, as (other than a porta-pottie and a few signposts) Hecate Park has been relatively simple and unassuming. But all of this is due to change, and quickly, this spring. Before summer hits, Hecate Park will have its own estuary interpretive centre, designed to welcome many more locals and tourists, be staffed by (mainly) volunteers, and encourage us all to learn more about our precious Cowichan estuary. Even better is that much of the funding for this centre has come from away. A creative group of grant-writers has managed to get donations of more than $300,000 from outside of the Cowichan community. This funding means local builders and craftspeople are well-paid to build a wonderfully elegant centre that will be used to welcome lots of people to Cowichan Bay. The centre is designed to interpret the Cowichan Estuary, help locals and visitors understand our unique ecosystem and ignite enthusiasm for protecting this wonderful resource for the future. Because of the engagement of a number of provincial and federal groups, and due to their signi¿cant ¿nancial input, we will be able to visit and learn about our own backyard. Be sure to let your regional CVRD rep know that you are pleased to see Hecate Park become more accessible and attractive. All of our children’s schools should be looking to visit this spring or fall and to plan on regular pilgrimages to the Cowichan Estuary Nature Centre. Our parks exist for all of us, and when we make the time to visit them with our children and friends, everyone will bene¿t. Thank you to the Cowichan Community Land Trust for all the work that has been done to bring this dream to reality. And thanks to Macdonald and Lawrence for their work on this project. The connection between the Cowichan Maritime Centre and the interpretive centre will be obvious because this great timber framing company has been involved in both efforts. We are so lucky to have world-class craftspeople right here in the Cowichan Valley, helping us to restore things such as the Kinsol Trestle, or to build for the future as they are doing in Cowichan Bay. Teri Young is a Cowichan Bay resident.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Doman Industries Limited announced record operating results for the previous year when the company earned $1.68 per share compared with 99 cents the year before.
1979: Socred
Cowichan district school board expected to spend $1.6 million more in operating costs than it did in 1978, an increase of just over 11.1 per cent over the previous year’s $13,864,543. Included were three teachers for its expanding French Immersion program.
Local Social Credit president Bob Berry said he expected about 700 party members to turn out for a meeting to choose a candidate. Running for nomination were Richard Ewing, Rex Hollett and Phyllis Whittome.
Salute made to MLA Barb Wallace Dateline 1979: Long-time rep a role model to many Ann Andersen
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ometime in the mists of the mid-eighties, the late Barbara Wallace, Gerry Giles and I — at a location neither Gerry nor I can recall — talked to a group of women about the bene¿ts and pitfalls of being an elected female politician. Highly intelligent Barbara, who served as our MLA from 1975 until 1986 when she stepped down, died just before Christmas, 2011. She was a role model to many. In February 1979 this wonderful lady, alias “Ma” Wallace, alias “Machinegun” Wallace was re-nominated by acclamation as the New Democratic Party candidate at a meeting of some 400 supporters. The crowd laughed appreciatively as feature speaker NDP leader Dave Barrett revealed Wallace’s nicknames. She received the ¿rst because she was a grandmother; the second because of the way she ripped up the government agriculture minister during her ¿rst term in the legislature, he said. Federal NDP hopeful Jim Manley, former MLA Bob Strachan and MP Tommy Douglas, speaking 10 years to the day after he was ¿rst elected to Parliament as the member from Cowichan-Malahat-The Islands, were also in attendance. Strachan said he was sure Wallace would be re-elected despite changes to the constituency that removed Ladysmith from the riding and included points south of the Malahat.
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“You don’t get creditor protection if you’re making zillions of dollars,â€? Dhami said. “That’s the truth, isn’t it?â€? noted Brown. She cited a raft of ongoing reasons that dunked the pulp-and-paper giant into red ink. “It’s a heavy debt load combined with a marketplace undergoing a tectonic change. “This (restructuring) process could take a few months or several years. We’re proceeding with the court-appointed monitor, Price Waterhouse Coopers.â€? Koury declined to comment about what former councils could have done to Âżscally prepare for Crofton’s potential demise, carrying taxes and jobs with it. But Carter charged them with poor planning. “How could North Cowichan swell its staff ranks by 50 per cent in recent years knowing Catalyst is in such bad shape?â€? He was also upset about Saturday’s contract-ratiÂżcation vote at Crofton. That vote saw the local 400-member Pulp, Paper, and Woodworkers union vote 58 per cent to reject Catalyst’s offer — a vote that scuttled part of Catalyst’s terms of restructuring. “We’re disappointed, but not pointing blame because we understand how complicated negotiations are,â€? said Karen Cooling of Crofton’s other union, the
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100-member Communications, Energy and Paperworkers union that approved its Catalyst offer. Dhami said co-operation’s the key. “The best way for restructuring the debt is to have concessions made on all sides (council, Catalyst, unions) to make sure the mill’s viable and we have a thriving community.� But Dave Coles, CEP’s president, chastised the federal Conservatives for not acting to help forest workers and their communities. “Our repeated requests for temporary loan guarantees to assist the forest industry have been ignored,� he says in a press release, noting that governments have helped other industries in similar situations. “Forestry was once a cornerstone of the Canadian economy and — with the political will — could be again. But the Harper government has never even acknowledged our request for a summit of stakeholders to study renewal.� Brown declined to comment about help from the feds, bailouts, or ideas among some Crofton workers that employees could buy or gain the mill, if closed, then run it as a cooperative similar to Nanaimo’s Harmac mill. Meanwhile, Carter said the writing could be on the mill’s wall. “Some of Crofton (staff) thinks it’s the only mill in the organization that makes money, and that Catalyst won’t ever shut them down, but they sure shut down Elks Falls (mill).�
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Reading lessons: Ereader books and ereaders themselves gaining in popularity Ann Andersen
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or a couple of weeks after Christmas, Lorna Rivard struggled to download library books to her mother’s brand new ereader. Mom wanted her recent Sony purchase loaded with John Grisham novels before she left on a trip to the East Coast. Defeated by the technology, Rivard considered returning the ereader to the store, but as a last resort turned to the Cowichan library for help. And she’s one of many, says the library’s Monica Finn. “At least ¿ve people per day ask me to show them how to register and download ebooks, and my regular Tuesday evening workshop is booked two months in advance,” she says. “Sometimes the requests come hourly.”
The Vancouver Island Regional Library Cowichan branch customer services librarian says most people seeking advice have been given new ereaders for Christmas, and there’s certainly been an increase in requests for help since the holidays. People become frustrated, she explains, because they expect to download a book with a simple click. “It’s not as easy as that. There’s much more to it,” she smiles. “The ¿rst time, it may take an hour or two to set up the required download protocol, but you should be ¿ne to download after that,” she said. And although ebook technology excitement is increasing, there are many issues still to be resolved. Some publishers says their titles may only be borrowed by one patron at a time. Even if the library system purchases access to more copies, this still means there can often be a long list of
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people waiting for a given ebook. As well, some publishers don’t allow their ebooks to be made available to libraries. Some ereader brands — Amazon’s Kindle, for instance — don’t allow downloading of library books. In addition, ¿rst-time downloaders have to register their computers and ereaders online. Despite the initial challenges of registering to download ebooks, VIRL is the heaviest Overdrive user. “That says something neat about how the island has embraced the new library technology,” says library manager Melanie Reaveley. And, she says, ebook technology is no threat to traditional library services and usage. “Actually, it’s a complement to our resources.” Says Finn: “You see people reading their ereaders in doctors’ of¿ces and at airports, and people take them on holi-
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Lorna Picard (left) struggled to download library books onto her mom’s new Sony ereader before turning to the Cowichan library and customer services librarian Monica Finn for help. day. But they’re still borrowing physical stacked with 100 ebooks. More are books.” expected soon. Circulation numbers certainly reÀect Workshops on how to use them — or that claim. Since 1993, circulation has your own (anything but Kindle) — are soared from three million to seven milheld Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. To register, lion. call the library at 250-746-7661. The Cowichan branch also has ¿ve For more information, go to http://virl. Kobo ereaders for loan, each already bc.ca/special-collections/eReaders.
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owichan commuters are getting an extra 2,500 hours of transit service that will help them get an earlier start on their day. B.C. Transit has announced improvements starting Feb. 6, focused on increasing frequency on existing routes in order to build a more consistent schedule for transit riders. According to a press release from B.C. Transit and the Cowichan Valley Regional District, these changes are a direct result of customer input received during the Transit Future Plan development process in January and September 2011. Among the local schedule changes: • Route 4 Maple Bay: an additional trip to Maple Bay leaving Village Green Mall at 11 a.m. • Route 5 Eagle Heights: the current 8:33 a.m. trip departure from Village Green Mall will depart earlier at 7:30 a.m. • Route 6 Crofton– Chemainus: an earlier start on the ¿rst a.m. trip plus an additional trip to Chemainus leaving Village Green Mall at 11:20 a.m. • Route 7 Cowichan Lake: one additional a.m. trip and
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You will see more buses on the road in Cowichan, thanks to service upgrades announced Monday. one additional p.m. trip to and from Cowichan Lake plus some minor adjustments. • Route 10 South Cowichan Connector: an additional trip to Cowichan Bay leaving Village Green Mall at 10:18 a.m. • Route 12 Shawnigan Lake and Route 15 Mill Bay: revised alternating a.m. weekday trips to smooth the schedule in the morning and improve ef¿ciency Changes will also take place on the Cowichan Valley Commuter (CVC) routes, including: • Schedule changes to Route 66 Duncan and Route 99 Shawnigan Lake: • Revised p.m. trip departures from Victoria to accommodate customer
work times, • Minor schedule adjustments to the a.m. departures in Duncan and Shawnigan Lake. • Relocation of the bus stop at the Victoria Legislature from Government, to Superior at Government Street for p.m. departure trips. • The timing point at Highway 1 at Millstream interchange will be removed but the bus stop will remain. • Northbound CVC buses are now permitted to use the right exit at the Spencer Road intersection and then turn right back onto Highway 1 in order to avoid traf¿c congestion. More information on the Cowichan Valley Regional Transit System can be found at bctransit.com.
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hat an adventure! You’re retired, semi-retired or perhaps still working. And you’ve just arrived in the Cowichan Valley. How do you meet people? Learn about the area? Not long after Bob and Gloria Wolpe moved here 21 years ago after living in Cairo, for six years, they learned about the Cowichan Valley Newcomers’ Club. Two decades later they are still members. “There are lots of activities. We particularly enjoy the lunches out, because there is plenty of opportunity to talk with people,” Gloria said. She happened to hear about the Àourishing club from someone while she was ice-skating, she explained. The club was going strong when the Wolpes came here, and it’s still
popular, says club president Donna Rodway. And that’s partly because of word of mouth, she says. As well, members are allowed to continue attending the wide variety of activities the 120-member club holds for as long as they wish. “We ensure newcomers are integrated, paired up with other people so no one feels out of it.” Rodway de¿nes the club as a group of men and women who have moved to the Cowichan Valley and spend time together enjoying their new surroundings. The average member is between 55 and 70 years old. Most are retired or semi-retired and are looking for people to socialize with, she explains. Drawing members from the entire Cowichan Valley, the club promotes itself and solicits membership through the brochures it leaves at the library and DuncanCowichan Info Centre. Welcome Wagon, too, ensures many new residents hear of the club. And if you like book
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Donna Rodway says the Cowichan Valley Newcomers’ club works to ensure newcomers are integrated, and paired with other people, so no one feels left out of it clubs, fun and games nights, TGIF celebrations, dining in, lunching out, hiking, canasta, knitting clubs, gol¿ng, bridge, theatre or the symphony, the club has an activity for you. There’s a Christmas party and annual picnic as well. A monthly newsletter keeps members up to date with the goings-on. Rodway says the most popular activity is TGIF. The last one attracted 40 people. And there were 20 diners at a recent lunch at the Quamichan Inn. Organization seems to be the key for success of the non-pro¿t club. For example, if the number of people attending
a book club exceeds seven or eight, another is started, Rodway says. Before the monthly hiking expedition, a coordinator goes out on the trails to ensure that they are safe. Why has the group been so successful? “There’s continual new blood and new ideas, and we have people from all over the world,” Rodway says. “Retirement is a great equalizer. It doesn’t matter what people have done during their working lives.” Membership costs $15 per year. For more information, phone 250-748-3198 or email donnarodway@ shaw.ca.
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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. */†/¥/^Offers apply to the purchase of a 2012 Cruze LS (R7A), 2012 Equinox LS (R7A), 2012 Silverado EXT 2WD (1SA) equipped as described. Freight included ($1,495). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offer available to retail customers in Canada. See Dealer for details. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. GMCL, Ally Credit or TD Financing Services may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See Chevrolet dealer for details. †3.49% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Financing Services, Ally Credit for 72 months on new or demonstrator 2012 Cruze LS. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 3.49%/2.49% APR, the monthly payment is $154.14 for 72 months. Cost of borrowing is $1,098.00, total obligation is $11,098.00. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight ($1,495) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers only. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ††0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Credit for 60 months on new or demonstrator 2012 Equinox LS. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $166.67 for 60 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000.00. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight ($1,495) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers only. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ‡ Variable rate financing for 84 months on 2012 Silverado EXT 2WD on approved credit. Bi-Weekly payment and variable rate shown based on current Ally Credit prime rate and is subject to fluctuation; actual payment amounts will vary with rate fluctuations. Example: $10,000 at 3% for 84 months, the monthly payment is $132 Cost of borrowing is $1,099, total obligation is $11,099. Down payment and/or trade may be required. Monthly payments and cost of borrowing will also vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Biweekly payments based on a purchase price of $22,995 with $1,999 down on 2012 Silverado EXT 2WD, equipped as described. ¥ Offer applies to the purchase financing of new 2011 Buick Regal, 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, Orlando, Sonic and Buick Verano and Regal models on approved credit (O.A.C) by TD Financing Services. Offer available to retail customers in Canada between January 6, 2012 and February 29, 2012. The first monthly payment will be deferred for 180 days and finance contract will be extended accordingly. No interest accrues on unpaid amounts during the deferral period. After 180 days, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal and interest over the remaining term of the contract. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See newspaper or dealer for details. ^Credit valid towards the purchase or lease of an eligible new 2011 or 2012 model year Chevrolet, GMC, Buick or Cadillac vehicle, excluding Chevrolet Volt, delivered between January 6th 2012 and April 2nd 2012. Customers must present this authorization letter at the time of purchase or lease. All products are subject to availability. See Dealer for eligibility. Only one $1,000 Bonus may be redeemed per purchase/lease vehicle. This offer may not be redeemed for cash. The credit amount is inclusive of any applicable taxes. As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and will contact GM to verify eligibility. The $1,000 Bonus is not compatible with the Employee New Vehicle Purchase Program or the Supplier Program New Vehicle Purchase Program. Void where prohibited by law. $1,000 offer is stackable with Cardholder’s current GM Card Earnings, subject to Vehicle Redemption Allowances. For complete GM Card Program Rules, including current Redemption Allowances, transferability of Earnings, and other applicable restrictions for all eligible GM vehicles, see your GM Dealer, call the GM Card Redemption Centre at 1-888-446-6232 or visit TheGMCard.ca. Subject to applicable law, GMCL may modify or terminate the Program in whole or in part with or without notice to you. Subject to Vehicle Redemption Allowances. For complete GM Card Program Rules, including current Redemption Allowances, transferability of Earnings, and other applicable restrictions for all eligible GM vehicles, see your GM Dealer, call the GM Card Redemption Centre at 1-888-446-6232 or visit TheGMCard.ca. Subject to applicable law, GMCL may modify or terminate the Program in whole or in part with or without notice to you. Primary GM Cardholders may transfer the $1,000 Bonus to the following eligible Immediate Family members, who reside at the Primary Cardholder’s residence: parents, partner, spouse, brother, sister, child, grandchild and grandparents including parents of spouse or partner. Proof of relationship and residency must be provided upon request. The $1,000 Bonus is not transferable to Immediate Family residing outside of the Primary Cardholders residence. ∞OnStar services require vehicle electrical system (including battery) wireless service and GPS satellite signals to be available and operating for features to function properly. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Subscription Service Agreement required. Call 1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or visit onstar.ca for OnStar’s Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and details and system limitations. Additional information can be found in the OnStar Owner’s Guide. WBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. ◊For more information visit iihs.org/ratings. ΔCruze Eco equipped with 6-speed manual transmission. Based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2012 Fuel Consumption Ratings for the Midsize Car class. Excludes hybrid and diesel models. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. +2012 Chevrolet Equinox FWD, equipped with standard 2.4L ECOTEC® I-4 engine. Fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2012 Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Competitive segment based on WardsAuto.com’s 2012 Middle Cross Utility Vehicles Segment, excludes other GM models. W2012 Chevrolet Silverado, equipped with available Vortec™ 5.3L V8 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission and competitive fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2012 Fuel Consumptions Guide and WardsAuto.com 2012 Large Pickup segment. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Excludes hybrids and other GM models.
Friday, February 3, 2012 Cowichan News Leader Pictorial B7
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A15
OPEN HOUSE
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Contest: City wants a centennial song
ow cool is Duncan? That’s what city hall wants to hear through an original song about Totem Town to be played during Duncan’s centennial celebrations this year. The songwriting deadline is Feb. 17. Submissions can be made to Duncan’s 89.7 SunFM radio, just north of the Island Highway’s silver bridge. “Songs will be judged on melody, ‘singability,’ and content,” said Councillor Sharon Jackson, chairwoman of the Centennial Celebrations Committee. “The songs cannot be enhanced in any way, so songwriters who do not have access to a studio can just as easily compete.” She noted the youngest entrant so far is just 11 years old. The winning tune will be picked by a panel of judges comprising music professionals. That song, and four runners up, will be played the week before the centennial on March 4. The winning tunesmith will also be asked to sing the winning song at a birthday bash on Kenneth Street, outside city hall, on March 4, Jackson explained. “In the audience, will be His Honour, B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor Steven Point, mayors, councillors, and best of all, lots of people from our wonderful community.” Top prize is $1,000
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Evan Miller, 18, won the Islands Songwriting Contest in July 22. A similar contest is underway for Duncan’s centennial. worth of recording time at Richard’s Studio in Lake Cowichan, plus airplay on 89.7, said SunFM’s Jim Jackson. “Playing it after the centennial depends on how good it is, and how strong it is,” he said, noting few folks have handed in songs yet. But Jackson realized Cowichanians are usually last-minute entrants. “There’s no song length — but the shorter the sweeter.” The music veteran suggested lyrics that talk about the city. “Using the name of Duncan is a good idea, and things we’re known for: landmarks, events; all of those would bode well for the song.” Send MP3s to SunFM at mailto:onair@897sunfm. com. Full information and rules are at 897sunfm. com.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Book deals with simple, natural cancer treatments Paw Paw program: Lorene Benoit’s book promotes natural herbal approach to cancer Ann Andersen
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uthor and local natural health practitioner Lorene Benoit has a passion. She always tries to simplify health into terms that people
understand. “I think many people in the medical profession describe illnesses and treatments in ways that people ¿nd hard to understand. My passion is to simplify health so that people can make informed decisions,” she says. Her recent 286-page book, alive with diagrams and charts about the herb Asimi triloba — simpli¿ed for practical purposes to
Paw Paw, and no relation to papaya — does just that. And Benoit will be talking about The Paw Paw Program, Paw Paw and the natural approach for understanding, preventing and working with cancer in a session at Duncan library next week. Benoit said Paw Paw has been used in the medical pharmacopia (collection of medical treatments) since the early 1900s and has come to the fore as a natural and non-toxic chemotherapy treatment for cancer during the past 30 years. It became available in Canada seven years ago. The 20-year Duncan practitioner even takes the herb herself. “There is cancer in my family. I use Paw Paw about twice a year,” she said. “We all develop cancer cells through our lives. And it all depends on how we manage our health whether those cells become renegade,” she explained.
The book — The Paw Paw Program: A “Christopher Columbus” Approach to Cancer (The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally) —is Benoit’s ¿rst. She has previously published pamphlets and has written for magazines. Her book, written in straightforward language, includes many suggestions on lifestyle and diet as well as case and success stories. She wrote it to offer help to anyone dealing with cancer, as well as to help understand causes and incorporate preventative lifestyle changes, Benoit says. Your ticket What: Presentation on natural approaches to treating cancer Where: Vancouver Island Regional Library, Duncan branch When: Feb. 8, 6:30 p.m Information: call 250-746-7661 ext 5
Natural health practitioner Lorene Benoit has puplished her Ärst book.
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Jimmy Rankin performs at few solo tunes from his new CD release (top) before being joined by other Rankin Family members Cookie and Heather, during a sold-out Up Close and Personal concert tour performance at the Cowichan Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 28
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We Need to Hear From YOU! North Cowichan has begun preparing its 2012-2016 Financial Plan and is facing many financial challenges. In order to have meaningful input into this process and to ensure the Municipality can operate from a sound financial position moving forward, Council encourages the public to attend the next budget meeting scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2012, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., in the Council Chambers. Council thanks all who have participated. Municipality of
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Guy Jones as Discovery Honda’s Top Salesperson for the Month of January Guy came to work for John & Rosemary Horgan thirteen years ago, relatively new to automotive sales. He proved to be a quick study and worked diligently to develop a high degree of customer service and satisfaction. We applaud his many achievements and invite you to drop by & say hello to Guy, or any of our staff today. OPEN: MON.-FRI. 8-6. SAT. 8-6. ON THE ISLAND HIGHWAY, JUST NORTH OF DUNCAN email: sales@discoveryhonda.com
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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Up the Creek
ARTISTS
Bowker Creek: (right) acoustic folkroots music from Victoria — covers to originals, great arrangements with heavenly harmonies, 8 p.m., Saturday, Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 door. Call 250-748-7246.
The familiar and the exotic The GrifÄth Hiltz Trio: captivatingly original music from a great Toronto-based trio, combining a reverence for Horace Silver, Lee Morgan and Herbie Hancock with Celtic, Norse and Eastern motifs to create a melodic jazz sound that is at once familiar and exotic, Sunday 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $15 advance, $20 door. Call 250-748-7246.
American rebel legacy carved in local stone Daniel Cline: Chemainus artist’s laser etchings of American confederate leader among the largest undertaken in B.C. Peter W. Rusland
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Your Cowichan Valley events calendar Friday The Sound Of Music: the South Island Musical Theatre Society presents the classic musical at the Cowichan theatre, Feb. 3,4, 10 and 11, 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 5 and 11 2 p.m. Tickets Feb. 3, $20 Students $8. All other performances $30. Call 250-748-7529.
Saturday Civil Disobedience Workshop: Frustrated about the lack of action from our government on any number of critical issues on social injustice? This free workshop will teach you the practical aspects of peaceful civil disobedience, 1 to 5 p.m. board room, Island Saving Centre, 287 James St., Duncan. Sponsored by Council of Canadians. Reading Tails: Children age 6 to 10 can register for a free 20 minute reading session with a furry friend from the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program, Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. starting Dec. 3 at the Vancouver Island Regional Library, Cowichan Branch. Call 250-746-7661 ext. 5 for more. Big Brothers Big Sisters: donate your reusable clothing at 2951 Green Road outside Island Savings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds support local Mentoring Programs. Call 250-748-2447 for information.
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Lena’s Living Room: Lena Birtwistle is joined by some musical friends as they do the ‘living room jam’ kinda thang, very cool with its laid back feel, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 door. Call 250748-7246. Cowichan Valley Arthritis Support Group: Tzena Russell of Service Canada and Marty Nelson of Service B.C. will speak about pensions and benefits, 1 p.m., St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 486 Jubilee Street, Duncan. Call 250-746-6556 for information.
Islands Agricultural Show: a tradeshow and a full slate of conference sessions split over two days to showcase all Vancouver Island has to offer at the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds in Duncan, Feb. 3 to 5. Daily admission $5 at the door. Parking is free. Cruel Young Heart: danceable pop-rock from Vancouver with special island guests Braeden Marshall and Ocean Noise, 9 p.m., Crofton Hotel, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton. Tickets $10, or three for $25. Call 250-324-2245.
the Cowichan library, starting at 6 p.m. Call 250-746-7661 ext 5 for more.
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Guest speaker and author Matthew Hooton shared his book Deloume Road and his passion for writing with book enthusiasts during the Book Lovers’ Afternoon High Tea event in the Arbutus Room of the Arbutus Ridge activity centre on Thursday Jan. 19. The event also featured a gently used book sale, with all proceeds to Cowichan Valley Hospice Society. A Chocolate Fountain of Blessing: a fun event combining spirituality and chocolate in a free open house from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a $20 Sacred Circle and chocolate fountain from 1 to 3:30 p.m., at the Cowichan Valley Holistic Centre, 416 Jubilee Stree, Duncan (behind the post office) Drop-ins are welcome to the open house, pre-registration is required for the rest. Call 250732-4855, or email sarahlynnamaste@gmail.com, or visit www. sarahwilson.ca. Noodles of the World Open Mike: Singer Joey Belanger hosts multi-talented musicians between 1 and 4 p.m. at NOW, 161Station St., Duncan. No cover. Call 250-597-0313. The Hope King Hour: 90 minutes of great entertainment on the first Sunday of each month with young singer/songwriter Hope King, 4 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 door. Call 250-748-7246.
Monday Cowichan Valley Naturalists Coffeehouse: featuring a talk by the staff of Cowichan Land
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Trust, on land stewardship in our valley — toads to eel grass and much more, 9:30 a.m. Visit www. naturecowichan.net or call Eric at 250-748-3682 for more.
The Human Experience: the documentary story of a band of brothers who travel the world in search of the answers to what is means to be human. Part of the Documentary Nights series at
Holding Your Own in a Relationship: drop-in educational workshops for women experiencing relationship threats, conflict, abuse and/or violence, Tuesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. There is no cost. Contact the Cowichan Women Against Violence Society 250-748-7000. This week’s session is At the Heart of It. Duncan Badminton Club:
recreational and ladder play. All welcome 8 p,m, Tuesdays and Thursdays, multi-purpose hall, Island Savings Centre, James Street, Duncan. 250-746-4380 Addictions support group: Do you have adult children with
addictions? Join this open group to share your worries and wisdom. Drop-in the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m., Canadian Mental Health Association, 371 Festubert St. Duncan, 250-746-5521, lucy. morton@cmha.bc.ca.
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McCLELLAND William Hamilton Horace McCLELLAND William Hamilton January 31, 1920 – December 26,Horace 2011
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Services have now been ďŹ nalized. Special relatives are Services for the Rev. guests, Canon friends Horace and McClelland haveinvited now to attend the Memorial Service which will be held at the been ďŹ nalized. Special and relatives are9,invited Shawnigan Lake Schoolguests, Chapelfriends on Thursday February 2012 to the Memorial Service which will be Lake held School at the at 2attend p.m. Reception to follow in the Shawnigan dining hall. Lake School Chapel on Thursday February 9, 2012 Shawnigan FIRST MEMORIAL at 2 p.m. Reception to follow in the Shawnigan Lake School FUNERAL SERVICES dining hall. 250-748-2134
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Al passed away suddenly but peacefully at Surrey Memorial Hospital with his son (Mark) and KOTSCHEROFSKI, Alwyn (Al) daughter (Sharlee) at 27, his 2012 side. June 12, 1931 – Jan. He is survived by his wife Arlone, 4 grandchildren and sister Violet Al passed away suddenly but Schleicher. He will be missed peacefully at friends. Surrey Memorial by family and No service of and the Hospital withby hisrequest son (Mark) family.
VALLEAU, DINA MARCH 4, 1926 JANUARY 27, 2012 Dina passed away peacefully at Squamish General Hospital surrounded by her family. Predeceased by her husband Bob, son-in-law Dan Mattin and grand daughter Debbie MacLean. She is survived by her son Ron (Doris) Valleau, daughters Glenna Mattin, Karyn (Les) Smith, Cheryl (Ray) Keyes, 12 grandchildred, 8 great grandchildren, sister Ann Cooper, her extended family, many nieces, nephews and special friends. Dina was well loved by all who knew her. A celebration of Life will be held on Saturday February 11, 2012 at 2pm at the Squamish Funeral Chapel. To sign the book of condolences, please click on squamishfuneral chapel.com
daughter (Sharlee) at his side. He is survived by his wife Arlone, 4 grandchildren and sister Violet Schleicher. He will be missed by family and friends. No service by request of the family. McLAREN, Ivor Dec. 31, 1935 Jan. 27, 2012
With broken hearts, the family of Ivor McLaren announce his passing at Cowichan District Hostpital at the age of 76. Ivor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2010 and fought bravely and with great dignity and humour. He will be deeply missed by his wife Roberta of 54 years, his son Wayne (Solveig), daughter Heather Brewer (Kevan), daughter Laurie Schubert (Ron) and grandchildren Heather, Patty, Nicole, Bob, Susie, John, Laurie and Stephen, sister Terry Kniert (Ray) as well as many other relatives and friends in BC, Alberta and Ontario. Born in Trail, BC, the oldest of 6, he graduated from J. L. Crowe High School. Ivor worked briey for the BC Forest Service followed by job as a cartoonist, photographer and columnist with the Trail Times. He married Roberta in June 1957 and after moving to Edmonton took night school while working and raising three children, earning his RIA. Thus began a long career as an auditor with the Department of National Defense and moves to Calgary, Fredricton, Ottawa, Victoria, and back to Ottawa. His career also involved travel to many other NATO countries, including several trips to Lahr, Germany where he enjoyed schnitzel and beer. He retired to his beloved Vancouver Island in 1997 where he could be closer to his children and grandchildren.
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An avid golfer, Ivor's membership at Royal Colwood spanned nearly thirty years and he spent most of his spare time on the course both there and in Ottawa. But his real passion was his family. We will always remember wonderful times spent skating, tobogganing, swimming and picnicking. He adored his grandchildren and showed them his love and support at every opportunity. Even during his illness he was more concerned with his family's well being than his own. He was always thankful for his visitors and would say "Don't worry about me, I'll be ďŹ ne" as we tearfully left his room.
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By virtue of the warehouse lien act Cowichan Towing Ltd, claims a lien against a 2008 Ford Focus VIN 1FAHP34N38W291176 owned by Kim D. Usselman, who is indebted to Cowichan Towing Ltd in the amount of $1987.93 plus costs. The vehicle will be sold at 2817 Roberts Road Duncan, BC on Feb 15, 2012.
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Western Forest Products Inc. is currently seeking a Journeyman Electrician Certified for the Province of British Columbia to join the Duke Point Sawmill, located south of Nanaimo, BC. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Certified Electrician will perform a full range of journeyman level Electrician duties utilizing considerable initiative and judgment and in accordance with blueprints, diagrams, electrical and building codes, regulations and company policy. A detailed job posting can be viewed at http://www.westernforest.com/careers/current_openings.php This is an USW hourly union position with a Certified Rate of $33.47 per hour and a comprehensive benefit package. Details of the collective agreement can be viewed at http://www.westernforest.com/careers/collective_agreements.php The successful candidate will be team orientated with an ability to deliver results that are aligned with the strategic objectives of the business. He/she will have the ability to adopt and encourage innovative thinking that contributes to achieving practical solutions to complex problems. Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence: Human Resource Department Facsimile: 866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com Application Deadline: Fri., Feb.10/12 Reference Code: Electrician, DP
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
PETS PETS CANARY, white, 7 mo., old, sings very well. C/W cage, feed, etc. Bought from a breeder. $80. Offers considered. Jan (250)929-5002
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FUEL/FIREWOOD 5 CORDS of Mill ends, $295 delivered. Or you pick up, $50 pickup load. Call us at (250)416-0069. DRY FIR FIREWOOD for sale. Split & delivered. $200 cord. (250)510-0412. FIR and CEDAR firewood for sale, $195 cord. Phone 250749-4180
Firewood $200/cord, split & delivered
Brian 250-746-8698 **all proceeds toward Duncan Red Hots Fast pitch** SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.
GARAGE SALES SALTAIRE, 10638 Olsen Rd., Sat, Feb. 4, 10am-2pm. Farm/Yard Sale. Old tools and equipment. For more info call Larry at 250-246-7079.
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS
RENTALS
RENTALS
GARAGE SALES
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
ACREAGE
HOMES WANTED
APARTMENT/CONDO
APARTMENT/CONDO
APARTMENT/CONDO
COBBLE HILL HALL SUNDAY MARKET Running every Sunday unless otherwise posted. Need table? (250)743-7018
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
DUNCAN: 1 bdrm suites Close to Beverly Corners, 4 blks to University, on bus route. Updated; new flooring, new paint & some new fixtures. $625. Heat/hot water included. NS/NP. Refs.
CENTRAL LOCATION, Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms, balcony, F/S, hot water, parking, pet considered, $525$850/mo. Call 250-748-7764.
CHEMAINUS 2-BDRM, 1.5 baths, townhouse style. 4 appliances, quiet location, near all amenities. $700. Ref’s. Avail Now. (250)416-1457. Chemainus: Lockwood Villa, well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $625 incl. heat & hot water, sm pets welcome. Call Karen 250-2461033 or 250-709-2765. DUNCAN: 55+ condo, clean, bright, 2 bdrm, 5 appl’s, gas F/P, storage, secure level entry, walk to shopping, small pet ok. $825. Call (250)746-5669. CLEAN, SPACIOUS, 2-bdrm, top floor, 5 appls, laminate floors, 2525 Dingwall St., $750 mo, call 1-(250)474-0545. DUNCAN: 1 & 2-bdrm, 5 appls, close to School, Hospital and bus route. $650-$800 utils. Lv msg: 250-597-4018. DUNCAN in town, avail Feb or Mar 1st., quiet 2 bdrm apt. 6 appliances, $900-$950. 250246-6626 or 250-746-4016
OPEN HOUSE
OPEN HOUSE
COWICHAN BAY, #19-1540 Cowichan Bay Rd., (4 Ways Trailer Park), Sat, Feb. 4, 8am-12pm. Garage sale.
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In ALR, flat land, good drainage, creek. 10 acres in cottonwood trees balance in mixture of pasture & bush. Qualifies for farm taxes. Older barn. Lovely building site for dream home. Drilled well, plentiful excellent water, designated septic field. 5 Mins to hospital, shopping complex, and indoor pool. $1,800,000. (604)534-2748
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(250)748-3729 DUNCAN: 2 bdrm condo, near VIU, lrg master with walk-in closet, insuite laundry with storage, F/S, D/W. NS/NP. $850 + utils. Available immed. Call 250-710-0881.
Call: 1-250-616-9053
DUNCANAvailable now! Clean 1 bdrm+ den, in suite W/D, F/S, D/W. NS/NP. Suits responsible tenant(s). References required. $725. Call (250)746-7389.
MORTGAGES
* All local, in COWICHAN! 1 & 2 bdrm, 5 appl, balcony, Southern exp, pet considered, $650-$850. 250-746-5049 2-BDRM WATERFRONT apt., Cow. Bay / Cherry Point area. Quiet, cat ok. $800./mo. Avail now. (250)510-6942.
OPEN HOUSE
2 BEDROOM condo - downtown Duncan. Newly updated with 5 appliances and underground parking. $1000/month plus utilities - N/S N/P. 1-250707-0172 leave message.
Sunday, Feb. 5 1-3 pm #8 - 1861 Maple Bay Rd
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED
JEWELS, FURS BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-3807698.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HERITAGE PAWN BARGAINS!! Fortress 4-wheel scooter, Dewalt 12-inch mitre saw, snare drum, Nuance surround speakers, trumpets, air pistol, Icom VHF handheld radio. 430 Whistler. 250-746-9810. heritagepawnbrokers.com
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RENTALS
Caulk (Cork) Boots
RENT TO OWN
in good condition Viking, rubber boot style size 11 Call Cowichan Bay
MILL BAY- fully reno’d, 3 lrg bdrms, 3 full bath, 6 appls, close to all shopping centre, NP/NS. $1250. Call 250-7435513 or (250) 213-3681.
250-748-0928
• Gorgeous, waterfront townhouse • 2 bed & den, 4 bath; West Coast design
APARTMENT/CONDO REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL FIRST CLASS office space for rent behind RONA in Cobble Hill. Up to 2500 sq ft. Shared office support available as well as storage and yard space. Call Grant at 733-3202
• Newly remodelled kitchen
Ground level 2 bdrm apartment for rent in Mill Bay. $1000/m. (250) 710-0725
BUYING - RENTING- SELLING
$500/MO STARTING- weekly available, many apartment types, furnished, w/common kitchen. All utils, internet included. FREE local calls, No Credit Checks. Call Motel, 250-748-0661, (Duncan).
• New appliances, light fixtures, roof, hot water heater and bathroom updates
DUNCAN: 2-BDRM Condo, 2nd floor, corner unit. 5 appl’s, new laminate floors. N/S. 2524 Lewis St. Avail. immediately. $850./mo, lease. Pls call (250)477-8046,(250)883-3204.
• New windows, heat pump, slate patios, deck and railings
$474,500
Service Directory 9OUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO 0ROFESSIONAL 3ERVICES IN THE #OWICHAN 6ALLEY
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING
CLEANING SERVICES
FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
HAULING AND SALVAGE
PAINTING
STUCCO/SIDING
TREE SERVICES
COMPLETE BOOKKEEPING Services for small business. Fast, friendly and efficient. Kathy 250-743-8194.
VALLEY HOUSEKEEPING, our reputation precedes us serving north & south Cowichan. Ref’s avail. (250)709-4892
Ceramic tile installation, flooring, carpentry, reno’s. Reasonable rates, free estimates. Professional service. References. Call (250) 597-7956
Bob’s Hauling & Free Pickup
PAT THE PAINTER. Small jobs ok. 25 years exp. Seniors discount. Call 250-246-0248.
STUCCO - Including small jobs and refacing old stucco. Guaranteed. 250-715-5883
EXCEL BOOKKEEPING SERVICES. Small to medium businesses. (250)597-1313.
COMPUTER SERVICES
PAVING/SEAL/COATING
SMALL ADS GET BIG RESULTS!
PROFESSIONAL PRUNING of fruit trees & application of dormant spray by Certified Applicator. Call Jens, ISA, Certified Arborist, Beechwood Tree Service. (250)715-7910.
QUICKBOOKS BOOKKEEPING & training for sm business and personal records, reliable service. Lynn 250-732-3605.
CARPENTRY DAVID GALE Construction, for all your renovation needs. 26 yr. exp. 250-746-9956 www.davidgaleconstruction.ca EXPERT JOURNEYMAN carpenter, 30 yrs exp. For all carpentry facets. 250-732-3605.
CLEANING SERVICES DETAILED CLEANING Friendly, reliable and experienced. Have excellent references. $18/hr. Christine (250)710-0423
ABLE COMPUTER REPAIR In-home service. Seniors’ discount. Nico 250-746-6167
ELECTRICAL
HANDYPERSONS ALL RUBBISH removal, small renovations, deck work, carpentry, painting, plumbing, and evestrough cleaning. Seniors discount. Ian 250-743-6776.
HAULING AND SALVAGE
250-743-0326. ELECTRICIAN Licensed and bonded. Reasonable rates, free estimates, upgrades & renos. Call Kelly.
A1 Hauling/Delivery
FENCING
Furniture Office Equipment Appliances Tenant Leftovers Yard Waste Lumber Yard P/U Rubbish Construction Debris
250-510-4745
Metal, batteries, wine & liquor bottles, pop & beer tins, juice containers.
250-743-5119 250-361-7889 HOME REPAIRS FAUTH’S Releveling Service. How level is your mobile home? (Qualicum Beach), call Harvey at 250-752-8086.
HOUSEHOLD SERVICES
Highway Asphalt Sealer Free Demonstration (oil based industrialized) Commercial & Residential Parking lots, driveways, any size, surface prepped and spray sealed.
60-70% off while stock lasts! For further info please call
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Small Moving Jobs Welcome Free Estimates 14 yrs. Experience
* Gutters * Windows * Siding * Moss treatment * Pressure washing
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
PLUMBING A SERVICE PLUMBER. Licence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Discounts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250709-5103.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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TREE SERVICES
P.M.
TREE SERVICES
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Custom On Site Milling, Siding, Fencing, Beams, Lumber Grading, Lumber Sales, Cedar, Fir & Clears Excavator c/w Thumb Fully Insured NOW AVAILABLE! custom cedar fence panels
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Friday, February 3, 2012
RENTALS
RENTALS
RENTALS
RENTALS
RENTALS
RENTALS
TRANSPORTATION
APARTMENT/CONDO
APARTMENT/CONDO
APARTMENT/CONDO
HOMES FOR RENT
SHARED ACCOMMODATION
SUITES, LOWER
CARS
3 BDRM on acreage, south of Duncan, Private. N/S. $1250/mo, Available Feb 1st (250) 715-0882
DUNCAN (NEAR HOSPITAL) Female only. Shared house & large yard. No cats. Must be clean, tidy, employed or a student. No partiers. $500. 250746-6446.
GLENORA large newly renovated 1 bdrm, level entry, separate entrance, large yard. Would suit quiet person. N/P. $700/mo (+D.D.) incl’s internet, cable hydro & shared laundry. email: granthaynes@shaw.ca
1999 Ford Crown Victoria 163,175 km (former sheriffs car) lots of power, A/C, excellent tires. $2800.250-743-6036
PARK WEST APTS 55 Bay Street Stes avail. - some immed. 1 Bdrms from $875; 2 bdrms from $1125. Close to Victoria downtown, Save-On, Starbucks & transportation. Please Call Wendy 250-590-7505 Email: pw@ramco.ca WETHERBY APTS FOR SENIORS ONLY 55+ Spacious stes Avail. - some immed. Bach $750; 1 bdrm $890; 2 bdrms $1075 & up. Close to buses, Hillside Mall, doctors, dentists all within walking distance. Seniors lifestyle of convenience & comfort. On site laundry, social room. Staff available. Please call Bonny 250-598-1650 Email: weth@ramco.ca SEAGATE APTS 707 Esquimalt Road Stes avail. - some immed. 1 bdrm $875 & up; 2 bdrms $1010 & up. Indoor pool, exercise rm and many other fitness amenities. Full view of Strait of Juan de Fuca. Please call Sylvia 250-383-1731 Email: sea@ramco.ca
Ladysmith: bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hot water, ocean views, completely renovated, new management, on trolly route, small pets ok, rent incentives. 250-668-9086.
MAPLE GROVE APTS. 3271 Cowichan Lake Rd 2 & 3 Bedroom Units _____________________
*Heat & Hot water included *Family oriented *Clean & quiet *Renovated units *Indoor Pets welcome *Onsite Laundry Facilities
AVAIL. Feb. 1 - For rent in The Properties - 3 bdrm, 2 bthrm executive house. W/D, F/S, DW incl. $1250 per month. Util. not incl. Ref. pref. 250746-4314.
One bedroom in Duncan. $650 per month. Non-smoker. 3 References & damage deposit required. Front apartment above Island Mediquip next to 49th grocery store. (250)748-0190
PARKLAND PLACE 620 Dobson Road 250-748-0496 FREE Heat, hotwater & parking. Low hydro. Walking distance to: Shopping, Restaurants, Malaspina College, Pubs, Chances Casino. Quiet building with video security. Adjacent to 27 acres of parkland including playing fields, walking trails, swimming holes & fishing. Rowan Property Management Ltd. Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent in the Cowichan Valley. Visit us at www.rowanproperty.ca or call (250)748-9090
SHAUGHNESSY GARDENS 3251 Cowichan Lake Rd. Clean 1 and 2 bdrm units. Full size fridge, stove & dishwasher. Carpet & linoleum, window coverings, fireplace. Quiet, well maintained bldg with elevator & sauna. Close to Schools & Hospitals. To view call Dorcas
CHEMAINUS, PANORAMIC ocean view, main floor, spacious, bright, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, F/P, 4 appls + W/D, 2 decks, lower level independent walk out suite, $1800 mo. Utils extra. March. 15. 250-246-9799. DUNCAN, 3 bdrm, 2.5 baths, 5 appl’s, nice neighbourhood, many updates. $1400/mo. Avail now. NS/NP. Ref’s. 250746-8841 or 250-715-7115 DUNCAN 3BDRM duplex near Hospital, new flooring, paint. F/S, W/D. $1100 utils incl. Avail Feb. 15. Refs, N/P. Call (250)537-4319. DUNCAN 3 Bdrm, lrg lot, 5 appl., near schools, Avail Feb 1st. $1250/m. (250)597-1402 DUNCAN- (4 minute drive east of hospital) on bus route, 1 level affordable small 2 bdrm country home. References a must. Call (250)746-7272. imadv@hotmail.ca DUNCAN, CHARMING 2-3 bdrm cottage and detached studio. Woodstove, Southeast facing deck, nature views, private, extensive gardens, $1100-$1200 mo, 5 appls, N/S, no dogs. 250-715-0484. DUNCAN, IN Town, 4-5 bdrm house with carport. Full basement, includes- Washer, Dryer, Fridge, Stove, Blinds. N/S, N/P, $1250 mo. Year lease. Call 250-748-2424. LAKE COWICHAN- small 2 bdrm house on waterfront, walk to town. Large 2 bay garage/shop area attached. Oil furnace & wood airtight. NP, WD, FS. Refs. $900. 250701-1914 or 250-701-1919
Rowan Property Management Ltd. Has a large selection of homes & apartments for rent in the Cowichan Valley. Visit us at www.rowanproperty.ca or call (250)748-9090
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¾ 7-7744 Mays Rd, Duncan $575 2 BR condo w/ 2 apps, basic cable incl. ¾ 8-2516 Alexander St, Duncan $650 1 BR condo w/ 4 apps, walk to town ¾ 10122 Victoria Rd, Chemainus $795 2 BR sxs duplex w/4 apps,fenced backyard ¾ 2-660 Jubilee St, Duncan $825 3 BR 1.5 bath townhouse w/ 4 apps ¾ 202-360 Bundock Ave, Duncan $850 nd 1 BR 2 floor apartment w/ 5 apps, patio *SENIOR FRIENDLY BUILDING (55 +)* ¾ 106-360 Bundock Ave, Duncan $850 1 BR + den apartment w/ 5 apps, patio *SENIOR FRIENDLY BUILDING (55 +)* ¾ 308-9916 Daniel St, Chemainus $895 2 BR ocean view condo w/ 5 apps, balcony ¾ 2908 Jonas Way, Chemainus $1100 3 BR 2.5 bth sxs duplex w/ 5 apps, garage ¾ 5267 Bright Pl, Duncan $1150 3 BR 2 bth rancher w/ 5 apps, dbl garage ¾ 5799 Chesterfield Ave, Duncan $1195 3 BR 2 bth home w/ 4 apps, garage ¾ 1737 Ordano Rd, Cow Bay$1500 + water 3 BR 2 1/2 bth home w/ 6 apps, garage ¾ 2428 Liggett Rd, Mill Bay $1600 + water 3 BR 4 bth home w/ 7 apps, in-law suite For further info please visit our website at: www.rowanproperty.ca
SHAWNIGAN LAKEFRONT 1 bd furnished condo. Fireplace pool beach golf tennis dock. Resp. tenants. Feb-June 2012. NS NP $850 250-8883865 reo@shaw.ca
SHAWNIGAN RANCHER. Secluded, 2+ bdrm. Quiet, steps to lake. $1100. (250)888-5850.
SMALL PET OK Adult oriented, near Cowichan Aquatic Centre. 1 bdrm, main floor, Laminate flooring, fresh paint. Rent inclds heat & hot water. (250) 748-1304.
DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate offices, reception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd floor, AC,. $1175/mo. 250-715-6880.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED DUNCAN- (8 km north) Furnished studio apartment, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. (250)748-1310.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL AVAILABLE NOW 7000 sq.ft. store front with excellent exposure, overhead doors, ample parking. 250-748-9622
COTTAGES DUNCAN, 1 bdrm cabin, F/S, W/D, $600/mo + util. 10 min south of town. 250-746-4308 MILL BAY - 1 bdrm cabin on own property. 750/mth includes hydro. N/S, N/P. 7156502
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES CROFTON, oceanview, large bright, clean newer 2 bdrm duplex, F/S, W/D, $750/mo. 250246-4257
OFFICE/RETAIL
DUNCAN: RETAIL space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. 250-748-8671 OFFICE SPACE, downtown Duncan, near city hall, 100 sq ft, top floor, $350 mo + HST (includes basic utilities), avail Feb. 1. Call 250-748-2607.
SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING THE GATEHOUSE Adult Care (Ltd.) Licensed Facility. Come join our Family! We have room for one full time “client” in our family home environment. We are a level entry home with easy access to all rooms and two outdoor patios with seating. Safe and secure...private individual rooms. Home cooked meals and snacks, special diets if needed. Hair, nail and foot care included at no extra charge. All care is provided by on site trained staff. For more information please call Rae Marie, Manager/Supervisor at: 250-743-4913. 3380 Cobble Hill Rd, Cobble Hill, BC, email:
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Junior teams pushed Boys’ basketball: Brentwood, Prevost tournament contenders Don Bodger
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Big reach is carried out, left, by Sophie Cutt of Cowichan and Nicole Irg of Alberni Tuesday. Curtis St. Cyr of Cowichan, above, drives to the hoop past Jon Bethell of Dover Bay in the boys’ game.
Senior T-Birds beaten at home Double trouble: Girls lose to Alberni, boys dumped by Dover Bay Tuesday Don Bodger
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owichan Secondary School senior basketball teams both lost at home Tuesday. The Cowichan senior girls’ T-Birds fell 55-31 in league play to Port Alberni. Captain Sophie Cutt led the Cowichan scoring with 16 points while Parris Stockton added eight.
The girls play their last league game at home next Tuesday, Feb. 7 against Vanier before ¿nishing up the schedule Thursday at Dover Bay. The Cowichan AAA senior boys’ T-Birds hit the court after the girls and blew a double digit lead in an eventual 66-60 loss against Dover Bay. Dover fought back to tie in the last two minutes and Cowichan had many chances down the stretch to win the game but couldn’t convert.
Mitch Knippelberg sprained his ankle in the ¿rst quarter and didn’t return. Jerod Dorby led the scoring in Knippelberg’s absence with 22 points and added 17 rebounds. Willy Jeklin collected 16 points, 12 rebounds and four assists while Andrew Larson played a strong game to tally 10 points, four rebounds and four steals and Jimmy Baker recorded seven points and ¿ve rebounds.
unior boys’ basketball teams from valley schools had a busy weekend, playing at three separate tournaments around the island. Brentwood College and Mount Prevost School junior boys were both in Courtenay. Brentwood opened tournament play at Mark Isfeld with a solid 66-38 win over Port Alberni, setting up a semi¿nal against a strong AAA school, Vanier of Courtenay. “It was a hard-fought game but Brentwood built up a 17-point lead in the third quarter and hung on to take the game 63-52,’’ noted coach Liam Sullivan. That led to a rematch with last year’s ¿nalists, the host Mark Isfeld Ice. “Unfortunately, fatigue and fouls led to a nine-point loss and a second-place ¿nish,’’ pointed out Sullivan. Hayden Frisch scored double digit points and rebounds in all three games for Brentwood. Josh Charles also showed Àashes of brilliance while manning the point guard position, Woody Lee was a steady defensive presence and Grade 9 player Eric Zhang continued to show improvement with each game. Mount Prevost boys were in another Courtenay exhibition tournament at Vanier and ran into Robert Bateman of Abbotsford, one of the top Grade 9 teams in Vancouver, in the ¿rst game. “They were very intense and pressed hard for the whole game,’’ noted Prevost
coach Tyler Ralfs. Prevost struggled out of the gate and fell behind 18-3 in the early going. “They played their starters for a majority of the game but we battled back to within six,’’ observed Ralfs. “However, we couldn’t get over the hump and wound up losing for only the second time this year.’’ Prevost’s only other loss was against St. Michael’s of Victoria. Prevost went on to win its ¿nal two tournament games handily against Dover Bay and Brentwood. Jarod Champoux, Jeevan Sall, Travis McDonald and Kain Melchior were standouts during the tournament. Cowichan’s junior boys went to the Spartan Invitational and ¿nished seventh. The ¿rst game was a hard-fought battle against Claremont and Cowichan lost 55-33 despite a gritty effort. Ben Ingham led the scoring with 10 points. “The boys hustled and worked hard,’’ said coach Christan Hiscock. Unfortunately, the same type of effort didn’t surface in a 42-36 loss to Stelly’s, a team Cowichan had beaten previously. “They came up with a really good game and then played bad,’’ pondered Hiscock. Brayden Aumen put 10 points on the board and Ingham added seven. The tournament concluded with a 4126 victory over Belmont. “They kind of redeemed themselves a little bit,’’ Hiscock said of that game. Aumen was named to the tournament’s all-star team.
DCS girls take charge Easy does it: No trouble for the Chargers in wins over QMS and Kelsey Don Bodger
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he Duncan Christian School senior girls’ basketball team enjoyed an easy week, winning two games away from the DCS gym in convincing fashion. DCS topped Queen Margaret’s School Royals 73-17 last Tuesday at QMS, with all the players on the team making it onto the scoresheet. Megan Groenendijk and Rachael Bakker were the top scorers with 14 points each. Jess Wikkerink and Olivia Bakker also hit double digits with 13 and 11, respectively. Becky Bazinet narrowly missed joining the group with nine points and Olivia Bakker was strong on the boards with 18 rebounds. The DCS girls went to Frances
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Megan Groenendijk of Duncan Christian School knocks the ball away from Andrea Lyon of Frances Kelsey last Wednesday at Frances Kelsey. DCS won 55-31. Kelsey Wednesday and posted a 5531 win, as Groenendijk exploded for 26 points to lead the attack. Rachael Bakker tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds, Olivia Bakker add-
ed seven points and 10 rebounds and Wikkerink contributed six points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Agnes Esser was the leading scorer for Kelsey with 20 points.
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Big turnout to celebrate Jason McKinnon’s life
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People came from far and wide Sunday and jammed into the Duncan Travelodge’s main banquet room to pay tribute to Jason McKinnon. The young athlete died Jan. 19 of heart complications at the age of 23.
McKinnon led the Cowichan T-Birds to sixth at the B.C. AAA boys’ basketball championships in 2006. The McKinnon family received great support from athletes, family and friends in its difficult time.
Midgets on track
Valley skaters swarm to Hetherington event
Playoff hockey: Team hopes Nanaimo win the start of a streak
Crowd pleasers: Judging by the results, many at their best Don Bodger
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anaimo took a rare turn as host other than a valley club for the Lynn Hetherington Memorial competition Friday through Sunday. Figure skating events have all been revamped and the Lynn Hetherington will now be known as the Interclub competition to be held in November. Skaters from the four valley clubs were well-prepared for the event and performed extremely well. Duncan Skating Club results Pre-Preliminary Group 1 — 10. Peyton Kong; Group 2 — 10. Sophia Hodgins; Group 3 — 7. Haley Dragicevich, 8. Jenna Batty, 9. Samantha MacLean, 10. Hannah Kushner; Group 5 — 8. Stephanie Hleck, 11. Cassie Bowdery; Group 6 — 4. Paula Bell. Preliminary Group 2 — 11. Caitlyn Luckhurst; Group 3 — 1. Courtney Vanderstap, 8. Anna Brancato; Junior Bronze 13 and over — 20. Carolyn Walter; Pre-Introductory Interpretive — 3. Baylee Hopwo, 9. Luckhurst. Performance program Group 2 — Elle Lucas, bronze; Group 4 — Grace Haugen, silver; Rylee Smith, silver; Michelle Barnes, bronze; Paiton Douglas, bronze; Group 6 — DelRae Olson, silver; Camryn Visscher, bronze; Group 7 — Drew Kuipers, silver; Group 8 — Ashley Oud, bronze; Group 9 — Rebecca Sanders,
silver; Sonja McCormack, bronze; Group 10 — Megan Lassche, silver. Cowichan Lake Skating Club Pre-Preliminary Group 4 — 8. Emily Vaughan; Performance program Group 1 — Mariah Segee, bronze; Group 6 — Madison Vaughan, silver. Fuller Lake Skating Club Pre-Preliminary Group 1 — 3. Jazmin Wheeler, 8. Brielle Varasteh; Group 3 — 12. Kaitlyn Lecerte; Group 4 — 9. Adrianna Openshaw; Preliminary men — 2. David Eastman. Preliminary Group 1 — 7. Caiden Varasteh, 10. Danika Hakala; Group 2 — 6. Paris Hanke; Junior Bronze 12 and under — 7. Amber Ree; Junior Bronze 13 and over — 17. Naomi Eastman. Junior Silver — 3. Riley Buckner; Juvenile Ladies — 4. Sarah Kedves; Pre-Preliminary dance — 1. Jazmin and Joshua Wheeler; Pre-Introductory Interpretive — 8. Sarah Kedves; Silver Interpretive — 2. Riley Buckner. Kerry Park Skating Club Bronze Interpretive — 6. Kathleen Whittome; Pre-Preliminary Group 2 — 8. Taya Deschenes; Group 4 — 3. Hailey Deschenes, 11. Aleesha Norton; Group 6 — 2. Sheryl Sizer, 5. Melanie Whittome, 6. Deryn Hotel. Preliminary Men — 1. Shane Blandford-Scherr; Preliminary Group 1 — 4. Cecilia Faustino; Junior Bronze 13 and over — 7. Kathleen Whittome; Junior Silver — 6. Caroline Cecil; Senior Silver Men — 1. Lee Andrew.
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owichan Valley Midget Tier 1 Capitals are off to a great start in their four-game rep hockey playoff. The Caps went into Nanaimo Saturday and won 4-1. “We killed off a lot of penalties in the ¿rst period,’’ said Caps’ coach Ryan Trudgeon. The Caps were ¿ghting the puck a bit in the early going and gave up the ¿rst goal on a Nanaimo power play. “The guys stuck with it and came back,’’ said Trudgeon. Goalie Jesse Jenks also made a big breakaway save in the game and another on a partial break. Tim Anderson got the scoring started for the Caps in the ¿rst period. Jordan Coyne and Nick Boyd added second-period markers and Landen Bodger provided insurance in the third. Trudgeon is just glad the ¿rst Greg Sakaki/Nanaimo News Bulletin playoff game is out of the way. Fuller Lake Skating Club members Jazmin Wheeler and Joshua Wheeler perform a routine in their “They got rid of the jitters and Pre-Preliminary ice dance division Sunday afternoon at the Lynn Hetherington Memorial competi- now we can just get playing,’’ tion at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. he said.
Law intervenes in Team Craig’s bid for B.C. Scotties Änal In the hunt: The field is always tough with Kelly Scott in the pack Don Bodger
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he B.C. Scotties women’s curling championship is one of the most dif¿cult competitions to win. And, yet, valley curlers Sarah Wark and veteran Roselyn Craig are always in there battling. Wark and Craig were part of a revamped team listed under Juan de Fuca with Michelle Allen and Simone Brosseau that competed in this year’s 10-team event at the North Shore Winter Club. Wark stayed at skip while Craig moved to lead and Brosseau went to second after replacing Megan Montgomery. The team was in the hunt again, but bowed out after a tough 7-5 semi¿nal loss to Kelley Law of Royal
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Team Craig, from left, consisted of skip Sarah Wark, Michelle Allen, Simone Brosseau, Roselyn Craig and coach Bill Tschirhart. City. Wark, Craig and company were leading 3-1 after the third end, but Law struck for three in the fourth and maintained the slim lead the rest of
the way. Wark conceded the result was a bit disappointing. “This is what we work for the entire
year,’’ she said. “We curl for these reasons. But there’s always next year and there’s always the next event.’’ Kelly Scott of Kelowna makes it tough for rival teams to keep digging up the determination to compete at the high standard she’s set year after year. Scott won the title for the third year in a row. But Wark and company can take great comfort in their performance, for giving it their all and almost getting to the ¿nal where anything can happen. “It’s exciting to go back and be in the same ranking as we were last year,’’ said Wark. “It’s very hard to go back and have a good week again.’’ The team ¿nished 6-3 in the round robin for the second straight time. “We had a good week,’’ said Wark. “We de¿nitely played well. I think we de¿nitely improved upon last year. I think the ¿eld was de¿nitely stronger than last year which was nice to see.’’ The nine-game marathon started with a 9-4 win over Richmond’s Marilou Richter followed by a tight 5-3 loss to eventual champion Scott.
Team Craig took the next two over Kamloops rinks, 8-3 against Brenda Garvey and 6-5 against Allison MacInnes. The team’s record evened out at 3-3 after a pair of 8-6 losses to Royal City rinks skipped by Nicole Backe and Marla Mallett. But Team Craig soared to the ¿nish line by winning the last three, 6-4 over Richmond’s Kelly Thompson, 10-9 over Law and 7-5 over Jen Rusnell of Prince George. Four teams then slugged it out in the tiebreakers after ¿nishing at 5-4 and Team’s Craig shot at the title ran out after the semi¿nal loss to Law. “Simone has ¿t into the team so nicely,’’ said Wark. “There really wasn’t a big getting to know one another phase. She picked up on everybody’s quirks. “As a team, the last couple of months we played really well.’’ The team will reunite for the Victoria Curling Classic in March. Wark will join Roselyn, Wes and Miles Craig for mixed playdowns in February.
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Cutt encouraged by deZwager’s example of making the most of your opportunities Speeches by Olympians Anna-Marie deZwager and Emily Zurrer continue to draw reaction from the valley’s top youth athletes of 2011. “Both women, who were very friendly and personable had accomplished so much, both in sport and other aspects of their lives,’’ writes Sophie Cutt.
“Being a multi-sport athlete myself, I particularly enjoyed learning that deZwager had played many sports in high school. Even after high school, she played varsity field hockey before joining rowing, which incredibly brought her to the Olympics three years later. Hearing her story encouraged me to keep trying new things and to take advantage of
all the opportunities that present themselves in sport, as who knows which direction they may take you. DeZwager also brought up some very interesting points about setting goals, as a team and individually. She also emphasized the importance of re-evaluating them. Without setting goals, there is no drive behind what you are doing.’’
Grizzlies claw their way back Fourth time lucky: Felton’s winning goal overcomes three Titans’ leads Don Bodger
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Foxstone Stable clinic brings together, from left: Ann Lindwall, Maureen Howe, the great Gail Greenough, Madi Draper, Georgia Hunt and Krista Batty.
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Greenough visits Foxstone Equestrian great: Clinic a way for former world show jumping champ to give back Don Bodger
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ail Greenough’s legendary status makes equestrian enthusiasts sit up and take notice. The only woman to have won the World Show Jumping Championships is also the only North American who’s ever done it. As if those claims to fame aren’t enough, Greenough was also the youngest rider ever to be crowned champion in 1986 at Aachen, Germany on her famous horse Mr. T. It’s no wonder there was so much excitement when Greenough, 51, paid a visit to Foxstone Stable in the Glenora area for a clinic Saturday and Sunday.
“Gail is a legend in Canadian show jumping,’’ wrote Brianne Melnyk on the News Leader Pictorial Facebook page when she heard the news. “What a great opportunity for valley riders.’’ Such trips outside her current Calgary digs at Greenough Equestrian are rare for Greenough. “I do pick and choose a little bit,’’ she said. “I do maybe four or ¿ve (clinics) a year.’’ Ironically, Greenough grew up in Edmonton. She’s like the Wayne Gretzky of show jumping and is less than a year older than the Great One. Greenough knows other Great Ones when she sees them and puts the valley’s Georgia Hunt in that class. Greenough is working with Hunt on a consistent basis. Greenough calls Hunt an “exceptional young talent. I see her
going far. “She has such a great set-up and support with Norah (Ross). All the right things are being done.’’ Hunt is a rider who possesses those intangible qualities, according to Greenough. “She’s amazing. I work with a lot of young riders. It takes everything to get there. She has the ingredients to get there and I’ve got to tell you it’s rare.’’ She identi¿es the three Ds — desire, determination and dedication — as factors that make certain riders stand out. “You have to really want it to the exclusion of so many other things in your life,’’ she said. Greenough enjoys working with riders at clinics. “I ¿nd it very rewarding,’’ she said. “It’s important to pass on your experience and knowledge.’’
Greenough also does a fair amount of committee work behind the scenes for equestrian sports. The great thing about equestrian is the lifelong aspect. “I would still be doing it at the international level,’’ Greenough said. “You go back to the 3Ds. I didn’t have the desire and dedication to stay at the top. “There’s things I want to do and I get really rewarded working with young talent.’’
Superb skill in festival Don Bodger
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n Under 18 indoor ¿eld hockey festival showcased the incredible talent that exists in the valley. Players from the Shawnigan Lake School and Cowichan teams that participated in the event put on a great show during the four-team round robin Saturday and Sunday at the Island Savings Centre. The Hawks club from Vancouver also took part. “It’s just a festival, low-key, no green cards,’’ explained Andrew Poland, who helped coordinate the event. “We don’t even really keep stats.’’ Shawnigan won all three of its games in one day with a powerhouse side that
included Lizzie Yates, Kaja Hansen and many other players from its B.C. AA high school senior girls’ outdoor ¿eld hockey championship side. Cowichan 1 and 2 both had an amazing weekend, with Claire Seeliger scoring the most goals in the festival. Kim Smith and Chelsey Cleemoff made it hard for players to get shots on goal while Madelyn Smith, Brittany Smith and Stefanie Langkammer controlled the front and Michelle Pewarchuk and Krystyna Neal backed them up. The other team had standouts in Jenner Court, with sister Jordyn, Lauren Kellar, Tai Williams, Marina Ellison, Naseeb Cheema and Beth Corish and Shylayne Davidson on defence. Maddie Cho played outstanding in goal for the Hawks.
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Shylayne Davidson of Cowichan 2 Äghts off Lindsey Moulaison of Shawnigan Lake Saturday at the Island Savings Centre.
omething had to give when the Cowichan Valley Soccer Association’s two Under 17 Silver boys’ teams squared off in weekend action. It turned out to be a wild one, with the Cowichan Grizzlies winning over the Cowichan Titans 4-3. The second leg of the local derby was held Sunday morning. The ¿rst meeting just before the winter break ended with the Titans scoring a 3-0 victory over a shorthanded Grizzlies’ side. The Titans were full value for the win at that time and the Grizzlies couldn’t penetrate the defence while playing a man short the entire game. Both teams played another emotional and hard-fought game in the rematch. The Titans struck ¿rst when Aaron Frost connected on a penalty kick. Not to be outdone, the Grizzlies tied the game with a quick passing play from striker Kyle Kononowicz to outside mid¿elder Liam Lindsay, who slotted the ball into the net. The Titans went ahead on a corner kick that the Grizzlies failed to clear. The ball bounced around among multiple players before the Titans slammed it into the back of the net. The Grizzlies drew even once again before halftime off a beautiful run down the right side of the ¿eld by outside mid¿elder Philip McLachlan, who made a precision pass to striker Kononowicz for the goal. The second half started in the same manner as the ¿rst, with both teams battling hard on the ball. The Titans were awarded another penalty kick and Frost connected to give the Titans their third lead. “Still not ready to falter, the Grizzlies pressed forward again,’’ noted coach Al Longair. With the play in the mid¿eld area, Tyler Coles lofted a long shot from well outside the box that curled under the crossbar over the outstretched arms of the Titans’ ‘keeper to tie the game for a third time. This time, the sequence of goals changed to the Grizzlies’ side. The winner came with about 15 minutes left on a great individual effort by mid¿elder Zander Felton. He fought off two defenders before putting a left-footer just inside the near post. The Titans pressed for the tie, but couldn’t get any more chances against the Grizzlies’ defence led by Sam Gillman and C.J. Pagaduan. “The game was well played with a ¿erce competitive edge to it,’’ noted Longair. “Both teams played their hearts out and walked off the ¿eld congratulating each other over a well-fought contest.’’ In other boys’ action, Cowichan and Juan de Fuca tied 2-2 in Under 13 Gold; Cowichan beat Juan de Fuca 4-1 in U13-14 Bronze; Cowichan hammered Bays United 10-1 in U16 Silver; and Cowichan fought to a 1-1 tie with Bays United in Vancouver Island Premier League U15 action. The girls’ schedule also featured an all-Cowichan clash. Nigel Large’s team won over Cowichan (Robinson) 3-0 in U14 Silver. Other girls’ results at home were: U13 Gold — Cowichan 4, Peninsula 0; and U15 Silver — Cowichan (Swain) 2, Sooke Tsunami 0. Some teams were in action for the ¿rst time since before Christmas due to the break and the weather that shut down games last weekend.
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.................................. $14,995
2007 Ford Fusion Stock#B1029
.................................... $13,995
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.................................... $40,995
..................................... $21,995
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.................................... $17,995
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.................................. $19,995
2008 Ford Ranger Stock#31-282A
.................................. $13,995
1996 Toyota Camry
2007 Hyundai Santa Fe
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.....................................$6,995 .................................. $13,995
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Danny Johnson SALES
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Trevor Sheck SALES
.................................. $18,995
.................................. $12,995
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