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upport was overwhelming — but hardly unanimous — for proposed light-industrial and commercial rezoning of a massive swath of Bamberton land during Tuesday’s public hearing at Brentwood College. The rezoning could usher the ¿rst major development of Mill Bay’s sprawling site, bought by Victoria’s Three Point Properties in 2005, if the rezoning is approved by the Cowichan Valley Regional District. Unlike previous proposals, this requested rezoning doesn’t include land for homes. Directors will mull concerns and compliments expressed by about 120 folks during the four-hour, sometimes emotional, hearing

in the T. Gil Bunch theatre. Three Point wants to rezone 136 hectares of Bamberton to light-industrial, commercial, and outdoor recreational use from current forestry zoning on two big parcels west and east of the highway. Development point man Ross Tennant said the project could bring $810 million in jobs and other spinoffs to the community. Bamberton supporters voiced trust in Tennant, and cited job creation, a wider tax base and many economic spinoffs as reasons they welcome the project. Opponents pointed to potentially tainted water supplies, increased traf¿c on the busy Malahat Drive, urban sprawl, wildlife habitat loss, and a lack of legal protection under covenants proposed under the rezoning application. Tennant, and CVRD staff ¿elded questions and comments. South Cowichan directors Mike Walker, Gerry Giles and Bruce Fraser could only listen under hearing rules. They and the rest of the CVRD board are expected to debate Three Point’s rezoning

request in a month or two, staff said. Directors will consider Three Point’s bid to rezone about 53 ha around the Bamberton underpass to business park commercialindustrial (20. 4 ha), and light-industrial zones (32. 9 ha). Bamberton’s seaside core already sports industrial zoning, but directors will also explore a request for a second light-industrial (I-3) zone of some 76 ha book-ending Bamberton’s old cement plant core site — and a 6.1-ha forestry/outdoor recreation strip west of the core where a zip-line ride could be erected. Those four new zones require amending the recent South Cowichan Of¿cial Community Plan covering Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill. Each new zone offers a raft of uses, but no heavy industry. “There’ll be no pulp mills or coal mines” Tennant said. He assuaged Jim Wisney’s worry about funeral service use too. more on A5

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iking projects in and around Duncan were further plugged Wednesday with $5.1 million from Victoria and Ottawa. That senior-government sandbag of taxpayer cash joins about $2.6 million already earmarked by the City of Duncan, North Cowichan, Cowichan Tribes and the Cowichan Valley Regional District for Àood control. The cash will help foil Àooding in low-lying areas near or along the Cowichan River that swamped the Duncan area in November 2009. The $7.7-million worth of work is tier two of a three-tier regional diking plan. “The project includes diking to protect the eastern section of the City of Duncan and Beverly Street area of North Cowichan from Àooding caused by high water levels in the Cowichan River, and will link to the soon-to-be completed upgrades around the Joint Utility Board Sewage Treatment Plant,” said CVRD environment manager Kate MIller. “Cowichan Tribes’ lands at Quamichan Village, and on the south side of the Cowichan River, will also be protected by bank armouring and upgraded dikes.” Tier one, now nearly completed, involved $4.1 million in dike upgrades by the city and North Cowichan around the sewage lagoons, and Duncan’s Àoodpump station after the 2009 Àood. Tier three sees sediment and log-jam maintenance planning and work worth $1.1 million that’s “already in the bank,” city Mayor Phil Kent said. These works are part of larger Àood-preparedness intended to protect residents and businesses within the Àoodplain from the Allenby Road bridge to the Koksilah Industrial Park, and down to the estuary. All works will be completed by March 2014, Miller explained. That’s good news to local leaders and emergency readiness of¿cials. “Safety of our community is our number-one priority in the design and construction of the proposed works which will protect communities on both sides of the Cowichan River” CVRD chairman Rob Hutchins said in a press release. more on A5

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It’s Cowichan Bay Road — if it’s raining, it’s Åooded Cowichan Bay Road remains closed due to ﬂooding, and drivers are warned to use other routes to reach the bay. “It’s all weather dependent, and we hope with cold, dry temperatures the water stays back,” Jeff Kidd of Mainroad South-Island Contracting said Thursday morning. He was angry some drivers insisted on using

the swamped road Wednesday — despite highway signs and drop-down barricades — only to see their vehicle sink in the drink. “We get ‘em all the time. “A van drowned itself earlier in the day — the engine just swallowed some water and quit,” he said, noting barricades off the highway, and at the lawn-tennis club.

Motorists dodging flood-warning signs or barriers face $121 fines for failing to obey a traffic sign or signal, the RCMP said. The long-term answer to Cowichan Bay Road’s perennial flooding is diking, “or lift the road up, but that’s up to the ministry,” Kidd said. Meanwhile, he commended most drivers for weathering recent rain- and snowstorms safely.

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omething slimy and gross has overtaken the Cowichan River — and it’s not the creature from the Black Lagoon. Didymo, also known as ‘rock snot,’ is an invasive algae species that has invaded. Often mistaken for soggy toilet paper or slime, didymo comes in a variety of unsightly forms. Although didymo is not toxic and poses no threat to drinking water, the algal growth is extremely repulsive-looking and can take the fun out of aquatic activities such as tubing or swimming. Matthias Herborg is employed by the Government of British Columbia as a aquatic invasive species coordinator for the Ministry of the Environment. Herborg calls didymo an “odd-ball species.” “It always turns up in these really pristine, cold, fast Àowing and low nutrient rivers. It behaves differently in that way” said Herborg. Herborg said didymo has been known to Vancouver Island for well over a century but it was in the 1980s that it began behaving outside its range. At this time, didymo developed monstrous “Someone taking blooms and started to a Ày-¿shing trip on as Vancouver Island can behave an invasive species. easily spread that if “It might they use felt soles.” have been in different places around the world but it never did have these blooms. Something happened to didymo on Vancouver Island which suddenly made it able to have these really dense blooms

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which are really noticeable,” explained Herborg. Since, the algae has spread across the world. Vancouver Island is also credited as the point of origin responsible for the spread of invasive didymo. Herborg said Vancouver Island’s Ày¿shing industry is suspect. Fishermen who use felt-soled shoes in didymoeffected water systems run a high risk of spreading the species to other habitats. Didymo cells can easily attach themselves to the felt in shoes and can survive for a considerable amount of time. “Because didymo is a chain of one cell of algae, one cell surviving is enough to promote its growth. They clone themselves so you just need one cell surviving,” said Herborg. Herborg has known didymo to survive in such conditions for upwards of 40 days. “Someone taking a Ày-¿shing trip on Vancouver Island and then Àying back to New Zealand or vice versa can easily spread that if they use felt soles.” Several popular Ày ¿shing destinations across the world have banned felt soles from their water systems and have moved toward rubber soles. However, Parker Jefferson of the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society is concerned about didymo’s effects on the Cowichan River’s fragile ecosystem. Jefferson said didymo has the potential to overtake other algae species, most of which provide a feeding ground for local ¿sh like salmon and trout. He noted some research has indicated placing a bag of organic fertilizer in the water system during a period of months can repel didymo and prevent the algae from spreading. “Essentially it is a burlap sack which has granules of time-release fertilizer inside of it. It slowly releases the fertilizer and nutrients into the water,” he said. Jefferson wanted to be clear that he is not advocating the use of fertilizer but

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Vancouver Island University-based Dr. Max Bothwell isan expert on didymo who has investigated the phenomenon in North America and around the globe. Since 1993, he has concentrated on the blooms in rivers of central Vancouver Island. CLRSS members met with him at a Jan. 19 roundtable to discuss the algae and its impact on Cowichan.

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“We’ve had no discussions about funeral services for Bamberton,” said Tennant. Paul Laraman asked if a waste-transfer station could be built in a new zone, and why the business-park commercial use was restricted to buildings 250 square metres in size. CVRD planner Mike Tippett explained the CVRD is not anxious to revisit an eco-depot debacle, such as the recent one in Cobble Hill, noting any further waste-transfer schemes would get a full community airing.

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n agreement has been reached on who will mark ongoing provincial exams in the Cowichan Valley school district. “The issue has been resolved. We have reached an agreement with the teachers on who will mark the papers,” the district’s secretary-treasurer Bob Harper said Friday. He declined to elaborate further on the meeting held with the Cowichan Valley Teachers’ Federation yesterday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the Labour Relations Board ruled high school principals who have taught the subject being examined at some time during the past eight years are quali¿ed to mark those papers. Adjudicator Michael Fleming also ruled that teachers would be expected to mark the rest.. Cowichan Valley high school

principals had been waiting for tests,” he the ruling on whether they or explained. teachers would mark the exams. That According to Peter Jory, chairstrategy was man of the district’s Principals pput on hold and Vice-Principals Associawhen teachw tion, the decision would make ers decided it clear whether principals are in nnot to adminfact quali¿ed to mark specialist Peter Jory: ister the tests was stretched subject papers. or mark the The British Columbia Teachppapers. ers’ Federation had argued Andd th the iincreasedd workload A principals have Masters’ degrees of Cowichan Valley school and are well quali¿ed to teach district’s three dozen principals and that they assess teachers in a and vice-principals continues as variety of subjects. contract talks between teachers As part of job action in 11 and the provincial government districts including Cowichan crawl toward the nine-month Valley, teachers refused to admark. minister or mark the tests. There After their contract expired are 60 school districts in B.C. last June, teachers restricted “We’re particularly concerned their roles in schools starting in about English 10 and Socials 11 September — no bus or recess as there’s a written component supervision and severe cutbacks on there,” Jory said. to communication with adminis“Ron (Nunweiler, the district’s trative staff. They also refused to middle and secondary educa¿ll report cards. tion director) had compiled a list “We’re a stretched a bit,” said of teachers familiar with those Jory, explaining that the situation areas to come in to mark the varies from school to school.

Of major concern is the lack of communication administrators are having with teachers, he said. Also, teachers have refused to take on Teacher in Charge duty when an administrator is out of the school. “That means meetings are a challenge. We’ve also been asked to cancel things like dental appointments,” he said. “What’s really troubling is the kids who may be falling through the cracks without the usual internal school support structures in place,” he explained. “We’re all really concerned about our vulnerable students in all the schools. This (job action) is getting old.” B.C. Education Minister George Abbott has rejected the provincial teachers’ federation’s demand for a 15 per cent increase during the next three years. He said any pay raises or changes to working conditions must be negotiated without increasing the overall cost of the collective agreement.

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Drinking can start at 10 a.m. in Chemainius’ Horseshoe Bay Pub after council moved its serving clock back an hour last week. The landmark bar requested an earlier serving time of 9 a.m. from its former 11 a.m. Staff recommended 10 a.m., and received no public comments from notices in local newspapers. Staff also expected no difference in noise levels if the serving time was earlier.

Councillors were basically divided between maintaining control of alcoholserving times, and opening the door to freer enterprise. “How big is community concern on this? Zero,” said Councillor Al Siebring, supporting the 9 a.m. move. “Let them make a few bucks on champagne and orange juice.” But Councillor Ruth Hartmann believed the time should stay at 11 a.m. based on hours of other beverage rooms. “Drinking and driving at 9 a.m. - you’re

kidding,” Siebring said. Councillor John Koury thought drinking at 9 a.m. was “a little weird, but not uncommon.” Still, “why get in the way of a business that could distinguish itself?” he asked, supporting the 9 a.m. request. Hartmann and Councillor Jennifer Woike noted changing the tray hour for the Horseshoe could spark other bars to make the same request. Council voted 4-3 for the recommended 10 a.m. earlier serving time.

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North end Cowichan Valley businesses warm to the idea working together Lindsay Chung

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here’s strength in numbers. That is the message being preached by DuncanCowichan Chamber of Commerce president Ranjit Dhami about the Five Chamber Accord in the Cowichan Valley. The Duncan-Cowichan Chamber is spearheading an effort to build a regional visitor centre at the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre. And the project recieved enthusiastic support from the Ladysmith and Chemainus chanmbers at recent meeting in Ladysmith. While the centre would be near Duncan, supporters say it would be used to showcase the entire region. “We chose the Forest Discovery Centre to build the project because, ¿rst of all, the Forest Discovery Centre is a centre of activity in the Cowichan Valley and it has been for a long time,” said Dhami. “What it does is it speaks volumes of the collaboration we’re doing. We realize that at the chamber at our visitor centre, we see X amount of people, and the FDC sees double X amount of people, so we become a much more viable business with the two of us working together. “We know the majority of customers who come and visit the Cowichan Valley, they make a concentrated effort to go to the Forest Discovery Centre. If we can capture those clients coming in and get them to stay a little longer, spend a little more and see the entire valley, that is the concept the ¿ve chambers are trying to get at.” The visitor centre itself would have

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Grant McKinnon and Ranjit Dhami unveil plans for a visitor info centre at the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre last February. a few of¿ces and 1,500 square feet of open space to display each region, explained Dhami. The idea is that each sub-region would share responsibility for centre staf¿ng. Peter Matthews, president of the Chemainus and District Chamber, was enthusiastic about the initiative. “For us in Chemainus and us as a region, this is a pretty exciting thing to be involved in, to be able to showcase our individual communities without losing our autonomy,’ he said. Ladysmith Chamber president Rob Waters agreed it has been “a pleasure” to work with the other chamber presidents. While the South Cowichan and Cowichan Lake Chamber of Commerce have verbally supported the project as great for Duncan, neither has committed its participation. The building already has signi¿cant funding, but is still seeking support

from the Cowichan Valley Regional District. A proposal that would see the CVRD kick in the remaining $609,000 needed to complete the project was deferred until next month during a Jan. 25 committee meeting. Meanwhile, working together is also a theme being pushed by Wally Wells, chairman of the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce. “I learned rather quickly that the ¿rst thing governments, particularly senior governments provincial and federal, ask you is who do you represent because they want to know what authority you have, how you talk to them, and how they should listen to you,” he said. “Well, that came about in looking at how we are approaching things on the Island. Wouldn’t it be better if we could collectively, when it’s appropriate, represent the business community on the island?”

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Is Mill Bay ready to take a big step forward? Bamberton: CVRD should approve business park

any of the 120 people present may not have realized it. But Tuesday’s public hearing for the creation of one new business-industrial park near the Bamberton underpass, and the expansion of an existing park near the Bamberton port may have marked a signi¿cant turning point in the Cowichan Valley. It could have been the day when the hub of the community started to shift from Duncan to Mill Bay. Careful attention has to be put on the visual and environmental impact. But if this project is done properly, it could have that kind of impact. South Cowichan is already a favoured It’s time to destination for people who want to live give Three near, but not in, greater Victoria. If this project is approved, the same can be said Point a for business. chance When Three Point pulled its comprehensive plan off the table one year ago, it was with a realization something that huge was simply beyond the scope of the regional district to handle. If they wanted to develop the site it had to happen piece by piece. Approval of the business park in no way guarantees Bamberton will eventually unfold in the comprehensive way Three Point envisions. But it certainly paves the way. Tuesday made it clear the community is ready for this component, ready to move forward, ready to place considerable trust in the possibility Ross Tennant and Three Point Properties can create something good for their community. Three Point has put years of effort, not to mention more than $30 million into the Bamberton site so far. It has been respectful and accommodating in its dealings with the community. It has taken the high road, in the hope that course would pay off with an opportunity to build something special. It’s time for the Cowichan Regional District to grant them that opportunity.

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Seeing both sides of: rejecting school modulars The case against

The case for The people who cared enough about the situation to come out to a public meeting said they don’t want the portables. Why the heck would the school board refuse to listen to them? People in Lake Cowichan want a new school. And they are prepared to wait for that school. They are not prepared to accept a stop-gap that will push that goal further away.

Duncan Brown was part of a unanimous decision to reject Lake Cowichan modular classrooms.

Approving latest Bamberton the right thing to do Patrick Hrushowy

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his week’s Bamberton rezoning hearing was a far cry from the glory days when hordes of howling people fought against a previous Bamberton rezoning application in the mid-1990s. That may make it easier for regional district directors to give this current application “Southern sections the nod. Shelved for now are of Cowichan have plans for a massive suffered from a lack planned community; instead with of industrial land.” replaced a down-to-earth plan to create economic activity in the South Cowichan region that is badly in need of jobs close to home.

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If approved, existing industrial zoning will be expanded to provide up to 430,000 square feet of commercial/light industrial space, along with a tourist zone that could be the future home for a zip line and an eco-adventure park. The hearing at Brentwood College attracted in excess of 120 people who seemed, on balance, enthusiastically supportive of the current zoning application. It took about four hours for dozens of waiting speakers to have their opportunity for their say. Yes, concerns over Malahat traf¿c were expressed, issues around water supply came up, among other matters of concern. But there seemed to be no show-stopper. The CVRD has already recognized the need for sustainable job creation to support families in the Cowichan Valley. The new of¿cial community plan covering the south end explicitly supports the creation of zoning in appropriate locations to encourage the creation of commercial and light-industrial business activity, as well as tourism.

Rejecting modulars doesn’t bring a Lake Cowichan school closer. All it does is keep Lake kids going out to Youbou. Accepting them wouldn’t have cost the community a cent. The decision was fed by unfounded paranoia — paranoia board members were promoting, not responding to. The school board cut off its nose to spite its face. And, as usual, the needs of the students played only a minor role.

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This would appear to be an appropriate location. To sweeten the pot the developer has committed to protect a signi¿cant portion of the Southlands section of the Bamberton property by placing a protective covenant over approximately 270 acres and donating an additional 30 acres at McCurdy Point as park land to the CVRD. Public opinion polling across North America places jobs and the economy at or near the top of the publics’ concerns. There is no reason to believe that local voters and area residents would have remarkably different priorities. While the hearing was presided over by a three-person panel made up of the three regional directors from Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill, it will be the CVRD board that makes the decision over whether to grant the rezoning request. The board will make its decision based on a public hearing report prepared by staff that will not include a

formal recommendation from the panel. If there was ever a developer that deserved an opportunity to proceed, it is the current owners — Bamberton Properties LLP. They invested $30 million in the clean-up and remediation of the old cement plant property without any pressure from local government to do so, and have consulted extensively with the community. The southern sections of the Cowichan Valley have suffered from a lack of land zoned for light industrial and commercial use. This zoning proposal seems to ¿t the bill and there seems to be suf¿cient support within the community to let it proceed. It appears to be the right thing to. Patrick Hrushowy writes every Friday in the News Leader Pictorial. Email him at phrushowy@shaw.ca

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Is Cowichan doing enough to attract new businesses here? “No, we’re not business friendly. Lots of businesses went south to Bellingham and that’s due to high taxes here. To attract businesses, you have to give them tax breaks.”

Ron Jameson, Duncan

“No. We could do promotional drives, especially to the Lower Mainland where they don’t know about Duncan or our valley. Our whole area has so much to offer.”

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What do you think? Log on to www.cowichannewsleader.com and answer our Question of the Week. Results will be published in our next edition.

Tansor elementary student Josaia Nolin took advantage of the Jan. 18 snowfall to enjoy some snowball fun with his friends at Sherman Road soccer Äeld. The Cowichan Valley School District was criticized by some for keeping schools open that day.

Late start protocol could address snow day problem

Dear editor I wish we could employ a “late start” protocol for schools during inclement weather, like they do in many, many other parts of the world. If it looks dicey at 5:30 a.m., call a two-hour late start, plan to send the buses out on the regular routes and schedules, and plan to adjust the day accordingly. Then, if an hour or two later things look worse, you can cancel everything and look like a genius with a back-up plan, not some idiot peering out the window in your jammies and hazarding a guess. I don’t think the superintendent or the transportation head are idiots, either of them. If they had canceled school on Jan. 18, the other 50 per cent of parents would have been down their necks for doing so. Lisa Winfrey Read, Duncan

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remember when the Internet ¿rst gained prominence and it became apparent having a website was essential for any commercial enterprise. Back then, web designers were not plentiful and few people thought to hire a professional to create a site. They felt any web presence was better than none at all and they found people they knew who were “into the whole internet thing” to Comments submitted online at cowichannewsleader.com help them. While those days have passed for websites, I’m It’s not the dogs creating a messy afraid I am seeing the same thing happen with regard to social media. problem on Maple Bay Beach As social media has become an integral element Andrew Dear editor Leong of all mainstream media,some people regard it I have walked my dogs on Maple Bay Beach the same way they used to regard websites — as for more than 20 years and have never found a good addition to their marketing tactics, but not there to be a problem with dog feces on this so essential that they need to approach it with a beach. However, during about the past three 136 hectares from forestry to industrial. This growing. Turning down this proposal will do professional sensibility. years I have restricted my walking on this rezoning will have a huge regional impact nothing to stop growth in the CVRD. Go with As with any marketing outreach, social media beach and go elsewhere because of a worse as businesses being forced out of the Capital the developer who is willing to work with you. done badly will actually set a person back rather problem — that of human excrement. Regional District by high land prices will now This is a no-brainer. There are hundreds of than move them forward. To dogs this is a delicacy and can be smelt have a place to go. To the directors of Mill Bay, municipalities that would beg for a developer Here are some tips for people to gauge whether from a long distance away. It has so disgusted Shawnigan Lake and Cobble Hill it is like a and development like this. they’re taking the right approach: us that we don’t use the beach nearly as regudream come true. Here will be the tax base for Luke Mari, Victoria • My Daughter Does That For Me – If your larly as we did. amalgamation and jobs. However, there will be Comments submitted online at cowichannewsleader.com daughter is a college graduate with a broad-based There is a public toilet just up at the park so a cost. The 12 hectares being offered for park education that includes a degree in mass commuthere is no excuse for this. Believe me, there is is too small to protect the rare and endangered nications, I’d say you may be on the right track. Later start times not all they’re a big difference between human and dog feces plants. Covenants proposed to protect the forest However, if she’s 18 and her primary quali¿cation but it comes down to the same thing and that is to the south of the old Bamberton town site are cracked up to be is that she has Twitter and Facebook accounts, you lack of respect for all users of the beach. Please of too short a duration to provide long-term Dear editor need to reevaluate. Just because she can use Facelet us have our clean and safe beach. protection. There is the ongoing problem of I am curious as to how early U.S. students book and Twitter, doesn’t mean she has the skills Susan Marshall water supply and waste disposal and the view go to school. Jan. 20 letter writer Terra Snider necessary to market a business using social media. Maple Bay from the inlet will not be pretty. does not say. Just that U.S. students would be • I Hired a College Intern – While college stuSo far this has received very little scrutiny for happy to start later. The new start time of 8:30 dents may be part of the social media generation, such an important project. a.m. this year for Frances Kelsey school sounds it doesn’t automatically qualify them to do social Community needs to take a much David Aldcroft great, but the reality for students taking the media for you. Social media is one-to-one marketharder look a Bamberton proposal Mill Bay bus to school is quite different. Because of the ing outreach. You are communicating directly to Dear editor interconnected system of getting elementary, individuals and anyone who has ever posted an After 30 years of surviving proposals for middle and high school students there on time, opinion in an internet forum knows the online Don’t look a gift horse development mega-housing developments and a ferro-chroa lot of students are at Kelsey long before the audience is not to be triÀed with. mium plant, Bamberton lands owned by Three in the mouth 8:30 a.m. bell. Some buses arrive as early Understand that your reputation is on the line. Point Properties will be rezoned industrial. as 7:45 a.m. Buses from Beach Estates and Dear editor With the variety of questions and comments you The Cowichan Valley Regional District Re: Bamberton business/industrial park around Shawnigan drop students off before 8 will receive, it is critical that they’re handled with will make the decision on whether to rezone a.m. In fact the pick up times are earlier than proposal, we must consider the existing alcare and professionalism to avoid any repercuslowed uses under the zoning bylaw, forestry last year. This results in having to get up early l sions to your name and brand. The right tone, cara heavy industry. The proponent has shown but sitting in the hallway until classrooms and ing and message must be delivered for maximum good g intentions that development will occur in are opened. In addition to this some students return and keeps your audience engaged. . a co-ordinated and environmentally sensitive wait until approximately 3:30 p.m. to get the • I Got 11 New Followers on Twitter This Week manner. I think the CVRD would do well to bus home, making their day very long. Many m “Should Cowichan schools have been kept open dur— Of course, building followers is important, but approve a this opportunity before it is too late. parents I know drive their teenagers to school ing last week’s snowfall?” you’ll never make a social media campaign work T instead, which adds to the traf¿c on the road There are few quality developers and even You answered: (48 votes) with the onesy-twosy approach. My social media and harm to the environment. Later start times clients have a monthly benchmark for building fewer that care as much about the community f 56 per cent YES and sound great in the article, but the reality is a environment as Three Point Properties. A followers. Now, this benchmark is not a gross movement toward more progressive indusmuch different. m number, but a net ¿gure after we have weeded out To vote on the next Question of the Week, log onto the trial t uses should be streamlined instead of the Cathy Bhandar spammers, chronic friend adders, and marriage web poll at www.cowichannewsleader.com m delays that have occurred. The island is Shawnigan Lake many proposals from men in foreign countries, and yes, I’ve gotten a few of those. Social media is serious business. Done right, it can create a base of thousands of followers. Done wrong, it wastes time and energy and, most important, gives people the impression social media marketing isn’t important. Here are some tips: Keep it short — 300 words or less; Keep it local — letters raised in We want to hear your opinion on just about any matter of local interest. 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Cowichan Bay lensman pictures a better Ghana ProÄled in TIME: Awarding-winning images raising money to assist ﬂooded-out families Ann Andersen

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t’s not about the success of his photography exhibits; it’s about helping displaced Ghanaians live healthier lives, insists Cowichan Bay-raised Devin Tepleski. But as one depends on the other, they’re hard to separate. From funds raised from the exhibits, the UVic anthropology grad is actively involved in raising money for a grinding mill for villagers in Ghana who were forced to move when a dam was built that would Àood the area they lived in. After pursuing visual anthropology classes at UVic while studying for his degree, Tepleski, 24, was invited to work as a documentarian and archaeologist in Ghana’s Banda area. While there, he took lots of photos of the vil-

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lagers, some now in collections that have been exhibited at New York’s Hearst Centre and in Toronto. His black-and-white portraits have also been acknowledged internationally. Tepleski’s “Sena” exhibit has been pro¿led in TIME and he won the International Photography Award Amateur Portrait Photographer of the Year (2010). As well, Mango Driftwood, a short ¿lm he shot while following the villagers as they prepared for their ¿nal harvest at home, was screened last December at the annual American Anthropological Association meetings in Montreal. “The photos are portraits of people displaced by Àooding caused by a hydro-electric dam being built in the Banda area,” explains the Frances Kelsey grad. The villages of Bui, Akeyakope and Dokoyna have been combined on a single site, says Tepleski. And now, Tepleski sends funds raised from the exhibits and through sales at Oak Bay’s Luz Gallery directly back to the African country to build a grinding mill to replace hand-grinding at the Ghanaians’ new location.

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“Through the funds, (non-pro¿t society) Friends of Bui is building the mill. It will relieve women and children of the burden of grinding their food by hand,” says Tepleski. “And it will help them live healthier lives,” he adds. Selkirk Manitoba-born Tepleski came with his family to the valley when he was in Grade 7. He attended George Bonner before moving to Kelsey.

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he Vancouver Island Health Authority wants to become the Island’s employer of choice for Aboriginal people. Penelakut band member Steve Sxwithul’txw was hired in April 2010 as the health authority’s ¿rst Aboriginal employment advisor. Since then he has been hard at work identifying what prevents First Nations people from obtaining or retaining employment with the health authority and how the employer can better support those workers. The position was created partly in response to demographics — VIHA is expecting hundreds of its baby-boom generation employees to retire in the coming years and those workers will need to be replaced. The Aboriginal population is also the fastest-growing in Canada, Sxwithul’txw said, and the health authority is seeking a more representative workforce.

While there are a lot of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples living on Vancouver Island, the health authority’s employment roster does not reÀect this — Sxwithul’txw can count on one hand the number of Aboriginal doctors he knows of on the island. He is trying to ¿nd out how many aboriginal employees the health authority has, as this information is not routinely collected. Sxwithul’txw is also creating a recruitment and retention advisory committee, which will include VIHA employees and representatives from outside agencies, to advise him about barriers to employment and retention of employees and solutions to these barriers. He’s been working with post-secondary institutions in the hopes that when the health authority has a need for certain employees, the institutions might be able to open more training spots. “We want to be the employer of choice for the Aboriginal people of Vancouver Island,” said Sxwithul’txw.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OFFICIAL SETTLEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3569 ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3570 Applicable to Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws: DATE: Thursday, February 2, 2012 PLACE: Bench Elementary School, Multi Purpose Room 1501 Cowichan Bay Road Cowichan Bay, BC TIME: 7:00 p.m. Official Settlement Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3569 proposes to amend Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay Official Settlement Plan Bylaw No. 925 in order to: • Introduce a Semi Village Residential 2 Zone, with a 0.1 hectare minimum lot size, to allow infill development within the Suburban Residential Official Settlement Plan designation. • The Semi Village Residential 2 Zone may be appropriate if there is a community benefit associated with the application; existing community water and sewer systems have capacity to accommodate the development; the natural hydrology of a site is maintained; and water meters are installed to promote water conservation. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3570 proposes to amend Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay Zoning Bylaw No. 1015 by creating a new zone – the SR-2 Semi Village Residential 2 Zone, and by rezoning Lot 7, Section 4, Range 6, Cowichan District, Plan 24679, except part in plans 39250 and VIP 60753 (subject property shown outlined below with a solid black line) from R-2 (Suburban Residential) to SR-2 (Semi- Village Residential 2).

The purpose of Amendment Bylaw Nos. 3569 and 3570 is to permit a two lot residential subdivision of the subject property. At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the public hearing, written comments on the bylaws may be faxed to 250-746-2621, e-mailed to ds@cvrd.bc.ca, or mailed and/or deposited at the Regional District ofﬁces up to 4:30 p.m. on the day of hearing. For further information, please call Alison Garnett, Planner I, in the Planning and Development Department at 250-746-2620. The public hearing on February 2, 2012, is to be held by Director L. Iannidinardo, Director L. Duncan and Director G. Giles as delegates of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of the amendment bylaws as set out in this notice. A copy of the proposed amendment bylaws and relevant support material may be examined at the Regional District Planning and Development Department ofﬁce, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, from Monday, January 23, 2012, to Thursday, February 2, 2012, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Phone: (250) 746-2500 Fax: (250) 746-2513 Email: cvrd@cvrd.bc.ca Website: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca

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Cowichan News Leader Pictorial B5

1942: balls

1942: wars

DATELINE: COWICHAN

by Ann Andersen

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reilly received word their son, Bill, a pilot ofﬁcer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, had died in England while training pilots to ﬂy bombers. The 22-year-old was a popular Duncan high school grad.

1942: skaters

More than 550 people attended the annual ﬁremen’s ball held in the agricultural hall after two years in the Knights of Pythias hall while the larger building was occupied by the military.

Frozen Somenos Lake attracted hundreds of skaters who skated from end to end during a cold snap which began before Christmas. Surrounding ﬁelds also provided plenty of space for beginners.

Japanese rounded up in Cowichan Dateline 1942: Japanese question divides Ann Andersen

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o politicians and many others panicky about an invasion from across the Paci¿c, it was the “Japanese question;” to families who lived, worked and played alongside Japanese settlers it was shattering news. On the Leader’s front page screeched the headline: “Organizations Support Internment Of Every B.C. Japanese Immediately.” It was January 1942, and the local Canadian Legion Branch, Elks and Rotarians had all telegraphed prime minister Mackenzie King calling on him to do something about this sticky issue. Meanwhile, down in Shawnigan the late Sadie Barry (nee Lamb) along with siblings Joe, Mary, Tommy and Vicki, couldn’t understand why their Japanese friends were forced to leave their homes in the little Japanese village near the Shawnigan mill. “We were in tears when the government made them go to the sugar beet farms in Alberta,” Sadie told me during an interview in 2005. “They had been our school pals and playmates. It was awful,” she said. “The children of the lumber mill’s Japanese employees were among the friends we brought home to share Mom’s wonderful fresh-baked cinnamon buns, and they shared their great Japanese cookies and candies with us,” said Sadie. “Their departure was a tragedy in our young lives.”

Pictures of the Past

courtesy Cowichan Valley Museum and Archive

A pair of Japanese loggers work in the local area in a picture taken sometime in the 1930s. —We want your historical photos of Cowichan people and places. Email a high resolution jpeg along with your phone number and a brief explanation to editor@cowichannewsleader.com. Or drop by during regular ofﬁce hours and we’ll scan it in. More heritage photos are available for viewing online at www. cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca.

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Cowichan News Leader Pictorial B7

Review: Chemainus Theatre’s Harvest features a bumper crop of acting talent Peter W. Rusland

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he lyrics of Fred Eaglesmith’s touching song 30 Thirty Years Of Farming spring to mind during Chemainus Theatre’s fresh play Harvest. Friday’s premier evoked Eaglesmith’s lines “Thirty years of farming, thirty years of heartache, thirty years of day to day, “Oh, my daddy stopped talking the day the farm was auctioned, there was nothing left to say.” But there is one difference. Harvest’s two accomplished actors said plenty in this nostalgically comical gem about modern farming, and life after

the land. Norma Bowen and Brian Linds gave a lesson in mirrorimage method acting, shifting characters as smoothly as a Tour de France bike rider changes gears. Respective years of experience served to personify various characters they shared, illustrating the changing life of retiring Vancouver Island farm owners Allan and Charlotte Duncanson. While times have changed in modern society — from homebrewed coffee chats to McCoffee on the go — the earnest couple saved its down-home morals, even after selling their beloved spread to neighbour, Istvan (Bowen and Linds), and moving to an Esquimalt condo.

They also kept the farmhouse. The couple just couldn’t part with it after decades of memories buried there, as mentioned in Eaglesmith’s tune. But one of many morals in playwright Ken Cameron’s script warns against absentee landlordship. Allan and Charlotte rent the place to sketchy airline pilot Ron (Bowen, Linds), setting the stage for their modern-day reality check. Let’s just say the tenants don’t care for the place in the same way the Duncansons did, a situation explained by an arrogant cop (both actors again). All’s well that ends well, as the naïve couple learns to let go of yesterday. “The more we hold onto the past, the more it comes back on

Bowen’s expressions were priceless — especially as old Hungarian neighbour Istvan, and an anal insurance agent — while Linds offered a wealth of good-natured drive to bring his characters alive. That rang true during his turn as an effeminate realtor. Despite solid acting and an enjoyable story, Harvest lacked real conÀict to add tension. That left us laughing at Ron’s ¿bs, and I-told-you-so banter between Allan and Charlotte. Still, Cameron’s messages were crystal about using compassion and gentleness as antidotes to our often cold, cruel world of lies, deceit and ego. Harvest runs until Feb. 11. Humourous-drama rating: 8 buds out of 10.

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The acting chops of Norma Bowen and Brian Linds, and the banter between their multiple characters, were among the main attractions of Chemainus Theatre’s The Harvest. us,” they admit. and Linds. At one point they The magic here is the delicate even toss the cop’s cap back tennis match of character and forth — a coin toss to see duplication between Bowen who’d play the Mountie.

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Spicer show makes artistic statement through image enhancement John McKinley

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hat do you get when you mix nature, people photography and

the technology of image enhancement with one of Cowichan’s more celebrated artists? Try the Enviromental Images Show, Glenn Spicer’s latest offering on display at the Cowichan Valley Arts Council’s satellite gallery in Duncan’s

Java World Café. “I play with colour, composition, and subject matter to create new ways to perceive the complex world around us and our interaction with it,” Spicer said in a press release. A former scienti¿c illustrator, then a scienti¿c

from Jan. 19 to March 1, free of charge. The Java World Café Satellite Gallery offers a place for artists to show their work. Artists interested in doing a show can contact Spicer at fredmole@shaw. ca or 250-748-7523.

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f you love to sing, Mr. Musiklus is the man for you. Musiklus, better known as Ron Klusmeier, will host an open choral workshop Sunday in Mill Bay where he will debut Building on Faith — a song he composed for Habitat for Humanity. More than 40 singers and musicians will assemble for the sing-along concert at Sylvan United Church.

No experience is necessary to attend. Proceeds go toward Sylvan Youth Global Village Build Projects. If you love to sing and want to take advantage of singing under the direction of a truly gifted director, then here is your opportunity,” organizers state in a press release. The session runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Sylvan United Church, 985 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd. Suggested donation $10. Call 250-743-4301.

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Alders in bluegrass The Pesky Alders: a ďŹ ve-piece not-so-formal bluegrass band, from their shanty homes on Pender Island to support their self titled album, 8 p.m., Wednesday Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $10 advance, $12 door. Call 250-748-7246.

Peekeekoot plays

Chris Ronald: a beautifully clear tenor voice with refreshingly original, unguardedly personal compositions from an English-born Vancouverite , 8 p.m., Friday at the Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 door. Call 250-748-7246.

Ed Peekeekoot: a local guitar player in the style of Chet Atkins, and a songwriter that honours his First Nations heritage, hits the stage Saturday at 9 p.m. at the Crofton Hotel, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton. Tickets $15 Call 250324-2245.

Romancing the paranormal

The Lost Magic

Silver Dew: Cowichan author gaining a following by putting the magic back in romance Krista Siefken

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here are several ways to gauge success as an author. Getting published is one obvious indicator. Good reviews are another. But inspiring a readerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tattoo has got to be the cherry-on-top of author achievement. Just ask Suzi Davis. The Duncan author has sold thousands of copies of her book, Amber Frost, and the sequel, Silver Dew, boasts cover art recently inked onto the skin of one of its fans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A girl in the U.S. sent me a photo over Twitter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she got the image from Silver Dew tattooed on her arm, and then she had a quote from the book translated into Celtic and written underneath, right on her forearm,â&#x20AC;? Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually just ally rewarding that say that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a teen feeling thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people love story with out there who are really pasmagic.â&#x20AC;? sionate about the books.â&#x20AC;? That Twitter interaction is indicative of Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; signiÂżcant online following thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped propel her book sales.

Davis

Amber Frost was initially published as an e-book, but after selling a couple thousand copies in the Âżrst six months, the story was published in paperback format as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It did a lot better than I had hoped,â&#x20AC;? said Davis, a Frances Kelsey Secondary School graduate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then when the second book came out â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at the beginning of December in 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it went straight to paperback.â&#x20AC;? Not bad for the writer who had set a goal of selling one e-book a day after Amber Frost was published. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been really grateful toward all the book bloggers out there,â&#x20AC;? Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been really supportive and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made a big difference, especially with e-books â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lot of people go online to read reviews and look for books that way, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deÂżnitely helped.â&#x20AC;? Of course, Davis, who lives in Duncan with her husband and two sons, has a local following, too. In fact, the series â&#x20AC;&#x201D; called The Lost Magic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is set on Vancouver Island. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a young adult paranormal romance, which is not everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s genre, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a very big age range that have been fans of the book, and a lot of local support,â&#x20AC;? said Davis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people who arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t familiar with the genre hear â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;paranormal romanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and think, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What is that?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; so I usually just say that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a teen love story with magic.â&#x20AC;? And because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s set locally, island

Krista Siefken

Duncan author Suzi Davis just published her second novel, Silver Dew, the sequel to popular paranormal romance Amber Frost. readers unfamiliar with the genre are more likely to give it a try. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know a lot of people whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t normally read this kind of book, but really enjoyed it,â&#x20AC;? Davis said.

Cowichanians have a chance to meet Davis and learn more about her books during the authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Âżrst book signing, happening at Volume One Books on Saturday, Jan. 28 from noon until 2 p.m.

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Suzi Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Lost Magic series â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which starts in Amber Frost and continues in Silver Dew â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tells the story of Grace, a young woman whose life changes when she meets a mysterious young man named Sebastian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoy reading the young adult genre, and as a writer, there are just so many possibilities,â&#x20AC;? Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re writing about teenagers, for teenagers, you can really explore a lot of those coming-of-age issues, and how relationships change with your family and your friends and your ďŹ rst romantic relationships. There are just a lot of interesting things to explore.â&#x20AC;? The series, which is published by Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Avenue Publishing, started with one idea. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It all came of an idea about one of the main charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sebastian â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and what would happen if there was a person who strange things always happened around? It was just that one small idea, and then I started developing the character of Sebastian, and then Grace came along, and then the story line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it all just kind of went from there.â&#x20AC;? A third book in the series is expected sometime in the next year or two. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hesitant to commit myself to anything because my second child was born four months ago, but there will be a third book,â&#x20AC;? Davis promised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been talking to my publisher about writing a prequel to the series, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m leaning toward doing that.â&#x20AC;? Amber Frost and Silver Dew are available as e-books online, or in paperback locally at Volume One Books and Ten Old Books. For more, visit Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; website at www.authorsuzidavis.com.

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Robert Burns Dinner and Concert: hosted by the Cowichan Pipes and Drums with special guest tenor Ken Lavigne and more at the Silver Bridge Inn. Doors at 5 p.m. Call to order at 7 p.m. Tickets $45, $25 for children under $16.

Honeyloaf: four veteran musicians from Victoria with vocals to die for, 9 p.m., Crofton Hotel, 1534 Joan Avenue, Crofton. Tickets $10 or three for $25. Call 250-324-2245. Family Literacy Day celebration: featuring a puppet show and crafts from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Cowichan library. The annual national event encourages families to participate together in fun learning activities. Pick up a Passport to Learning, complete and check off at least ﬁve activities and submit it at your local branch by closing on Jan. 28 for a chance to win a Robert Munsch book. For more visit www.virl.bc.ca or www. FamilyLiteracyDay.ca. Story Song and Rhyme Time: celebrate family literacy day by bringing your children under age ﬁve to your neighbourhood school library. Everyone welcome. Event starts at 11 a.m. at A.B. Greenwell, Alexander,

Royal Canadians are at the Duncan Garage Showroom Monday. Alex Aitken, Bench, Crofton, Discovery, Drinkwater, Ecole Duncan and Somenos, and 1 p.m. at Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Ecole Mill Bay, Khowhemun, Koksilah, Maple Bay, Palsson and Tansor. Call 250-748-3936 for information.

Saturday Stone Vaughn Toole/Midnight Hours: progressive rock from Ladysmith and reggae roots rock from Vancouver in a night of original music, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 door. Call 250-748-7246.

Robbie Burns Supper: an Old time Scottish Gala with Rick Bookham, Roderick Beaton, Wes Everett, Highland Dancers, Sandy Jasper and Steve Tozer, along with the Seniors Drip-in Centre Men’s Choir, Chemainus Legion. Cocktails 6 p.m., Honours 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets $25, available from Legion members or at the Legion lounge.

Sunday The Inside Scoop: a video workshop with Dr. Gabor Maté. Learn from the best guest speakers from around the world and experience where the seeds of relationship come from, 7 p.m. at The Matraea Centre, downtown Duncan. Everyone

Friday, January 27, 2012

Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk: a dynamic folk-pop experience with special guests Royal Canadians, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 door. Call 250-748-7246.

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For The Love of Words: Bill Levity hosts a written word appreciation night. Share your poems, stories or favourite piece by someone else, 8 p.m., Duncan Garage Showroom, 330 Duncan Street. Tickets are $5 readers, $10 others. Call 250-748-7246. Cowichan Valley Camera Club: meets the second Tuesday and fourth Thursday monthly, 7 p.m. Clements Centre, Duncan. New members welcome Holding Your Own in a Relationship: drop-in educational workshops for women experiencing relationship threats, conﬂict, abuse and/or violence,

This week’s session is Impact of Abuse.

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Tuesday

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Metrotech 810 Utility Detection Device in working condition; Electric Motor Water Pumps and piping - 2- 25hp pumps, 2 electric motors 7.5 hp each.

Sealed tenders marked “Metrotech 810 Utility Detection Device”, or “Electric Motor Water Pumps and Piping” will be received by the undersigned at the office of the City of Duncan, 200 Craig Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1W3 not later than 3:00 pm local time on Friday, February 10, 2012 and will be opened in public at that time. The Metrotech 810 Utility Detection Device and the Electric Motor Water Pumps and Piping may be viewed at the Public Works Yard, 1091 Marchmont Road, Duncan, BC. Pictures and Specs are also available for viewing at www.duncan.ca under tenders. Written tenders must be accompanied by a cheque in the amount of 10% of the tendered price as bid security. The City of Duncan reserves the right to reject all tenders received or to award the tender to other than the highest tender received, if it is perceived to be in the best interest of the City. Please contact Len Thew, Operations Manager at 250-746-5321 with any enquires. Thank you.

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Cowichan News Leader Pictorial A19

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

IN MEMORIAM

CARDS OF THANKS

LOST AND FOUND

COX, Vera Cox (Scurry), Nee: Quick April 8, 1919 – January 21, 2012 Vera passed away at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in Nanaimo, BC after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husbands Frederick Scurry (1942) and Llewellyn Cox (1974) and her grand-daughter Carol Walsh. Leaving to mourn are sons; Garry Cox (Linda and grandson Christopher) of Parksville, BC, Larry Scurry (Beverly) of Frankford, ON, George Scurry (Alma) of Trenton, ON, daughter Louise Walsh of Calgary, AB, one sister, Minnie Edwards of St. John’s, NFLD, 10 grandchildren and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. Also leaving to mourn is a large circle of friends in Newfoundland, Ontario and British Columbia, her well-loved friend, Adele from Austria, and special friends at the Anglican Parish of St. Anne & St. Edmund, Parksville, BC. A graveside service will be held at a later date in the Goulds, Newfoundland. Flowers gratefully declined. Donations may be made in Vera’s name to a charity of your choice.

YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (1-877-264-3848) in care of arrangements. FOREVER MISSED, FOREVER LOVED Raymond Bryant de Graaf Dec. 25, 1961 – Jan. 6, 2012 In loving arms, Ray peacefully began his new journey. Ray blessed us with 50 beautiful years. Ray’s gentle nature, courage & humility throughout his life touched many. Predeceased by dad Arthur, survived by mom Hilda, his partner Julie, stepchildren (Kyle & Amber), stepchildren and grandsons (Blake (Kalie), Ajada, Beckett & Bennett); brothers and sister Howard (Karey), John (Celine), Ramona, friend Doug Gamble (Liz), Terry & Ann Welch and numerous family and friends. Our thanks to loving caregivers, medical staff in Victoria and Duncan, ALS Society of BC, and Cowichan Hospice Society, NIchiren Buddhist Society. Join us to celebrate Ray’s life: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 2-4pm; Catered service at the Somenos Hall, 3248 Hwy 18, Duncan BC. Donations in memory gratefully received: ALS Society of BC, Cowichan Hospice Society, and Nichiren Buddhist Society. MCKINNON, Jason Larry John Aug, 27, 1988 – Jan, 19, 2012 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved son Jason. He passed away from sudden heart complications. Our gentle giant (aka Tree) will be greatly missed. He leaves behind his Mom Sharon, Dad Larry, brothers Christopher (Sonia) and Steven (Shannon), girlfriend Dana, and many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and more friends than you can imagine. He was predeceased by his sister Lana. Jason was born in Duncan and went to school at Maple Bay Elementary, Quamichan Middle School and graduated from Cowichan Secondary. He enjoyed his many years playing baseball, basketball and soccer. Jason received his chief scouting award in 2002. He was a key member of the Cowichan Senior boys’ basketball team that attended the Provincials at the Agrodome in their run to 6th place in 2006. He was also MVP at the Totem Basketball Tournament in Port Alberni in 2006. Jason also played baseball locally before spending 3 years with the Nanaimo Pirates. He obtained a basketball scholarship and played 2 years at UNBC before being recruited to play at VIU. His 6’8’’ frame made him an imposing figure under the boards. He graduated at VIU April, 2011 with a BBA degree. He met the love of his life Dana Bailey, March, 2011. He was working for his uncle Roger and Rob Fuller at McKinnon and Associates as Executive Director of the Old House & Spa specializing in Marketing. Jason was in charge of running the Mayors golf tournament fundraiser in Courtenay the past two years. He loved his new apartment on the 9th floor overlooking the Nanaimo harbour with his roommate Evan Gibson. His passion was new and upcoming technologies. Jason could be considered as an innovator. Jason was really enjoying his life. He was smart, kind, caring and a gentle soul that simply enjoyed his family, friends and community. Unfortunately tragedy struck and took him to the Lord. We Thank all the staff at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria for his final 31 days. We will all miss him dearly. A Celebration of Life will take place Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at the Travelodge Duncan (Silver Bridge Conference Center) from 1pm – 4pm. All family and friends are invited to say their final goodbye. No flowers by request. Donations can be made to the Blair McKinnon Foundation in Nanaimo or to the Jason McKinnon Cowichan Basketball Scholarship Fund at the CIBC in Duncan.

The family of the late Violet Stockford Would like to thank all their friends & neighbours for the lovely ﬂowers & cards. Your kindness was greatly appreciated at this very sad time for all of us. A special thank you to Mom’s dear friend Helen Mathews for all your love & support. “A mothers love is forever It lives on in our hearts & memory and is part of everything we do.” We will miss her terribly, Love Edna, Marion, Darold, Gary & families.

LUSSE, Jean Margaret (Nee Evans) Born December 22, 1933 in Duncan, BC and was an original descendant of the pioneer Evans family. Predeceased by husband Gordon Lusse (1999) and survived by daughters Vicky Lusse of North Vancouver, Brenda(Ray) Boyd of Campbell River and Linda(Dan)of Airdire. Grandchildren Christopher (Jaclyn) Boyd, Nicholas (Marcie) Boyd, Kimberley Boyd, Jason (Leah) Prentice, Danielle (Wade), Ogle (Prentice). Six grandchildren, sister in-laws Lois Evans and Gloria Evans and nieces and nephews. Mom died peacefully at home on January 22, 2012. Mom enjoyed gardening, curling, the Canucks, swimming in the ocean in Mill Bay and loved her four legged friends. No service by request. The family would like to thank the home care nurses and a special thanks to Jacquie. In lieu of ﬂowers donations can be made to the SPCA or Trekking4Transplants.

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MITCHELL, Norman Lyle Oct. 19, 1923 ~ Jan. 12, 2012 Norman passed away peacefully on January 12, 2012 at Cairnsmore in Duncan, BC. He is predeceased by his father Gerald, 2nd wife Adamae, great grand son Reilly Marchetti, and sister Ellen Adela Gow. Lovingly remembered by his son Milton (Wendy) Mitchell, grand children Kirsten (Ron) Marchetti, Stacey (Rick) and Josh Mitchell; great grand children Adam and Bailey Marchetti, Brandon and Braydon Mitchell, good friends Brian Parnell, Allison Sahlin and his special little friend Mayla Oud. Norman served in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII and was a member of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #53. He loved marching in the November 11th parade, and is well known for riding his bike around town and recycling cans. Norman worked as a truck driver with Hillcrest then ﬁnished work with MacMillan Bloedel Shawnigan Lake Division. At Norm’s request there will be no service. In lieu of ﬂowers donations to the Food Bank in Norman’s memory would be appreciated. Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc.com

H.W. Wallace 251 Jubilee St. 250-701-0001 JOHNNIE, Delmar Seletze May 10, 1946 - Jan. 23, 2012 Delmar passed away suddenly surrounded by family. He will be deeply missed. Predeceased by his father Raphael Johnny, mother Mabel Williams and sister Minnie Johnny. Survived by his wife Victoria, and his “mom” mother Marie Johnny, uncle Alec Johnnie Sr, brothers and sisters: Murphy Johnny, Foster Johnny, Florence Williams, Phyllis (Polly) Williams, Cheryl Cunningham, Nim Johnnie, Leonard Johnny, Raphael Commandor, Raphaella Commandor, Lisa Commandor, Hank Commandor, Gary Johnny, sons and daughters: Joanne Starr, Karen Johnnie-Loyola, Delmar Lawrence Joseph, Raphael Mitchell Philip Johnny, James Ernest Sullivan, Diettrich George, Larissa Joy Johnny, Nolan Edward Johnny, Victoria Juanita Rose Johnnie-Mills, Robina Ann Johnnie-Mills, grandchildren: Jeramy, Aaron, Kathleen, Jonathan, Joanne, Joseph, Amado Jr, Raymond, April, Julia, Adrian, Mirrah, Latoya, Jamie Jr. and many nieces and nephews. Viewing & Service will be held Thursday January 26, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Si'em Lelum Gym, 5574 River Rd, Duncan. The funeral service will follow on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 9:00 am at the Si'em Lelum Gym, 5574 River Rd, Duncan. Luncheon at Si’em Lelum Gym immediately following service while Cremation takes place. Condolences may be shared online at www.dignitymemorial.com FIRST MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICES

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FOUND IN A WORK GLOVE, at Rona, Cobble Hill, a ring. Please call to identify (250)597-0496 FOUND - left at the News Leader Pictorial before Christmas, Ladies glasses, (maybe reading or prescription?), silver colour arms. Call 250-7464451 ext 222 or drop in to the News Leader Pictorial office, #2-5380 TCH, Duncan,BC FOUND ON HIGHWAY beginning of Jan. Ladies prescription glasses, “Gant” mauve coloured modern frame. Can be claimed at the News Leader Pictorial office, #2-5380 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, BC V9L 6W4 MISSING DOG - Inca. Husky/ Malamute/Shepard X. Greyish, black creamy coloured hair. Black tip on tail. White/blue eyes. Call 250-737-1800. The News Leader Pictorial office is holding several sets of “found” keys”, since March 2003. Stop into the office and see if any belong to you. #2-5380 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, next to Buckerfields

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CHILDREN CHILDCARE AVAILABLE STARCHILD CENTRE New Quality Daycare. Open House & registration January 28th, 10am - noon & 2 - 4pm. Daycare and classes begin February 1st. Full days - infants and toddlers ages 0 to 3 yrs old, extended hours available. Before and after school care for school age children Starchild Centre incorporates Montessori, Waldorf and Nature-based philosophies, methods and pedagogical materials. Qualiﬁed Infant/toddler Early Childhood Educators. 992 Nightingale Road, Mill Bay. (250) 929-3240.

DEWAAL, Cornelis Dec. 23, 1927 - Jan. 23, 2012 With great sadness, the family of Cornelis Dewaal announce his sudden passing at home at the age of 85. Having suffered a health set back during the summer, he is now at peace. He will be deeply missed by Barbera, his wife of 61 years, his children Peter (Mary-Lynne), Rudy (Janice), Betty (Jeff) and grandchildren Byron, Mellisa, Cathy, Alison, Andrew and Mike. As well, his many relatives and friends in both Canada and the Netherlands. Born in the Netherlands, he brought his young family to Canada in 1954. Another move in 1961 took the family to New Zealand and in 1964 settled in Duncan. His many years in the construction trade left it's mark on many of the commercial buildings in Duncan. From the Doman Financial Center to the Caprice Theater, nearly every street in Duncan has a building that was touched by his hand. During his retirement, Cor and Barb went on many cruises. A passion he loved to persue. He also took a great deal of pride in the care and maintaince of the home he built in 1967. A service will be held on January 31, 2012 at 1:30pm at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 531 Herbert St, Duncan, with a tea to follow. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorial donations may be made to the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation, PO Box 73, Duncan BC, V9L 3X1.

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Are you an active woman who enjoys live plays, dinners out with a glass of good wine, gardening, looking through antique shops, music, dancing, walks and drives through the countryside but also enjoys the quiet times in the comfort of your own home? So do I! I am a youthful widower, 5’9” tall, of good appearance, healthy and fit, happily retired and am interested in meeting a woman between the ages of 40 to 65 who is a non smoker, fit, enjoys life, but misses the companionship of a man, and would like someone special to talk to and share your interests with. Interested in meeting me? Then please respond to file #A964, c/o News Leader Pictorial, 2-5380 TCH, Duncan, BC V9L 6W4 or email

EVEREADY Bunny man 50 and single, seeks a really nice Eveready Bunny woman who’s carrot patch is in the Cowichan Valley. You should be a nonsmoking rabbit, who likes her Marley-moments. Reply to File A960, c/o the News Leader Pictorial, #2-5380 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, BC, V9L 6W4 WANTED SINGLE female between 22 & 43, who would like a loyal, responsible man who’s lovable, cute and a fighter for rights, who will be loyal to each other. Long term relationship/matrimony. Reply to File A 962, c/o the News Leader Pictorial, #2-5380 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, BC V9L 6W4 WIDOWED 63 year old retired physically fit man seeking a lady the same age, for friendship & commitment. I love camping, walking, fishing, and dogs. Reply to File A 961, c/o the News Leader Pictorial, #2-5380 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan, BC V9L 6W4

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HAPPY 64th ANNIVERSARY TOPS Mike & Kyla Bridge are pleased to announce the arrival of their son Tyson Ronald James Bridge on November 24, 2011. Special thanks to Dr. Robertson & the outstanding maternity nurses at the CDH.

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(Take Off Pounds Sensibly) A powerful, nonproﬁt, affordable weight loss and wellness education organization. You have come a long way in 64 years of advocating sensible eating, moderate exercise, group therapy, competition, recognition, and supporting people to help people. For more information on local chapter meetings, call 250-743-1851, 250-748-7548 1-800-932-8677. Visit www.tops.org

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY

GRIFFIN January 27, 2012

Wishing you a happy birthday! With all our love. We miss you. A big hug from Nan and Grandad, Everitt and Auntie Dawn in England.

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Recognize Habits and Patterns that hold you back

If you appreciate customers and are physically ﬁt then apply to work in our lumber yard; forklift certiﬁcation an asset; must have valid Class 5 Drivers License. Wages commensurate with experience.

Apply in person to Mark at 7281 Trans Canada Hwy in Duncan.

An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty mechanic for ﬁeld and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051

VOLUNTEERS

MACHINIST wanted. Full or part time at a small jobbing in Chemainus. Must be able to weld. Experience in heavy equipment repair machining, hydraulic cylinder repair, etc. gingertea@shaw.ca, or call Fred (250) 436-0026.

the right person is out there somewhere! let us help you ﬁnd them... Proud grandparents Mike and Miriam Fry and Mary McPherson of Victoria are delighted to announce the birth in Vancouver, of lovely little Ainsley Elizabeth McPherson, born on Jan 4, 2012 weighing 9 lbs, 5 oz. Parents, Michele and Ian are thrilled, as is big sister Parker McPherson.

Yard Worker Wanted

HELP WANTED

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS

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HELP WANTED

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HELP WANTED

PART TIME PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPIST Join a well established team of therapists and infant development consultants. Provide consultation and treatment to school aged children (two days a week) and preschool children (two days a week). We are an accredited (CARF) agency working in partnership with our local school district $32 - $36 per hour with a good beneﬁt package including chocolate. You must be registered with the College of Physical Therapists of BC and have pediatric experience. Please forward resume and cover letter to: Delta McDonell, Program Manager Clements Centre Society 5856 Clements Street, Duncan, BC V9L 3W3 Phone 250-746-4135 Local 234 Or email: dmcdonell@clementscentre.org www.clementscentre.org

WORK WANTED HUSBAND FOR HIRE. Nothing but the best. Carpenter, plumber, painter, electrician, pressure washing. Just ask my wife! Call 250-746-4493 or 250-709-1111

PERSONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

FUEL/FIREWOOD

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

Firewood

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

$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.

FURNITURE

2 BDRM apt located in Tansor Industrial Park, F/S, W/D, elec/gas heat, large sundeck, N/P. Avail now. $800. 250701-1914 or (250)701-1919 2-BDRM WATERFRONT apt., Cow. Bay / Cherry Point area. Quiet, cat ok. $800./mo. Feb. 1st. (250)510-6942. 2 bedroom condo - downtown Duncan. Newly updated with 5 appliances and underground parking. $1000/month plus utilities - N/S N/P. 1-250-7070172 leave message. $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).

SOFA, RECLINER and ottoman, all sage green and a coffee table, all very good condition. Call 250-246-4436.

COBBLE HILL: 738 Champagne Dr., Sat., Jan. 28, 9-2pm. Collectibles, Christmas, garden items and lots and lots more...

CHEMAINUS 455850 – View St (56 papers) 455900 – Ash, Creegan, Cook, Garner, Victoria (96 papers 455902 – Cochrane, Maxwell, Robertson, Victoria (38 papers) 455950 – Channel, Echo Heights, Humbird, Sunset (62 papers) 455952 – Chapman, McKay, Victoria (31 papers) 456202 – Cedar, Fir, Oak (94 papers) 456250 – Alder, Chemainus, Cypress, Croft, Laurel, Legion, Mill, Spruce, Willow, Victoria (102 papers) COWICHAN BAY 253410 – Fenwick, Gillis, Pritchard, Wilmot (39 papers) 253452 – Alder Glen, Maple Glen, Ordano, George (62 papers) 253502 – Botwood, 1659-1846 Cowichan Bay Rd, Wessex (71 papers) CROFTON 503602 – Babine Pl/Rd, Osborne Bay Rd, Peterson (39 papers) 503650 – Arthur, Coronation, Edmund, Emily, Musgrave (71 papers) DUNCAN 100510 – Jaynes, Quamichan Park Pl/Rd, Rothwell Pl/Rd (45 papers) 101100 – Birch, Brier, Rosewood, Sycamore, Tzouhalem (86 papers) 104505 – Brandt, Bright, Cormorant, Glenora (49 papers) MAPLE BAY 153910 – Churchill, Grant, 1569-1785 Maple Bay Rd (56 papers) SHAWNIGAN LAKE 354252 – Catalina, Dandelion, Forest Grove, McKean, Penny, Poplar, Portree, Scobhal, Welcome, Worthington (63 papers) 354275 – Ravenhill, Skrimshire (42 papers) 354370 – 2785 Wallbank Rd (Shawnigan Lake MHP) (53 papers) *all paper counts are approximates CALL LARA NOW Extension 224

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LEGAL SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD?

COBBLE HILL HALL SUNDAY MARKET Open Jan. 8, every Sunday unless otherwise posted. Need table? (250)743-7018 DUNCAN, MOVING. Covered Sale, Sat Jan 28, 8 - 1. 5932 Stonehaven Dr., off Cowichan Lake Rd., (not Gibbins) approx 3 blocks past Hospital.

JEWELS, FURS

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BUY, SELL, Watches, Estate Jewellery, Gold, Diamonds, Repairs, Custom designs. St. Thomas Gold & Silver, 895 Fort Street, Victoria, 250-3807698.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

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.

Independent Business Owner Call or email for products

(250) 510-6305

Wanted Caulk (Cork) Boots in good condition Viking, rubber boot style size 11 Call Cowichan Bay

250-748-0928 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

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Love What You Do? We Do! The Cowichan News Leader Pictorial has an immediate opening for a News Leader Daily Sales Representative. The successful candidate will have a university or college education or two years of sales experience. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player and have the ability to work in a fast paced environment with a positive attitude.

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

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FIR and CEDAR ﬁrewood for sale, $175 cord. Phone 250749-4180

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

GARAGE SALES

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GORGE VIEW APT 258 Gorge Road East Stes avail. - Some Immed. 1 Bdrm $860; 2 Bdrms $1120; 2 Bdrm & den $1125. Amenities incl’s indoor pool, ﬁtness facilities, above grnd and parkade pkg, on site laundry. Onsite staff avail. Please call Sue or Elena 250-380-6566 Email: gvapts@shaw.ca

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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS OLDER 3 Bdrm trailer in 55+ park, Gibbins Rd. Fixer upper. Pet ok. Call 250-709-4444

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO Ground level 2 bdrm apartment for rent in Mill Bay. $1000/m. (250) 710-0725

BRIGHT, 2 bdrm condo, W/D, F/S, D/W, close to schools/parks/shopping. N/P, (Immed). $800. 250-665-6527. 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: 55+ Senior building, main floor, 1 bdrm. N/P N/S. $515.00/mo. Avail. now. (250)246-4221 Chemainus: Lockwood Villa, well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $625 incl. heat & hot water, sm pets welcome. Call Karen 250-2461033 or 250-709-2765. CLEAN, SPACIOUS, 2-bdrm, top floor, 5 appls, laminate floors, 2525 Dingwall St., $750 mo, call 1-(250)474-0545. CLOSE TO Cowichan Bay: Spacious 1 bdrm oceanfront apt. Vaulted ceilings, large deck, 6 appls. NS/NP, $800. (250)715-1789,(250)732-3304. CROFTON, BRIGHT, 1 bdrm, ground level, quiet bldg, W/D in suite, patio, $650/mo + utils. Avail now. Call (250) 416-0053 after 6pm. DUNCAN: 1 & 2-bdrm, 5 appls, close to School, Hospital and bus route. $650-$800 utils. Lv msg: 250-597-4018. Duncan: 1 bdrm suites Close to Beverly Corners, 4 blk to University, on bus route. Updated; new flooring, new paint & some new fixtures. $550-$625. Heat/hot water incld’d. NS/NP, refs.

(250)748-3729 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. DUNCAN: 2 bdrm condo, near VIU, lrg master with walking closet, insuite laundry with storage, F/S, D/W. NS/NP. $875+ utils. Available immed. Call 250-710-0881. 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.

great working workingenvironment environment with with aa We offer aa great competitive base base salary salary and and commission commission plan competitive plan coupled coupled with aa strong strong beneﬁ beneﬁts ts package, package, please please forward forward your your with resume with by March February 15 to: resume with aa cover cover letter letter by 4 to: The Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Attn: Bill Macadam #2 5380 Trans Canada Hwy Duncan, BC V9L 6W4 email: publisher@cowichannewsleader.com A driver’s license, the use of your own vehicle and valid insurance are required. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. 1 & 2 bdrm, 5 appl, balcony, Southern exp, pet considered, $650-$850. 250-746-5049

HIDDEN JEWEL Adult oriented, near Cowichan Aquatic Centre. 1 bdrm, main ﬂoor, Laminate ﬂooring, fresh paint. Rent inclds heat & hot water. $655. (250) 748-1304.

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

Ladysmith: 1 bdrm apartments for rent. Available now. 250-245-3251, 250-716-6553, or leave a msg. 250-245-2586. 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. LOVELY 1 & 2-BDRM suites, Central Duncan, seniors oriented bldg, heat included, N/S, N/P, $625 & $825. Please call Art 250-746-7241.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

SHARED ACCOMMODATION

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

3 BDRM on acreage, south of Duncan, Private. N/S. $1250/mo, Available Feb 1st (250) 715-0882

SHARE LARGE 4 bdrm suite, 1-bdrm avail. $425 inclds utils/ cable. Wood F/P, F/S, W/D. NS/NP. Feb. 1. 250-740-5619

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CHEMAINUS: 5 bdrm, S/F, W/D, $1200 utils incld’d, small fenced garden, NP/NS. Feb. 1st. Call Sarah (250)246-2161.

SUITS STUDENT, pensioner, working person. Lrg furnished room with fridge & microwave. On bus route. $450 utils incl’d. Avail now. (250)746-1851.

MILL BAY/SHAWNIGAN: Lrg, reno’d, 1 bdrm, sep. entry, new F/S, shrd W/D. Quiet, N/S, ref’s, util’s incld’d, $750, Feb. 1st, (250)743-7611.

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APARTMENTS FURNISHED

HOMES FOR RENT

DUNCAN- (8 km north) Furnished studio apartment, on 8 acres. Laundry, satellite, heat, hydro. $575. (250)748-1310.

HOMES FOR RENT

ROWAN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. (Agent for the Owner) Office: 250-748-9090 rowanproperty@shaw.ca

¾ 3695 Gardner Rd, Saltair $495 Studio suite w/ 3 apps, close to beach 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 2-660 Jubilee St, Duncan $850 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 24-3028 Gibbins Rd, Duncan $895 3 BR 2 bth townhouse w/5 apps, 2 sheds 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 1450 Haida Rd, Duncan $1350 4 BR 3 bth home w/ 5 apps, jacuzzi tub ¾ 5962 Salish Rd, Duncan $1600 4 BR 3 bth home w/ 6 apps, office, 2 fp’s 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

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COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL AVAILABLE NOW 7000 sq.ft. store front with excellent exposure, overhead doors, ample parking. 250-748-9622

COTTAGES MILL Bay - 1 bdrm cabin on own property. 750/mth includes hydro. N/S, N/P. 715-6502

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES CROFTON- 3 bd/1ba duplex in Crofton. Bright and spacious with 5 appliances.Rental available imediately.950/mth Pls contact Rick for further information. 250-246-1859

CROFTON. SPACIOUS 2bdrm. F/S, ﬁreplace, nice yard, carport, laundry. $825/mo. 250-748-4253, 250-715-5810. DUNCAN- 3 bdrms, large kitchen, 5 appls, 1.5 bath, fenced & quiet yard, 2 car parking. $1300. Call (250)5973529 or 250-510-4372.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS CROFTON: 2 bdrm. Avail. now, $800. 3 bdrm. Avail. Feb. 1st, $900. Both newly reno’d. Located in family mobile home park. For more info call 250246-1810 or 250-210-1006 cel NEW 33’ trailer with 2 slides, on farm in the Duncan area. Hydro, cable, internet incl’d. $500/mo, rent negotiable with some yard chores. (250)7480919 leave message.

HOMES FOR RENT 3 BDRM, 2800 sq.ft., wooded lot, near Shawnigan Village. W/D/FS, DW., N/S, N/P. $1300/mo + util (250)743-2522 CROFTON, 1 bdrm house, close to shops/ocean, F/S, W/D $750/m. 250-246-4257

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 3 Bdrm, lrg lot, 5 appl., near schools, Avail Feb 1st. $1250/m. (250)597-1402 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. LAKE COW. Reno’d 5-bdrm one home or 2 sep. suites. W/D, garage,workshop $1400. + utils. Mar.1. 1-250-653-9898 MILL BAY: Completely reno’d, 1200 sq ft, 2 bdrm mobile home in adult section (45+), Cedar Creek Trailer Park. Hardwood ﬂoors, 1.5 bath. No Smoking, N/P, only pad rental included. (Must be seen). Avail now, $975/mo. Call and leave message @ 250-743-3431 1250-477-6155. 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.

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 SHAWNIGAN RANCHER. Secluded, 2+ bdrm. Quiet, steps to lake. $1100. (250)888-5850. YOUBOU. LAKE view, reno’d 4-bdrm. W/D,woodstove, refs, $1250.+ utils. 1-250-653-9898.

OFFICE/RETAIL DOWNTOWN DUNCAN 2500 sq.ft. 6 separate ofﬁces, reception, conference area & kitchen, 2nd ﬂoor, AC,. $1175/mo. 250-715-6880. DUNCAN: RETAIL space for lease, highway exposure, A/C, ample parking. 250-748-8671

SUITES, LOWER CHEMAINUS BACHELOR, kitchenette, W/D. Private bath & entrance. Walk to town. $600 utils incld. Available Now. Call (250)246-1546.

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THE PROPERTIES, Maple Bay. 1 bdrm. 850 sq.ft. Avail. immed. Utils & laundry incld, pets neg. $700.(250)732-4463 YOUBOU, brand new 1 bdrm, level entry, 4 appl’s, $700/mo incl’s heat & power. Avail now. Lake access. (250)246-3614

COBBLE HILL- 3 bdrms, 2 bath, cozy insert F/P, double garage on shared acreage. $1450+ utils. Call 250-7018776 or (250)598-0624.

DUNCAN- 3 bdrms, spotless executive home in prestigious neighbourhood, spectacular views, fully self-contained, sep entrance. NS/NP. Avail now. $1400 incl util. 250-748-0668.

CROFTON: $700 util’s, internet, satellite and shared laundry incld. Bright clean 1bdrm. pets considered. Own entrance. close to beach/shops. Call 250-246-9599.

DUNCAN, AVAILABLE immed, large 3 bdrm upper, family room, 2 ﬁreplaces, W/D, garage, N/P, utils incl, $1500 mo. Call 250-510-0993.

DUNCAN- (5860 Sycamore St) 2 bdrm lower suite, level entry, gas F/P, shared W/D. N/S, no parties. $850 inclds utils. Call (250)743-7873. DUNCAN. FEB. 1st. 2 bdrm, private entrance, close to shopping, schools. 482 Chesterﬁeld. $595/mo. Text me at (250)896-4248. DUNCAN: LARGE bright and private 1 bdrm, Maple Bay Rd. Hydro/water incld’d, $800/mo. Avail immed., (250)746-7935. DUNCAN, MODERN 1 bdrm bach suite, sep ent, grd level, N/S, N/P, incls utils, Feb. 1 or sooner, $700, 250-748-5015.

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 MAPLE BAY area, 2 bdrm, 2 baths, 4 appl’s, util incl’d. Avail. now. NP,S-outside $850 Ref’s req. (250)748-3663

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 ﬁrm. 250-755-5191.

SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted! We BUY Scrap Batteries from Cars, Trucks etc. $4.00/ea. & up! Free pick-up Island Wide. Min. 10 (1)604.866.9004 Ask for Brad SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

DUNCAN, BRIGHT 2 bdrm, 900 sq ft, upper suite w/ private entrance, f/s, d/w, w/d, large deck in country setting, refs req, N/S, N/P, $1080 mo incls hydro, 250-715-7412. Avail. Mar 1st. DUNCAN: New 3 bdrm, 2 bath in 4 Plex, available Feb 1st. Private balcony, bright open ﬂoor plan. 5 appliances. Hospital area, on bus route. Upper suite. $1100/m, plus utilities, N/S, small pet considered. 250-748-5060. References required.

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DUNCAN- NEW bright 1 bed spacious suite in prestigious area. Spectacular views. Separate entry/laundry/parking. NS/NP. Utils incld. Avail now. $825. 250-748-0668,701-7621 First month, 1/2 price. Duncan, modern 2 bdrm level entry suite, on bus route, private entrance, close to Maple Bay School. Quiet neighbourhood, NS, No partiers. Small pet considered. $900/m includes utilities. 250-748-3174

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Rock solid efforts pay off nicely

Pushing brooms for Royal City’s Katie Witt rink, Glynis Davis and Janet Harris, left, do the hard work necessary to bring a rock into the house. Witt was the hard-luck rink of the senior ladies’ playdowns. Far left, cleaning house is the job of Cathy Waters after a shot by Duncan skip Collen Gellein in ladies’ bonspiel at the Duncan Curling Club.

Curling events: Kerry Park playdowns and Duncan bonspiel on the calendar Don Bodger

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pair of weekend events put ladies’ curling in the spotlight at valley curling clubs. The Kerry Park Curling Club hosted the Region 8 to 11 senior women’s playdowns. “We only had eight teams register — nobody from Victoria,’’ noted local spokesperson Gerry Harrison. The Penny Shantz Nanaimo rink of third Debbie JonesWalker, second Deborah Pulak and lead Shirley Wong won the A event quali¿er over the Kathy Smiley rink from Royal City 7-3. Smiley and her team of third Kerri Miller, second Christine Jurgenson and lead Ann MacLeod — subbing for Kerry Park player Roselyn Craig — to take the B quali¿er by beating Royal City clubmate Katie Witt 7-4. Witt and her team of third Gloria Palinkas, second Glynis Davis and lead Janet Harris then missed out on being one of the C quali¿ers after losing a 10-9 nailbiter in an extra end to Langley’s Karen Lepine rink of third Susan Beuk, second Betsy Terpsma and lead Leslie Ann Conde-Mathot. Gwen Clark of Langley and her rink of third Connie Stunden, second Lori Jackson and lead Sharon MacDonald beat Qualicum’s Lynn Noble 8-5 in the other C quali¿er. The four qualifying teams move on to the senior provincial championships at Kelowna Feb. 14 to 19. The Duncan Curling Club had just 16 teams for its annual ladies’ bonspiel, but all the participants still enjoyed a great weekend. The Diane Myrden rink of Lake Cowichan came out on top of the Cowichan Valley Inn A event. Myrden’s rinkmates included Tricia Mayea at third, Kari McKinlay at second and Maria Elzinga at lead. Second place went to the Stinson rink of Victoria followed by Duncan’s Colleen Gellein in third and Christina Macdonald from Kerry Park in fourth. Gellein’s team of third Cathy Waters, second Barb Kaiser and lead Shari Paterson also won $400 donated by Glen and Marg Harper for having the biggest end. It came down to a three-way tie with a draw to the button to decide it. The A&W B event was won by the Tracy Gamble rink. Pat Moore captured second, the Smith rink third and

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KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION January 30th - Feb 3rd, 2012 Cowichan Valley welcomes new Kindergarten students for the 2012-2013 school year. Any child who will be ¿ve years of age on or before December 31, 2012, may register at their neighbourhood school. If you are unsure of your school, please refer to our website at www.sd79.bc.ca or contact 250-748-0321. Parents or guardians, please bring a Canadian birth certi¿cate or Canadian passport. Any student without Canadian documents needs to provide Customs and Immigration paperwork, passport and family work documents to the Principal of International Education at Cowichan Secondary School before registering at their neighborhood school. • Full Day Kindergarten is offered at all School District 79 Elementary Schools. • Kindergarten registrations will be accepted from families that live within their neighborhood school catchment area and from those with siblings presently attending with out-of-attendance area approval. • Any parent with questions about a full day kindergarten program should speak to the principal about their child’s needs. • Any family wishing to register their child in a different school may apply to do so until May 30, 2012, using an out-of-attendance area request form available at the school. As per District Policy #3309, ¿rst preference for registrations will be given to those children who reside in the school catchment. For more details see our website at www.sd79.bc.ca • New Honeymoon Bay and Mesachie Lake families register at Palsson. • New Youbou families now register at AB Greenwell at Yount. • French Immersion is offered at Ecole Duncan Elementary School in Duncan and at Ecole Mill Bay Elementary School for the south end. • Rural Traditional Program is offered at Somenos Rural Traditional School in Duncan. • New Thetis Island families register at Chemainus Elementary Community School. Registration will take place at your neighbourhood school during regular of¿ce hours the week of January 30 to February 3, 2012 School District No. 79 (Cowichan Valley), 2557 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 2X3

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Heading in opposite directions in the same event, Duncan Stingrays’ Laura Kissack, left, and Maya Munzar compete in the girls’ 11 and over 400-metre short course freestyle at the Vancouver Island regional swim meet at the Nanaimo Aquatic Centre on Sunday.

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uncan Stingrays took 25 swimmers to the Vancouver Island short course swimming championships in Nanaimo, including four entered in the unique champs time trial. “Those entered into the time trial had not achieved a provincial AA qualifying time just yet but were close enough that the region allowed them to enter this meet,’’ explained Stingrays’ coach Leanne Sirup. “They were ineligible for ¿nals and for points but this was their last opportunity to qualify for provincial AA championships coming in midFebruary.’’ Out of the four entered by the Stingrays, three of them achieved provincial AA qualifying times. Nine Stingrays tallied 100 per cent personal bests. The list included: Zeara Broadway, Fraser Fulton, Jeremy Kissack, Maya Munzar, Malia Prystupa, Grady Robson, Savanah

Van Nieuwkerk, Robyn Zinkan and Teddy Zinkan. Broadway (200-metre I.M.), Fulton (200 free), Prystupa (50 Ày), Robson (200 I.M.), Van Nieuwkerk (200 free, 200 I.M.) and Robyn Zinkan (800 free, 200 Ày) all swam new events. Prystupa obtained a new provincial 11 and under qualifying time in the 400 free. The 10 swimmers who only missed personal bests in one event were: Adara Atsma, Olivia Campbell, Oliver Castle, Lalaine Gower, Cecilia Johnson, Haakon Koyote, Rosie Lee, James Ogihara-Kertz, Montana Prystupa and Esmee Zinkan. Campbell (1500 free, 200 Ày), Castle (50 Ày), Gower (50 free, 100 free) and Ogihara-Kertz (200 breast) took part in new events. The 50 free brought a new provincial senior/open AA qualifying time for Atsma. Gower and Prystupa both added 12 years AA provincial qualifying times in the 100 free, with Gower earning another in the 50 free. Natalia Garriock and Laura Kissack were two short of personal bests in all

events. Kissack claimed a new provincial 14 years AAA qualifying time for the 800 free in a 1,500 split. Desirae Ridenour achieved four personal bests, Dominique Austin had two and Chelsea Langelo and Sydney Rhoades both performed well in all their events. Malia Prystupa scored the most points for the females based on placings with 80 followed by Laura Kissack (68), Munzar (49) and Garriock (48). Jeremy Kissack scored in all his races and topped the boys in points with 112. Teddy Zinkan had 95 followed by Castle (92), Robson (84), Ogihara-Kertz (80) and Koyote (67). “All of our swimmers have just done a heavy block of training with very little recovery going into this meet,’’ noted Sirup. “Our intention going into this meet was to race when tired and learn strategies on how to cope with fatigue. Judging by our results, I would say that all of our members should be proud of themselves for stepping up to the challenges presented to them.’’

February 2012 Meetings & Notices

BOYS & GIRLS Ages 6-17 (by December 31, 2011) Island Savings Centre (beside the gym) Saturday, January 28, 2012 10 am - 2 pm Please bring 2 cheques per child For more information visit our website at: www.cowichanﬁeldhockey.ca OR Contact Heather Goodman Email: heather@cowichanﬁeldhockey.ca Phone: 250.748.5611

COACHES NEEDED Games & practices held at the Sportsplex John Ferreira Turf Field

Council and committee meetings are open to the public. Council encourages you to attend the meetings and listen to the discussions that help form Council decisions. Meeting dates and locations are subject to change, so please check the Municipal Hall notice board, visit our website, or call for updated information. x x x x x x x x x x x x x

February 1, 1:30 p.m. ........................ Regular Council February 6, 1:00 p.m. ........................ Administration & Finance February 6, 3:00 p.m.......................... Land Use February 7, 3:00 p.m.......................... Protective Services February 8, 1:00 p.m. ........................ Committee of the Whole February 15, 1:30 p.m. ...................... Regular Council February 16, 1:00 p.m. ...................... Chemainus Advisory February 20, 1:00 p.m. ...................... Public Works February 21, 8:30 a.m........................ Agricultural Advisory February 23, 3:00 p.m........................ Climate Change Advisory February 24, 1:00 p.m. ...................... Advisory Planning February 27, 1:30 p.m. ...................... Board of Variance (tentative) February 28, 3:00 p.m........................ Economic Development

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BUSINESS LICENCES

You have until February 28, 2012, to pay your business licence application fee. The cost of each business licence is $100, and $125 if purchased after February 28, 2012. Your business licence may also be valid in Duncan, Ladysmith and Lake Cowichan under an Inter-Municipal Business Licence Agreement. Contact: Finance Department

KITCHEN ORGANICS COLLECTION

Starting May 2012, the Municipality of North Cowichan’s garbage and recycling collection will expand to include the “Kitchen Pitch-In” program for kitchen organics. The average household’s trash contains 30-50% compostable organic waste. By diverting this material from landfills, reduce the amount of waste trucked to landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Residents will receive green bins and kitchen catchers with full program details in April 2012. Further details will also be posted on our website and in local newspapers.

YARD WASTE

The Cowichan Valley Regional District offers year-round, free disposal of your yard and garden waste (residential loads only) by taking it to the Bing's Creek Solid Waste Management Complex, 3900 Drinkwater Road (Duncan), or the Peerless Road Recycling Drop-off Depot, 10830 Peerless Road (Ladysmith). Contact: CVRD Recycling Hotline at 250746-2540

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During the winter season, municipal equipment will be clearing snow and sanding or salting the roads. Please help keep our communities safe. x Remove snow and ice from your sidewalks. x During snowfalls, keep your cul-de-sacs and streets clear of vehicles to allow snow plows to operate. x Stay a safe distance away from plows and sanders. x Drive carefully, watch for loose sand and pay attention to road conditions. Contact: Operations Department

EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

Have you registered? Residents and businesses who have registered for the Municipality’s automated emergency alert system will be notified of local emergencies. You can learn more about this new system and register online by visiting the Municipality’s website and selecting ‘Emergency Alert’ from ‘Quick Links,’ or the ‘Emergency Alert System’ icon on the home page. If you are unable to register online, you can call the Municipality at 250-746-3106 to register. Contact: Operations Department

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Short-side coverage is provided nicely by Kerry Park Atom A Islanders’ goalie Teja Brown during a league hockey game against Campbell River Saturday at Kerry Park Arena. Campbell River won 5-0.

Smith spearheads scoring Assorted sports: Four goals make the difference in indoor hockey Don Bodger

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owichan Indoor Hockey League action continued Sunday with two games at the Island Savings Centre. The Blue Hurricanes beat the Yellow Lightning 8-5 in the ¿rst game behind the four-goal effort of Brittany Smith. Krystyna Neal added a pair and singles came from Teresa Gregus and Tara Erickson. Jen Watson and Kendra Burley replied with two goals each for the Lightning. Shylayne Davidson had the other marker. In the other game, Green Dragons got a hat trick from Kelsey Goodman to beat the Red Hot Sauce 7-3. Madelyn Smith and Claire Seeliger each added two goals for the winners. Stefanie Langkammer (2) and Marina Ellison accounted for the Hot Sauce scoring. • Week nine of the Cowichan Valley

High School Bowling Program featured a sweep by Kain Stewart in the boys’ events. He had the high single of 201 and high series of 476. Stewart was also the A&W Bowler of the Week at +107 pins. Kyrstyn Murchie posted the girls’ high single of 210, with Jaimie Orchin’s 494 standing up as the high series. • Cowichan Indoor Soccer League had six games Friday at the Si’em Lelum gym. In men’s action, Titans beat the Gunners 9-4, Eagles No. 2 doubled Blake’s memorial team 12-6, Falcons knocked off Penelakut United 7-1 and The Eagles trounced the Chiefs 18-2. NIFA defeated the Strikers 8-2 and Penelakut edged the Canucks 3-1 in women’s games. • Duncan Stingrays had ¿ve swimmers selected for the Swim B.C. 12 and under training camp taking place in Victoria Feb. 4 and 5. They include: Lalaine Gower, Jeremy Kissack, James Ogihara-Kertz, Desirae Ridenour and Teddy Zinkan.

he Cowichan Valley Midget Tier 1 Capitals put together two solid efforts at precisely the right time. The rep hockey squad made a strong ¿nish heading into the playoffs, beating Peninsula 5-2 at home Friday and Comox on the road Sunday 3-1. “Throughout both weekend games, our team has really been working on getting those simple, yet hard-working goals — screen deÀections, driving the net and shooting at the net every chance we get and chasing down the puck for rebounds,’’ noted coach Ryan Trudgeon. “This is starting to pay off for us and I’m really excited for the boys when we start on the road to the Midget Tier 1 provincials.’’ The four-game round robin playoff begins Saturday in Nanaimo. The Caps’ game against Peninsula could have gone smoother, especially after goals by Jeremy Breeze, Jordan Coyne, Graham Winship and Kyle Green staked the team to a 4-0 lead in the ¿rst period. “Peninsula couldn’t get out of their own end and the boys kept coming,’’ Trudgeon indicated. But all the domination came to a grinding halt with a Àurry of lazy penalties. Peninsula cut the de¿cit in half with a pair of power play goals. “We ended up ¿nishing strong with tons of scoring chances being missed throughout the third period,’’ noted Trudgeon. But Winship added a second goal to wrap up the win. Trudgeon was a bit unhappy his team let Peninsula back in the game. “Smart, disciplined and systematic hockey throughout the entire game is our goal and if we accomplish it, we will be rewarded,’’ offered Trudgeon. The Caps ¿nished the job against Comox with goals in the second period by Nick Boyd and Green and a thirdperiod marker from Chayse Elzinga. Chris Carpentier picked up two assists.

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Price in his prime with Team Canada

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Texas trek: Cowichan football product elevates his game Don Bodger

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ersatility is Drayson Price’s greatest strength and it showed during a football stint to Texas with Team Canada’s

Under 15s. The Cowichan Valley Football Association’s Bantam Bulldogs’ player embarked on the trip Jan. 3, accompanied by his mom, dad, brother, aunt and grandpa, and returned on Jan. 9. The experience is something Price, a Grade 10 Frances Kelsey student who lives in Shawnigan Lake, won’t soon forget. “It was really good,’’ he said. “They kept us really busy. Practice was good. They scheduled it really well.’’ The agenda included four days of practice, Price said. Two practices were held on one of the days. The highlight was a game against the United States Under 15 team. Even though it ended in a 38-7 loss, Price and his Team Canada teammates asserted themselves well. “They were really good,’’ said Price. “The pace was really a lot

faster, I found.’’ Price ran for tons of yardage and numerous touchdowns during the regular season in the Vancouver Mainland Football League as a key member of the Bulldogs’ offense. With Team Canada, he made the switch to defence. “I went down there as a safety,’’ said Price. “The second practice I got moved to outside linebacker.’’ Fortunately, he already had experience at linebacker. In fact, the past season with the Bulldogs was the ¿rst time he’d played running back. Price conceded it was a tough transition, doing all the tackling instead of eluding them. But CVFA president Jeff McDonald isn’t surprised at Price’s ability to adapt to any situation. “Athletically, Drayson is amazing,’’ noted McDonald. “He is able to play any position on the ¿eld as was proven with him as our running back in the fall. “Drayson made his presence felt on numerous tackles and hits, and has made more than a few American players realize it’s not just about hockey up here.’’ “One thing I noticed being on the

Brentwood basketball: Junior boys place third on their home court Don Bodger

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Maranda Price

Drayson Price with coach Paul Orazietti, above, and in the Team Canada lineup, right, against the U.S.A. in Texas. team and having such a short time, it’s all about teamwork,’’ said Price. “You have to work together.’’ Price ¿rst learned about his selection to the team back in November. And he also received lots of Team Canada paraphernalia that was a nice bonus. It all has Price stoked about future possibilities in football. “I’m hoping to go somewhere with it,’’ he said. Price has also been selected for the Starbowl all-star game as well as a football university camp run by current and former NFL coaches so other great opportunities are already occurring.

rentwood College and Shawnigan Lake School basketball teams just can’t get away from each other, no matter what the event. The valley rivals clashed in the third-place game during the annual Brentwood College North-South Challenge for junior boys’ basketball teams. After a tight ¿rst half that had Shawnigan Lake ahead by two points, Brentwood blew the game open in the second half and won 54-34. Brentwood coach Liam Sullivan pointed out Joshua Charles had a very strong tournament and made the all-star team. Charles is only in Grade 9. Hayden Frisch was a monster in the middle for Brentwood and Woody Lee showed patience and savvy at the guard position. Eight teams — four each from the north and south — competed in the tournament. Brentwood won its ¿rst game over Highland of Comox 57-40 and then lost a close one to Mount Douglas of Victoria, 47-40. Two Victoria teams wound up playing for the championship, with Lambrick Park beating Mount Douglas. Brentwood is in the Mark Isfeld tournament at Courtenay this weekend.

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Red, Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M #12-119a

Blue, Auto, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M Stk#12-119B

Silver, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M #12-125A

Blue, A/C, P/W, P/L, P/M #12-04A

Silver, auto, a/c, p/w, p/l, p/m #12-106A

2006 IMPALA 4 DR Silver, auto, a/c,/p/wp/l, p/m #12-104A

Grey,Auto, a/c, p/w, p/l, p/m #11U38A

$9,588

$8,188

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