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Proposal for 2.95-per cent tax hike gets third reading ROBERT BARRON CITIZEN

A proposal for an average tax increase of 2.95 per cent for 2016 in the Municipality of North Cowichan received the first three readings by the board Wednesday.

The municipality was considering a tax increase of 2.51 per cent in all classes, but a decision was made to reduce light industrial rates by 15 per cent to make them more competitive with other jurisdictions in the province.

That resulted in the proposal to increasing the municipality’s taxes in the other seven categories by 2.95 per cent. Final reading of the budget is scheduled for May 4.

Coun. Joyce Behnsen made a notice of motion that she would

like to see a review of the municipality’s tax exceptions policies.

North Cowichan currently supports local non-profit organizations through permissive tax exemptions, and also offers a tax-incentive program to encour-

age new commercial mixed-use developments to locate within existing commercial-core areas.

Behnsen said she believes the current policy that allows for tax exceptions for some applicants for five to 10 years is “too generous.”

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There are many reasons businesses are hesitant to accept $50 bills. Yet another reason has cropped up in the Cowichan Valley as several businesses have fallen victim to one man’s scam.

“A lone man walks into a store, usually a small business or a chain where the cashiers tend to be young people,” explained Cpl. Krista Hobday

of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP. “He makes a very small purchase and tenders a $50 bill as payment.

He then jumps into his routine of asking for change in specific denominations, changing his mind frequently.

“By the end of the transaction, he has confused the cashier and made off with anywhere from $75 to $300 and the product he still hasn’t paid for.”

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Keeping your slang usage on fleek The Temp

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o exactly when did people stop saying ‘gag me with a spoon’?

Did anyone ever actually say that in the first place?

Slang has long been an important part of our language and how we communicate with one another.

From ‘23 skidoo’ (get out while the gettin’s good) to ‘fleek’ (as in, your eyebrows are on fleek, or on point, or they look perfect... something like that), words and phrases that differ from the norm have always been popular.

I checked with my good pals Merriam and Webster, and they defined slang as: “words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people.”

In many cases, slang is created by and/or popularized by young people. Since all grommets eventually turn into fossils, new gen-

From the bee’s knees to YOLO - a look back of some of the slang used during previous decades Slang the 1920s: Bee’s Knees - An extraordinary person, thing, idea; the ultimate (see also Cat’s Meow or Cat’s Pajamas); Ducky - very good; Gams - a woman’s legs; Keen - Attractive or appealing; Hair of the Dog - a shot of alcohol; On the lam - fleeing from police; Spiffy - an elegant appearance; Wet Blanket - a solemn person, a killjoy.

From the 1930s: Horn – telephone; Greaseball – someone that was unpopular, disreputable, unworthy; Giggle Juice – alcohol; Butter and Egg Man –someone with a lot of money. Make Tracks – a way to say that a person has/should leave quickly.

Bumping Gums – someone talking about nothing important.

From the 1940s: Chicken –A person who was being a coward about something. Bum rap – a false accusation; Geezer – a derogatory term for an older person; Gas – a good time or something that was really funny; Chrome-dome – an offensive word for a bald headed man; Eager Beaver – someone who was excited about something in general; FuddyDuddy – Someone who was old fashioned, prim & erations have always found a way to come up with their own new slang – and much of it eventually becomes part of the accepted lexicon. Trying to keep up with the changes can be interesting.

If you happen to be the parent of a teenager and overhear a conversation (when they actually

proper; Lettuce – money.

From the 1950s: Ankle-biter – a child; Blast – a good time; Bread – money; Classy chassis – great body; Cool – indefinable quality that makes something or someone extraordinary; Cooties – imaginary infestations of the truly uncool; Cruisin’ for a bruisin’ – looking for trouble; Dibs – a claim; Flick – a movie; Knuckle sandwich – fist to the face; Nerd - person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious; Spaz – someone who is unco-ordinated, a klutz; Made in the shade – Something or someone that was guaranteed to be or is a success; Threads – clothes; Heat – police; No sweat – Something was no problem or easy.

From the 1960s: Groovy – outstanding or nice; Hang loose – take it very easy; Hunk – good-looking man; Free love – casual sex; Knocked up – pregnant; Boob tube – television; Bogart – keep for yourself; Freak out – lose control; Mod – modern or in fashion; Sock it to me – let me have it; Scarf – eat fast; Right on – OK, a term of agreement; Stoned – high on pot; The Man - any authority figure who

speak to their friends instead of texting), it can be like you live on another planet.

“Last night, I was hanging out with bae and the fam and that basic thot kept geggin’. She’s so thirsty. I was salty.”

Huh? Translation: “I was enjoying the

maintained the corporate, legal and political status quo 1970s: Boogie – Description for dancing, having fun. Psyche! – Used when tricking someone; Brick House – A term used to describe someone who is physically built well with an attractive body; Fab – Fabulous. Catch You on the Flip-side – Goodbye, see you later; Chump – A loser, an idiot, a fool.

Dream On – Used to tell someone that they were being unrealistic. Funky – something good (a funky party) or something bad (your socks smell funky).

1980s: Rad – To say that something or someone was cool, awesome, great; Like Totally – Used as a way to express extreme agreement with someone or something; Tubular – Used as a way to express excitement in something or someone; Gag Me with a Spoon – Used to show disgust or extreme dislike; To the Max – Used to show something or someone was extremely awesome or cool; Grody – Used as a way to show disgust in something or someone; Yuppie: a person who is a white-collar worker who has possessions of an expensive nature and flaunts them.

company of my significant other and some close friends and an unsophisticated and promiscuous young woman continued to interrupt. She was so pathetically desperate that it angered me.”

Something along those lines.

Want to feel old? Go through lists of slang from previous dec-

ades. You might find yourself nodding and saying “I use that” or “I know what that means” at many of the older words and phrases and scratching your heads at the ones of a more recent vintage.

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Plenty of ‘fun and joy’ goes into the use of special slang SLANG, From Page 3 Ron Bonham, a retired English professor who developed a series of linguistics courses at Vancouver Island University, said sland is “really the opportunity to be creative with the language.”

“There’s lots of fun and joy behind it,” he said. “It gives someone in a particular group their own type of thing. As we’ve seen with social media now, it’s really exploding.”

Bonham noted that early slang began as what people today would call an argot (a secret language), used by people in the underworld.

“It was quite colourful and used by thieves and prostitutes,” he said. “It has changed a lot.”

He said many words and expressions from yesteryear are used much differently today.

“If you asked someone to call you a cabriolet (taxi) instead of a cab, they would wonder what you were doing,” said Bonham, with a chuckle.

Bonham said it’s often hard for people of previous generations to keep up with today’s slang.

He cited the word ‘boots’ as an example.

“I recently encountered this,” he said.

“Someone was ‘stressed boots’ – if you’re not up on things, it’s hard to figure out what they mean.”

(The idea today is to just add the word boots to end of adjective or verb to add emphasis to whatever you’re saying. Let’s

“There’s lots of fun and joy behind it. It gives someone in a particular group their own type of thing. As we’ve seen with social media now, it’s really exploding.”

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Yadda, yadda, yadda... decades of slang 1990s: Tight – Used to show how great something was; As If! – Used to show extraordinary disbelief and a lack of interest; My Bad – Used to show guilt, an error on your part; Diss – To show a lack of respect for something or someone. Fly – Meaning that something was cool, good, fun. Yadda, Yadda, Yadda – Used to make a long story short. Whatever! – Used when showing an extreme lack of interest and a way to end a conversation.

2000s: Bromance: A close, emotionally intense, non-sexual bond between two (or more) men; Meh - an interjection used as an expression of indifference or boredom.

LOL or lol, an acronym for laugh(ing) out loud;

say you’re really tired, you can say you’re tired boots.)

Young people having their own slang is important, said Bonham.

“It’s a part of youth and life,” he explained. “It’s something you have on your own. It’s all good fun.”

Interestingly, a little research showed that many of the slang terms appeared on lists from different decades – meaning all you hepcats and cool chicks out there can put up your dukes and decide which era deserves credit.

For me, I know something has taken hold when it flows through my thumbs. I actually used “cray cray” when sending a text to my son, talking about a TV show from the previous night.

Yes, I felt shame, especially when I was reminded in no uncertain terms that I was forbidden from using any current slang.

I laughed and said I couldn’t help myself.

Because, you know, YOLO.

Fo shizzle – for sure; Muffin top – fat pushed up from tight jeans; OMG – oh my god; Snail mail – mail from the post office; Baller – cool, stylish or expensive; Awesome sauce – very good.

2010s: Cray cray – extremely crazy; Swag – exceptional style; Basic – a boring, typical or dull person; Bae – before anyone else; Fleek – on point, everything pulled together; Ship – relationship; Thirsty – when you really want something, especially in a sexual way; Doe – a shorter way of saying though; YOLO – you only live once; Throwing shade – to give someone attitude; Salty – angry. Dafaq and AF – best to look those up on your own.

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Many will support government’s pot decision

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t was certainly an interesting choice of date to make the announcement.

On Wednesday (April 20 or 4/20, which is celebrated as a national holiday for cannabis culture), Canada’s health minister, Jane Philpott stated that Canada’s legislation to begin the legalization and regulation of marijuana will be introduced next spring.

For some, it can’t come soon enough. But plenty of questions still remain.

Speaking at a United Nations session on drugs, Philpott said the federal Liberal government

believes the plan is the best way to protect youth, while enhancing public safety.

The move has been expected since the election of Justin Trudeau’s government in October.

“I am proud to stand up for our drug policy that is informed by solid scientific evidence and uses a lens of public health to maximize education and minimize harm,” Philpott said.

The intriguing part will be seeing exactly how the plan rolls out.

While more Canadians continue to show support for pot legalization, most don’t view it as a national priority.

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According to a poll from the Angus Reid institute, more than two-in-three Canadians (68%) say marijuana should be made legal, and roughly the same number (64%) say legalization will do more good than harm in the long run.

But legalization does not exactly top the list of national priorities – more than half (54%) of Canadians see it as one of the least important issues facing the country today.

According to the pollsters, there are significant differences in opinion on what legalization should look like. Should Can-

adians be able to grow their own plants? Will legalization make it easier for children to use the drug? And what should happen to people who have been convicted of marijuana-related offences under the current legal regime?

Many are pushing to have criminal records erased for previous possession charges.

What solutions will be in place given the pledge on pot may breach certain global treaties on illicit drug use signed by other countries?

What happens in the interim for folks who may be arrested

under the current rules?

Critics will say the government should immediately decriminalize pot and figure out the complex issues (such as supply) at a later date?

What about businesses such as dispensaries? Do they risk running afoul of the law now, or just wait for the right time to operate?

In the end, it’s a decision most people can get behind.

But there are plenty of issues bound to pop up during the next year or so.

Let’s hope the government is ready with answers.

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nice milking goats. A problem is the many dog owners out there who don’t properly train their animals and don’t exercise them enough. Another problem is B.C.’s improper rental laws, which make it difficult to remove renters who don’t act responsibly.

Train has no future; time to bury the ‘old beast’

Re: ‘Slow shift away from land line us’ (Citizen, April 20) My wife and I are both in our early 70s and we have a land line in our house with both cordless and corded phones and we both also have cellphones.

We have the cellphones for convenience and safety whilst travelling and we have the land line for economy and for safety in emergency situations.

Regarding economy we can call anywhere in much of the world including the UK on our land line for five cents per minute through our deal with Telus; this is much cheaper and more convenient than using a cellphone for these calls.

Regarding safety I would point out that in case of a power outage many cellphones may not work as there will be no power to the towers which are the vital points of connection also cordless land line phones will be inoperative due to lack of power.

This is why in our house we have a corded land line connection on each floor – for safety and the ability to call 911 in case of emergency including during a power outage and, as was stated in your article, use of a land line to call 911 enables the emergency responders to have the correct address for the emergency As was demonstrated during the 9/11 emergency in New York, cell phone systems can rapidly become overloaded as all calls have to go through one or more cell phone towers which have a limited number of channels.

Thus, though many may say that we are “old-fashioned” my wife and I will continue to have and use our land line

Graham Jones Chemainus

Unrealistic to expect pets in an apartment Re: ‘Pet pooches make finding a home difficult’ (Citizen, April 8) While I might sympathize with an individual like Dana Bowman, she’s being unrealistic about having pets in an apartment.

I’d like to have many things in an apartment, but like here I don’t have the funds to rent a more suitable space such as a basement suite.

As for pets, I’d have to think about the cost in food and health care for them. Even if they were

Just wanted to compliment you guys on a fascinating issue April 8. Please do more of this kind of article – wonderful!

The train is a dead dinosaur and time to put it to rest. Unless you can increase its speed, get rid of it.

The train tracks — pull them up and recycle the steel. Make the old trestle grade into a bicycle track so people can ride from one end of the Island to the other and just maybe, this is going out on a limb, during the Olympics this bike track can be used as a competition speed racing bike track where people all over the world can compete on it.

Seriously, quit wasting time and money on an old piece of junk. I think we need to start imagining a brighter tomorrow instead of a backward past and the train is just that. Bury the old beast.

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Advice from seniors welcomed by readers Re: ‘Sage advice’ (Citizen, April 8)

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I would like to inform you of my experience at Cowichan District Hospital.

I have my Canadian Hospital Department Management Certificate obtained from The Canadian Medical Association. I am a certified dental assistant from UBC and an RCA from Capalino College. I share that so you can see that I would be in a somewhat unique position to observe and report to you.

My experience began on Good Friday, March 25. I was discharged Tuesday, April 5 just before noon. I will think of this as my Easter experience. It was completely unexpected.

On this Easter weekend 2016 I was absolutely exhausted. Diabetes right out of control. High blood pressure and I could feel most of my body’s systems starting to shut down.

I called a cab. I grabbed everything I had on paper, I did a one to 10 bleach solution behind myself as I went, so as not to leave my apartment contaminated for anyone going in my suite. I was really sucking for air at this point. I closed the apartment door and met the taxi. Signed to him emergency.

I walked into emergency. Nobody in waiting room. Triage RN right there. I pointed to my throat and handed her all my papers.

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I felt so safe. All I had to do was focus on getting some oxygen into my airway.

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Areas around the Cowichan Valley broke heat records earlier this week, but the unseasonably warm and sunny weather is over, at least for now.

Matt MacDonald, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, said the agency’s closest weather station is in Nanaimo, which broke the record with a temperature of 25.1 C on Monday.

But he said valleys tend to trap heat and can be as much as four degrees warmer than surrounding areas.

A weather station at Lake Cowichan’s Palsson Elementary School recorded Monday’s high temperature as approximately 22 C, and went as high as 28 C on Tuesday.

“But we’re certainly at the end of the warm weather for the time being,” MacDonald said.

“The massive ridge of high pressure that was covering all of Western Canada for many days started getting weaker on Thursday, and now we have cooler and wetter conditions expected through the weekend.”

As for the long-range forecast for the south-Island region, MacDonald said it’s “hard to judge” but some predictions can be made

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Cash Wilson, 4, and Madison Savory, 3, enjoy the sun and warm April temperatures in the playground at Duncan’s Centennial Park on Wednesday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] based on current conditions.

He said the El Nino that had been keeping the ocean water off of B.C. warmer than usual during the last year is still in place.

So it’s expected that the temperatures this spring and the first part of the summer will be approximately one to two degrees

warmer on the Island, and most parts of the province.

But MacDonald said it’s harder to accurately predict the amount of rain the valley will have in the coming weeks and months.

“Cooler low-pressure systems can form pretty quickly at this time of year and can sit for weeks

and even months at a time,” he said.

“But it’s hard to say if one will set up over the Island later this spring at this early date, or how long it will stay in place.”

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There are changes coming in B.C.’s school curriculum and parents will want know where the province is heading. École Mt. Prevost, in conjuction with Cowichan Valley DPAC, is hosting Rod Allen, the Cowichan Valley school district’s superintendent of schools, for an information session on Monday (April 25) from 7-8 p.m in the school gym.

Allen and his colleagues around the province have been briefed on the new B.C. curriculum and how it’s being redesigned to respond to the demanding world students are entering. He will give an overview of the new direction.

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“But, hopefully, we’ll have our usual June with periods of nice weather followed by periods of rain that will take us into the forest-fire season that begins in July.

If that happens, it will be great because we had no rain last June, which contributed to the drought last summer.”

Last year’s forest fire season had an early start due to drought and this year has seen even earlier starts in areas of dry grass. [BLACK PRESS PHOTO]

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Donna McPherson, a spokeswoman for the Coastal Fire Centre, said the conditions in northern B.C. have been different throughout the winter months from southern sections of the province, including Vancouver Island.

She said the three-year drought the southern part of the province has been experiencing ended over the winter due to the fact that sufficient amounts of rain fell to finally end it.

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Restaurant part-owner Marty Goliath said the reconstruction of the White Spot at its long-standing location on the corner of the Trans Canada Highway and Cowichan Way began last week.

He said it took some time since the fire almost completely destroyed the building, which had been a White Spot location for 20 years, for the various insurance companies involved to complete their investigations and determine the costs of reconstruction.

“The insurance companies deemed the fire a ‘no fault’ event,” Goliath said.

“It began in the mechanical area of the restaurant, not in the kitchen as was previously reported, but there was so much damage to the mechanical area that the exact cause couldn’t be determined.”

Goliath, his partners and other restaurants and businesses in the area worked hard at the time to find employment for the workers from White Spot after the fire, which started in the early hours of a September morning in 2015.

He said he has always been loyal to his staff and held the annual Christmas party for them in January, even though they were displaced from their jobs.

“Some had moved away, but about 75 per cent of the staff came to the party and I expect many of them will come back to work for us when we reopen,” Goliath said.

“We expect we’ll need up to 60 staff right away when that happens.”

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“Some had moved away, but about 75 per cent of the staff came to the party and I expect many of them will come back to work for us when we reopen,”

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Goliath said there will be few changes to the White Spot’s exterior when the reconstruction project is completed, but the inside will be “completely different.”

He said that when White Spot first opened its doors in Duncan almost 21 years ago, the operation was constructed to “suit the menu of the day” but that menu has changed dramatically over the years.

“Half of our business used to be burgers, but now that’s down to just one-third,” Goliath said.

“That means the new kitchen will be larger and laid out differently to deal with the different options that will be on the menu, including salads, rice bowls and other ethnic foods that are popular at this time,” he said.

Goliath said a food truck with items from the White Spot menu will be brought to the site in about three weeks when the walls are up.

He said the public will be invited to see how construction is going and to meet some familiar faces from the old restaurant.

“All proceeds from that event will be going to the Zajac Ranch, one of White Spot’s main charities,” he said.

“The date of the event will be announced at a later date.”

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(Part 1 of 2) lthough she served her brief career entirely in the North Atlantic, the minesweeper had enjoyed a special place in the hearts of Victorians.

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Peering through his periscope, Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Erwin Reith watched the minesweeper begin to settle in the approaches to Halifax Harbour.

Three minutes later, at 9:31 a.m., April 16, 1945, 71 years ago, the last Canadian naval ship to be lost in the Second World War—lost within five miles of the Nova Scotian coast and only three weeks before V-E Day—was gone.

In February 1965 former crewmember William S. Baker of Peterborough, Ont. suggested that Victoria observe the 20th anniversary of the Bangor Class minesweeper’s sinking. Reeve (and former naval officer) A.C. Wurtele immediately agreed to present the request to Esquimalt Council.

Fortunately for Mr. Baker he wasn’t aboard the Esquimalt when she was lost but his shipmates were less fortunate.

The fact that, because of wartime censorship, news of her sinking and loss of life were witheld for three weeks, resulted in a heartrending juxtaposition of newspaper headlines.

The Colonist issue of May 7th proclaimed in its largest type, PEACE IN EUROPE; GERMANY SURRENDERS! And, next day, VICTORY WILL BE PROCLAIMED TODAY. Victorians joined the rest of the western world in rejoicing that, after six years of bitter fighting and millions of

deaths, there was peace in Europe once more.

For many of the families and friends of those who served on board HMCS Esquimalt there was no celebrating, they having been informed of their loss. For the public at large, further down the front page of the same May 8th issue of the Colonist, in smaller type, was the brief article, Esquimalt Sunk Off East Coast; Five Officers and 20 Ratings Missing.

Although she served her brief career entirely in the North Atlantic, never even visiting her namesake, the minesweeper had enjoyed a special place in the hearts of Victorians. Many Victorians followed her activities with interest and sent parcels to her crew. This vicarious bond, and the fact that several B.C. husbands and sons were among the 44 lost with her, dampened whatever joy there was in victory being proclaimed.

For RCN officials the war wasn’t quite over; it may have ended in Europe but the U-190 and sister long-range U-boats were known to be still cruising in Canadian waters. It was this ongoing state of emergency that had led to Esquimalt being torpedoed after the Admiralty estimated that, of Germany’s remaining 220 submarines, at least 72 were believed to be still at sea.

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See dealer for details. ¥ Lease based on a purchase price of $18,359/$23,734, including $500/$500 GM Card Application Bonus, offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card (GM Card) or current GM Card cardholders (tax inclusive), $3,000/$0 lease cash and a $1,500/$0 manufacturer-to-dealer delivery credit (tax exclusive) for a new eligible 2016 Cruze Limited LT Air/Auto (1SA)/Trax LS FWD Air/Auto (1SA). Bi-weekly payment is $109/$138 for 24/48 months at 0%/0.5% APR, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometre. $0 down payment is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment or trade. Total obligation is $5,664/$14,352 plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $12,698/$9,718. Price and total obligation exclude license, insurance, registration, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited-time offer, which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. †† Offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank® GM® Visa* Card (GM Card) or current Scotiabank® GM® Visa* Cardholders. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2016 model year Chevrolet delivered in Canada between April 1 and May 2, 2016. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $500 credit available on: Chevrolet Camaro, Sonic, Cruze, Cruze Limited, Malibu (excluding L model), Volt (including 2017 MY Volt) and Trax; $750 credit available on: Chevrolet Impala, Equinox, Express, Traverse, Colorado (except 2SA), Suburban and Tahoe; $1,000 credit available on: Chevrolet Silverado, Silverado HD. Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Company (GM Canada) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GM Canada dealer for details. GM Canada reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. † Purchase price of $23,495/$24,995 includes 0/$750 GM Card Application Bonus, offer applies to individuals who apply for a Scotiabank GM Visa Card (GM Card) or current GM Card cardholders (tax inclusive), and a cash credit of $0/$3,000 and applies to new 2016 Malibu L (1VL)/Equinox LS FWD (1SA) models at participating dealers in Canada. Purchase price includes freight, air tax but excludes license, insurance, registration, dealer fees and taxes. Dealers may sell for less. Offer may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. GM Canada may modify, extend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without notice. See dealer for details. ‡ The Chevrolet Equinox received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in a tie in the proprietary J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Initial Quality Study. Study based on responses from 84,367 U.S. new-vehicle owners, measuring 244 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of U.S. owners surveyed in February-May 2015. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ~ Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations.

Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on select vehicle models and in select markets. Customers will be able to access OnStar services only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. After the trial period (if applicable), an active OnStar service plan is required. ‡‡ Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ** The 2-Year Scheduled Lube-Oil-Filter Maintenance Program provides eligible customers in Canada, who have purchased or leased a new eligible 2016 MY Chevrolet (excluding Spark EV), with an ACDelco® oil and filter change, in accordance with the oil life monitoring system and the Owner’s Manual, for 2 years or 48,000 km, whichever occurs first, with a limit of four (4) Lube-Oil-Filter services in total, performed at participating GM dealers. Fluid top offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc. are not covered. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives available on GM vehicles. General Motors of Canada Company reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

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Survivors crowded into overloaded rafts CHRONICLES, From Page 14 It was this threat that had sent Esquimalt to assist in anti-submarine patrol outside Halifax Harbour...

There was a light offshore breeze that spring morning of April 16, 1945 and Esquimalt rode the swells easily as she maintained a precise speed of 10 knots. On her bridge, Lieut. Robert C. MacMillan, DSC, RCNVR, scanned the empty horizon with his binoculars. It remains a mystery that he didn’t have his ship zigzag as was standard procedure during patrols. This regrettable omission made the ‘sweeper an easy target and, compounding the tragedy, Esquimalt’s Asdic failed to detect the lurking U-190 even as she moved in to attack.

At exactly 9:27 a.m. O/L Reith’s acoustic torpedo ripped into Esqui-

malt’s starboard quarter with a shattering blast, knocking out all power and stopping her dead in the water. Her decks were already awash when Lieut. MacMillan ordered Abandon Ship and officers and men leapt from her rising bow then swam for the four Carley floats which had been launched.

As they frantically paddled away, their ship went under, taking with her the only lifeboat still secured in its davits.

For many of the 44 of Esquimalt’s crew not killed outright the final nail in their coffins was the fact that she sank too quickly to allow her to radio for help or to fire distress signals. Most of those survivors were now crowded onto the overloaded rafts while others struggled to remain afloat in the chill water.

(To be continued)

HMCS Esquimalt. [WIKIPEDIA PHOTO]

STAGE ONE WATERING RESTRICTIONS NOW IN EFFECT Watering Regulation Summary Table

Stage 1 Watering Restrictions are in effect May 1, 2016 for the City of Duncan, Municipality of North Cowichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, Cowichan Tribes, Mill Bay Water District, Cowichan Bay Water District, Town of Lake Cowichan and Town of Ladysmith.

Stage 1 and Stage 2 watering times are 7:00 am – 9:00 am OR 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm STAGE 1: Watering 2 hours maximum on odd or even days EVEN numbered houses on even days ODD numbered houses on odd days STAGE 2:

Watering 2 hours maximum EVEN numbered houses: Wednesdays & Saturdays only as per the adjacent chart ODD numbered houses: Thursdays & Sundays only as per the adjacent chart

STAGE 3:

Hand-watering/ Micro or drip irrigation permitted only for trees shrubs and gardens as per adjacent chart Please check the local newspaper or each water provider’s website during the summer months to see if Stage 2 or Stage 3 restrictions are in effect.

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For more detailed information, see the Water Use Restrictions Frequently Asked Questionsâ&#x20AC;? located on your water providerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website.

Exemptions - Water Restrictions: nurseries, turf farms or tree farms; school and municipal playing fields; Sprinkling Permit holders (obtained from your water provider); car dealerships; and other commercial enterprises which require water use to facilitate normal business activities (e.g., power washing companies, window washing companies, etc.) unless ordered otherwise by the local government.

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SCOTIABANK MS WALK PROFILE

MS Walk Citizen of the Week

PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS

Presented by:

In accordance with Section 814.1 of the Local Government Act, Act the financial statements of the Cowichan Valley Regional District will be presented at the April 27, 2016 Regional Services Committee meeting. Copies of these reports are now available at the Regional District Office or on our website at www.cvrd.bc.ca.

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Family Walkers group ready to help increase awareness of MS in Valley FOR THE CITIZEN

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he Family Walkers-Self-Help Group are a Scotiabank MS Walk team comprised of people who are living with MS and their family and friends.

The Family Walkers- Self Help Group encourage people to stop by the MS tent at the Scotiabank Walk where you will find helpful information about MS along with information on what is available in our community to support people who are living with MS, their families and their caregivers.

Visit the craft area to see talented crafts by the MS “Crafty Old Ladies”. At the craft table there is an opportunity to participate in a fun drawing/ coloring craft.

Canada has the highest rate of MS in the world affecting not only individuals, but also families and loved ones who come together to manage the realities of MS. MS is one of the most common neurological disease affecting young adults in Canada.

MS impacts all Canadians, and this is why we urge people to join the Scotiabank MS Duncan Walk at the Cowichan Sportsplex on Sunday, May 15, 2016 and raise much needed funds for MS research and services for people affected by the disease.

The Scotiabank MS Walk in Duncan is accessible to wheelchairs, scooters, strollers and leashed doggies. Participants can enjoy a prewalk java and goodie, a lively water stop, a fabulous lunch, music, inspirational words and the great company of other dedicated walkers.

Funds raised at the MS Walk go to supporting groundbreaking, Canadian-led research into the cause and cure for MS as well as helping Canadians with MS live better until a cure is found.

For more information or to register go to www. mswalks.ca or call the local MS Society office at 250-748-7010. Email Sheron: Sheron.chrysler@ mssociety.ca We would like to thank the Family Walkers – Self-Help Group for supporting the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Each specific model may not be available at each dealer at all times; factory order or dealer trade may be necessary. Offers valid until May 02, 2016. See scion.ca or toyota.ca for complete details. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on www.getyourtoyota.ca and that contained on scion.ca or toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. *Lease example: 2016 Corolla CE Manual BURCEM-6M MSRP is $17,610 and includes $1,615 freight/PDI I and fees leased at 0.99% over 60 months with $0 down payment (after application of the $1,500 cash back which is available only on that model), equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $77 with a total lease obligation of $9,955. Applicable taxes are extra. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. †$1,000 Stackable cash back available on select other 2016 Corolla models and can be combined with advertised lease rate. **Lease example: 2016 iM Automatic KARJEC-A with a vehicle price of $23,810 includes $1,820 freight/PDI and fees leased at 1.49% over 60 months with $1,150 down payment, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $97 with a total lease obligation of $13,774. Applicable taxes are extra. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. †† Up to $1,500 Stackable Cash Back available on 2016 iM models and can be combined with advertised lease rate. *** Stackable cash back offers on select 2016 Corolla and 2016 iM models are valid until May 2, 2016. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not the above special rates), then you may by May 2, 2016. Cash incentives include taxes and are applied after taxes have been charged on the full amount of the negotiated price. See toyota.ca and scion.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. †††Bi-weekly lease offer available through Toyota Financial Services (TFS) on approved credit to qualified retail customers on most 60 month leases of new and demonstrator Toyota and Scion vehicles. Down payment and first bi-weekly payment due at lease inception and next bi-weekly payment due approximately 14 days later and bi-weekly thereafter throughout the term. ‡®Aeroplan miles: Miles offers valid on vehicles purchased/leased, registered and delivered between April 1 and May 02, 2016. Customers must be an Aeroplan Member prior to the completion of the transaction. Offer subject to change without notice. Some conditions apply. Other miles offers available on other vehicles. See www.Scion.ca/scion/en/aeroplan or your Dealer for details. ®Aeroplan and the Aeroplan logo are registered trademarks of Aimia Canada Inc. Visit your Toyota Dealer or www.getyourtoyota.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less.

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46th ANNUAL

Cowichan Valley's Largest Open Art Exhibition & Sale PORTALS & Cowichan Suite

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2687 James St., Duncan, BC Admission is $5.00 - 12 yrs & under Free Wednesday April 27th Thursday April 28th Friday April 29th Saturday April 30th Sunday May 1st

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Phone: 250.746.1633 email: cvartscouncil@shaw.ca www.cowichanvalleyartscouncil.ca

Jonny Harris brings TV show to Lake Cowichan LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Cowichan Lake area residents are eagerly waiting for Saturday night.

The big day is finally arriving.

Jonny Harris, comedian and a star of CBC’s popular Murdoch Mysteries is bringing his own CBC TV show, Still Standing, to Lake Cowichan to film a segment on April 23 at Centennial Hall.

The show follows comedian Jonny Harris on a hilarious, heart-warming journey across Canada as he ventures to small towns on the ropes and immerses himself in the lives of the locals.

And he achieves it while mining enough material to put on an original stand-up comedy routine for the residents about their community.

CBC calls the series “a quirky and affectionate adventure into small-town Canada, and a celebration of the people who proudly choose to call those towns home and learns what makes these places special.”

The prog ram’s producer Mike Schultz announced the actual time of the event only last week and now organizers are counting on everyone having their calendars marked and making their way to the hall for what is sure to be a big event. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Admission is free but there will be limited seating and it’s going on a first-come, first-served basis, so residents are urged not to wait until the last minute to try to get in.

“By accessing world markets for Canadian oil, we’ll enjoy increased tax dollars and years of employment.”

- Deborah Cahill, President, Electrical Contractors Association of BC

Now more than ever, this project makes sense for Canada and British Columbia. It’s vital we receive the most from our natural resources at a time when our economy needs it most.

The Trans Mountain Expansion Project will allow Canadian oil to be delivered to international markets and, as a result, Canada will earn approximately $3.7 billion more a year for our oil.

By realizing full value, everyone will benefit.

In addition, the expansion will create tens of thousands of jobs over the next 25 years.

For more information, go to TransMountain.com/benefits Email: info@transmountain.com · Phone: 1-866-514-6700

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COMING UP IN COWICHAN What’s happening in the Cowichan Valley; send your items to editor @cowichanvalleycitizen.com

Valley gardeners can hardly wait for the plant sale extravaganza of the year, April 30 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at the Cowichan Exhibition in Duncan.

Carrie Nelson, president of the Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society, which hosts the fair says, “we are ready for this very popular event which boasts 14 growers of unusual and hard to find rhodos, azaleas, Japanese maples, perennials and more. Garden art, birdhouses, pots, tools, fairy paraphernalia, mulch and arborist services are also for sale on site.

“Our expert growers and volunteers can help you find the right plant for your conditions or a special gift for Mother’s Day. Enjoy the fabulous truss display of locally grown rhododendrons.”

The first 100 paying customers will receive a free plant. Admission, parking and coffee are free. Proceeds go toward the education of the genus rhododendron and the beautification of public gardens on Vancouver Island.

“This year we will donate plants to Providence Farm,” said Nelson. “I hope to see you there.”

For information on vendors and gold sponsors see: www.cowichanvalleygardenfair.com.

Fundraiser for Cowichan Green Community teaching kitchen Bill Jones of Deerholme Farm, along with the Cowichan Chefs’ Collaborative is

The annual Cowichan Valley Garden Fair takes place April 30. [PHOTO SUBMITTED] hosting a fundraiser for Cowichan Green Community’s teaching kitchen.

Scheduled for May 1, at the Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar, this afternoon event (12-4 p.m.) will feature individual courses paired with local wine and cider.

Local chefs Bill Jones, Dan Hudson (Hudson’s on First), Fatima da Silva (Vinoteca), Ian Blom (Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar), and Marissa Goodwin (Organic Fair) will each feature local food in a separate course, including ingredients such as blueberries, nettles, wild mushrooms, and cheese.

The menu has just been announced and will include an absinthe-cured confit raincoast trout, a smoked turkey and stinging nettle strata, a nettle and hazelnut ravioli, and more. This fundraiser will also feature a silent auction of memorable local experiences.

Proceeds from the Taste of Spring fundraiser will go towards upgrading CGC’s teaching kitchen.

“CGC needs to upgrade some of the kitchen’s key infrastructure, including the walk-in cooler and its storage capacities,” said Nadeane Nelson, CGC’s board vice-president. “The kitchen is in high demand, and we are so grateful to Bill Jones, Jeff Downie, and the Cowichan Chefs’ Collaborative for generously offering to host this event.”

Tickets are $115 per person and can be purchased online through CGC’s website (www.cowichangreencommunity.org), at the Garden Pantry Store (360 Duncan St.), and at the Old Firehouse Wine and Cocktail Bar (40 Ingram St.).

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Square dance at The Hub open to anyone aged 12 and over The next square dance at The Hub in Cowichan Station will take place on Friday, May 6 starting at 7:30 p.m. The dance is open to all 12 years and older, and the suggested donation is only $5.

Music is provided by The Shady Grove Dance Band, no experience is necessary, and all dances are taught by the callers, led by Peter Sussman.

Want to learn more? Call Sussman at 250-929-8226.

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Fine dining and music on menu for big fundraiser LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

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omething very, very special is on the menu in the Show Lounge at the Oceanfront Hotel and Suites in Cowichan Bay on Friday, April 29.

The newly-formed Cowichan Jubilee Foundation (CJF) for the Performing Arts is presenting a fundraising Evening of Fine Dining and Music.

There will be a silent auction featuring such items as tickets to anywhere Westjet flies, a full set of luggage and more and, of course, superb food.

And a galaxy of special guests, such as Will Millar — an original Irish Rover — plus former NHLer Greg Adams and many other local luminaries.

But what about the music?

That is coming from the equally superb pairing of soprano Betty Allison and pianist Rykie Avenant.

The evening begins at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased at Volume One Bookstore, Oceanfront Suites, or by calling 250-466-9966.

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Betty Allison and Rykie Avenant headline the April 29 show.

There is a terrific incentive to getting your friends to join you at this dinner, according to CJF president Les Broadway.

“Anyone who sells a table of 10 tickets to this dinner gets to put their name in a draw for a foursome with the three top golfers in Canada at our golf tournament in September.” he said.

Broadway and the group’s vice-president Ray Inder are excited about the possibililties for the foundation.

“In the arts everywhere, we spend half our time talking about fundraising. I suggested about a year ago that we should form a foundation whose whole purpose it raise money and which would then support the arts, the symphony included.

“But I’m also really concerned about all these

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Broadway admitted that there is already a Cowichan Performing Arts Foundation but said the two fundraising groups should be able to exist simultaneously because the focus of each one is very different.

“In five years that group has done a great, great job but there is still another need. We want to raise millions.”

Ray Inder is new to the Valley but is ready to step up and work on the foundation.

“We don’t want people paying [to put on shows] out of their own pockets. We want to help out.

Say a choir needs to go to a competition in Vancouver and they need help with their funding.

We’d be more than happy to assist them.”

The CJF is putting on the banquet at the end of April but there’s more in the wind.

On Sept. 26 they’re organizing a fundraising golf tournament at the Cowichan Golf & Country Club — a real showstopping event, according to Inder.

“We have Canada’s three top golfers coming: David Hearn, Graham DeLaet and Adam Hadwin as well as Walter Gretzky. It will be called Walter Gretzky and Friends.”

Eager golfers can enter that tournament by signing up (at $225 per player) at the golf course after May 1, he said.

“We’re expecting a minimum profit of $100,000; we would like to be the umbrella of funding organizations. Then they don’t have to do those chocolate bar sales,” Inder said.

And the Valley’s business community will also be glad of the relief, according to Broadway.

“We just heard that now. A man said: ‘Every business is going to love you guys because we get 30 people a month coming in.’

That’s what we’re trying to educate people about: if they will support us, then we will support the performing arts people who always have their hands out,” Broadway said.

And sponsors and supporters are already stepping up.

“Westjet has given us return trip tickets for two to anywhere they fly in the world,” he said.

“Sears and they gave us a full set of luggage to go with that travel plan. We’re trying to do that: think in a bigger way.”

The group is also really looking for volunteers, too, the men said.

Anyone interested in working with the foundation can get in touch with Broadway by calling 250-466-9966.

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Wilfred McKenzie It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, brother and brother in law.

Wilfred passed at the Cowichan District Hospital surrounded by his loving family on April 17, 2016. He was born, Wilfred Angus McKenzie on May 28, 1938 to Allan and Margaret McKenzie in Oba, Ontario.

He met and married Sylvia Swanson in Creston, BC on July 7, 1962 and together they had four children, Gordon Angus, Lorie May (David), William Carl and Margaret Sylvia.

He had nine grandchildren; Stephanie, Lea, Holly and their mother Susan; Mark, Brandon, Riley, Sophia, Emily and their father Jim; Jacqueline and her mother Joanne, as well as two great grandchildren Taylor and Brooklyn.

He is survived by his sisters Joanne and Estelle and brothers Jim, Patrick, Allan and Michael.

He is pre-deceased by his mother and father and his sisters Marge and Gerri.

The family would like to thank all the doctors and nurses on Second Floor and ICU at Cowichan District Hospital.

A viewing will be held at H. W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre on Sunday, April 24 at 4p.m. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 1:00 PM at H. W. Wallace Cremation and Burial Centre, 5285 Polkey Road, Duncan, BC. with a reception to follow.

Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

Bonnie Gwendoline Nerenberg February 17, 1942 – April 17, 2016 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend. Bonnie was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and moved her family to BC in 1971.

Bonnie was a very strong woman with a heart of gold. She was always there for anyone in need.

Even from her hospital bed she worried about the other women in her room more than herself. You could always call her when you needed advice and her honesty always felt so calming.

She loved being involved in her community and outings and talking to any passerby who stopped to visit with her and her “Babies” Precious and Snoopy. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Aldrich, son Edward (Sandra) Jagusiak, daughter Angeline Nunes-Vas (Dean Weiss), and foster daughter Darlene Miller, sisters Georgina (George) Nemanishen, Ila (John) Buller, brother Norman (Jean) Vancoughnett, Grandchildren Kristine, Chelsey, Thomas, Danielle, Great Grandson Kristian and numerous nieces and nephews and friends. Bonnie is predeceased by her first husband Edward Jagusiak, son Dean Jagusiak, brother Leonard Vancoughnett, sister Carol (Al) Watt and her baby Precious. The family would like to thank all the staff at CDH and Chemainus Health Care Centre for all their loving care. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Contact can be made by email to sjagusiak@hotmail.ca

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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend.

Marian was born in Polwarth, Saskatchewan, she moved to Youbou in 1964 where she and Leo raised their 4 children. Leo and Marian moved all over the island until they came back to the lake in 2012. Marian was a loving and caring mother, wife, & grandmother. She enjoyed the simple things in life like a beautiful garden and spending time with her family.

Marian is predeceased by her daughter Lynn, December 1988, & husband Leo, February 2013.

Marian is survived by daughter Kim (Orest), sons Rod (Donna), Jim (Roland), many grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

Thank you to Donna for her loving support, Karen for always making sure mom had fresh flowers in her room and a big thank you to all the people who supported our family.

Funeral services will be held at St. Louis De Montfort Catholic Church, 60 Fern Road in Lake Cowichan on Saturday, April 30th at 10:00 AM, Lunch to follow at the Youbou Firehall at 12:00 PM Lets all remember Marian’s wonderful sense of humor and fierce commitment to the Canucks.

Online condolences may be made at www.hwwallacecbc.com

Samuel Lot Smith

Born November 8, 1926 in Ash Fork Arizona died April 19, 2016 in Duncan B.C. Raised in Harrington and Calgary Alberta.

Sam spent his adult life as a commercial fisherman.

Predeceased by his wife (Pat) Clairellen Maxine and daughter Pamela Ann. Survived by daughters Sylvia Jeanette of Duncan and Sandra Gale of Chemainus.

He inspired his family, and those close to him as a role model of integrity, determination, independence and strength.

Beyond a successful fisherman he was a shrewd business man who was always willing to share his wisdom with a story or anecdote for nearly any life situation. As evidenced in the legacy that follows him - he instilled in those around him an entrepreneurial spirit, balanced with prudence and responsibility.

He will be missed.

Funeral and reception will be held at Sands Funeral Chapel, 187 Trunk Road in Duncan on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 10:00 am, followed by interment at Mountain View Cemetery in Duncan.

Flowers gratefully accepted at Sands Funeral Chapel.

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Food Safe certification a plus.

No phone calls. Submit resume in person to: LYNNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VITAMIN GALLERY

Attâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n: Mgr, #4 -180 Central Rd., Duncan, BC

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Family Capacity Therapist CMHA is seeking a Family Therapist to join its Child and Youth Mental Health Team. This is a 14 hr/week permanent part-time position in the Family Capacity program.

Duties include providing therapeutic services to parents and families who are experiencing significant parenting challenges. This involves the intake, assessment, treatment plan, therapy, and follow up aspects of program delivery. Therapy may focus on family of origin issues, family dynamics, trauma, and parenting skill acquisition. This position also works with, and provides direction to, a child and youth counsellor who provides in home and community services.

Requirements: Masters level training in Counselling, or a related field, as well as three years experience. Family systems training and familiarity with trauma informed practice is required. The successful candidate will possess family and individual therapy skills; experience in providing parenting programs and working with adults, youth, and children experiencing mental health and addiction challenges. Strong time management and computer skills are also desirable.

PERSONAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

TRADES, TECHNICAL

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD P/T BAKER Wanted- Fast paced self-starter is needed.

Will train. Available to work any days. Apply with resume: Masonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store, 1855 Renfrew Road, Shawnigan Lake.

MEDICAL/DENTAL HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION Specialists are in huge demand.

Employers want CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career!

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Duncan based construction company requires a fulltime skilled carpenter.

Applicants must have valid BC drivers license. Hourly rate will be based on experience and qualifications.

Please reply with resume and references to: chrisclement@shaw.ca -or- canada281@shaw.ca Fax: 250-746-3653 Cell: 250-709-0576

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Pharmacist Duncan

Overwaitea Food Group, a Canadian-owned company and one of Western Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading food and consumer-goods retailers, operates more than 110 pharmacies in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan under the banners of Save-On-Foods, PriceSmart Foods, Urban Fare and Overwaitea Pharmacy.

We are currently seeking a BC-licensed part-time Pharmacist with excellent communication and customer service skills for our Save-On-Foods location in Duncan. You must be in good standing with your college of pharmacists and will ideally have Kroll computer experience.

We provide a very professional pharmacy practice environment and are committed to: O challenging and growing our staff O caring for people O supporting healthy living for our shoppers and patients O innovation O investing in our future.

Join the Overwaitea Food Group and make your career prescription complete!

To apply, please submit your rĂŠsumĂŠ, in confidence, to: Gary Go, Regional Manager, Pharmacy Operations, at gary_go@owfg.com Sorry, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

For more information, visit saveonfoods.com

HANDYPERSONS HANDYMAN SERVICES

30+ years experience in house repairs: indoor & outdoor, carpentry, drywall, painting, odd jobs, cleanup, general help, etc.

FOR AN ESTIMATE CALL ROLF 250-710-5712

HUSBAND FOR Hire. Nothing but the best - Carpenter, Plumber, Painter, Electrician, Pressure Washing. Just ask my wife. Call 250-709-1111.

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HEALTH PRODUCTS on Osborne Bay

Server/Bartender

Seeking experienced servers with bartending skills. Full or part time up to 30 hours per week. Must be available days/evenings and weekends.

We are coming to our busy summer season and we are looking for a fun and easy going person to join our great team.

Showroom pub is busy with Sunday Jazz and shows on weekends.

Please e-mail resume to suegivens2002@yahoo.ca or by fax: 250-748-1850

Apply with a resume to dave.ehle@cmha.bc.ca

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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FOR ALL your cleaning, cooking and laundry needs. Island Domestic has experienced housekeepers. We also do apartments, offices and one-time cleans. Serving Mill Bay to Ladysmith. Bonded, Insured, WCB, registered with DVA. 250-710-0864. www.islanddomestic services.ca

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES LANDSCAPING AFFORDABLE MOWING, WEEDING and HEDGE WORK. TOP QUALITY WORK. LAWNS FROM $30 CALL or TEXT FOR A FREE QUOTE 778-788-2492

MISC SERVICES HUNT Contracting Ltd. We are back in Cowichan Valley building new houses , shops , decks , and renos. Please give us a call for a free quote .

Dave Hunt hunt52009@live.com 250-7106741

PLUMBING A SERVICE PLUMBER. Licence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Repairs. Senior Discounts. After Hour Service.

Call Coval Plumbing, 250709-5103.

PETS PET CARE SERVICES DOG SITTER. Reliable, devoted, for small dogs. Short or long-term stays, fenced yard.

Chemainus. (250)246-3813.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

APPLIANCES

CUSTOM TILE WORKS Professional installation of ceramic, mosaic & quarry tiles, slate, glass blocks, etc. Repairs.

30 yrs experience.

FOR ESTIMATE CALL 250-710-5712

10 CU.FT. freezer, $125.

White apt. size fridge, $100.

White 22 cuft fridge, $300.

White 30â&#x20AC;? range, $150. Kenmore washer, $200. GE washer, $150. Maytag dryer, $100.

GE Dryer, $150. Built-in dishwashers, $100-$150. 6 month warranty on all appliances.

Please call Greg at (250)2469859.

HOME RENOVATIONS. Deck work, carpentry, flooring, plumbing, eaves trough-cleaning & rubbish removal. Small moving jobs. Sr. Discount. Ian 250-743-6776.

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

Carpenter will do additions, Carports, Decks, Siding, Flooring, Painting, Finishing, Plumbing, Fences Pres-washing, plus more.

All work guaranteed.

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CLEANER with 25 years exp. has a few more openings.

Move in-out, after construction. Quick, reliable, insured non-smoker.

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Pressure Washing, Window Cleaning, Gutters, Moss Removal, Junk Removal.

Free estimates.

250-701-1362.

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

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Good to burn.

CALL 250-710-1640 OR 250-710-1976 GARAGE SALES DUNCAN, Sat Apr 23, 8-2 5558 River Rd. off Allenby, past the Cow. Tribes Gym.

ESTATE SALE

3321 Hawkes Blvd.

New Tools,Tools, Equipment, Misc Fri, April 22 * 4pm - 8pm Sat, April 23 * 10am - 4pm Sun, April 24 * 10am - 2pm Garage Estate Sale - Sat April 23rd, 9am til 3pm, 2008 Cygnet Drive

GARAGE SALE

Sat, April 23 * 9am - 2pm 7680 Mays Rd. Rain or Shine

GARAGE SALE Sat & Sun, Apr. 23 & 24 8 am - 3 pm.

6109 Everest Way Small appliances, clothing, furniture items, TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

*KIWANIS FLEA MARKET* EVERY SAT. FROM 9AM TIL 2PM. Girl Guide Hall: 321 Cairnsmore St. For info phone Pat at 250-748-1200 or Dave at 250-746-3616

MOVING DOWNSIZING SALE!

Detailer/Shop Clean-up CARSTAR Duncan Isherwood currently has an opening for a Detailer/Shop Clean-up position in the autobody shop. Candidates for this position must hold a valid Class 5 BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, be efficient, organized and a team player.

We offer excellent compensation, initial and continuous training and advancement opportunities.

Join the leading team and be part of North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and fastest growing auto body repair network. Interested applicants can send their resumes to: duncan@carstar.ca Thank you for your interest, only successful candidates will be contacted.

3082 Mountainview Cres.

Off Miller Rd. Sat. April 23 * 9am - 1pm Furniture, chairs, plants, some camping equip., shelving, odds and sods!

Early birds pay double!!!

MOVING SALE 6974 Bell McKinnon Rd Fri., 5pm, Sat. 9am Furniture, Tools, Pressure Washer, Rototiller & Lots More.

MOVING SALE !

Sat., Apr. 23, 8am - 2pm.

3236 Hillwood Rd. (off Highland, off Gibbins) Something for Everyone!

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

APARTMENT/CONDO

MOVING SALE Sat & Sun, Apr. 23 & 24 9 am - 2 pm 3537 Gibbins Rd. Rain or shine.

MS GARAGE SALES

YARD SALE

WANTED

LADYSMITH- 1 bdrm Coach House, balcony w/ocean view, all new appls, priv entry, priv off street prking, in suite laundry. $925 inclusive. Call 250924-4545.

Tools, construction materials.

2ton come-along. 200ft. 3/4inch wire rope and rigging.

Bituthene 3000.

ZINGA. 5-piece wood bedroom set.

Bench press & 500lbs. Badminton net. Life jackets.

Sat., April 23, 8am-2pm Donations Welcome (no clothing or shoes please) Team-Family Walkers Support Group 2277 Quamichan Park Rd (off Jaynes Rd) Call Jan: 250-748-5484 Team-Coastal Community Crew 1895 Deborah Drive (off Maple Bay Rd) Call Pam: 250-748-1893

YARD/MOVING SALE Sat., April 23 * 10am - 3pm 1900 Malta Rd., Shawnigan Lake (Behind Black Swan Pub) Antiques, tools, household furniture, garden stuff. *1999 Black,Loaded Blazersun-roof, A/C, new tires, leather. Great condition.

MULTI-FAMILY GIANT GARAGE SALE Saturday, April 23, 8:30 am-1:30 pm 5268 Miller Rd. Something for Everyone!

GARAGE SALES

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Giant Kiwanis Garage Sale & Flea Market %BUF 4BU .BZ r BN QN Location: Girl Guide Hall Tables: UBCMF Limited number avail. inside.

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107-1753 Cecil St., Crofton (behind Shell Service Station) 10ft. boat, 6month old BBQ, fishing tackle, life jackets, lg. survival suit, 30 inch Scotty down riggers, hand/electric tools, carpenter tools.

YOUBOU MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE Sat & Sun, April, 23 & 24 9am - 3pm 9981 Swordfern Close Furniture, clothing, kitchen, decorative, books etc.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 12.5 MASTER Sears 27â&#x20AC;? dual stage 13.5 torque snowblower. $700 obo. Echo power pruner, PPT-230, hedge clipper attachment & extra saw chain attachment, $500 obo. Rigid 12â&#x20AC;? compound Miter Saw # MS 1250, $200. Echo 30â&#x20AC;? hedge clipper, $350 obo.

Sears 5.0 HP 14â&#x20AC;? tine width counter rotating times 944.622552, $500 obo. Billing Goat vacuum/chipper TKD512SP shedder kit P/N 890209 connector 890045, $1,100 obo.

Call (250)7467990.

China - Bridal Rose complete dinner set. In excellent condition. For more information or to view 250-746-7990-Duncan REFORESTATION NURSERY seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping.

Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866873-3846 or www.treetime.ca SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

R FOASE LE 11,402 sq. ft. steel frame warehouse in industrial park area of Cobble Hill, BC. Clear span, ample power and plenty of yard space. Net rent is only $7.50 psf and op and tax costs are $3.00 psf. The yard is paved and secure with fencing around the perimeter. Great opportunity for industrial user who wants affordable space with only a short commute to Victoria, Duncan or Nanaimo.

Contact Peter Tanner at Firm Management: 250-544-2300 LOTS

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CHEMAINUS GARDENS. Small 1-bdrm home with wraparound deck & small garden in back. I yr old. Asking $71,000.

Immediate occupancy possible. Call 1(604)354-5421.

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOMES FOR RENT CHEMAINUS 2Bdrm Suite.

Partially furnished. $850./mo. includes utilities.250-618-0116 BEVERLY ARMS APARTMENTS 2562-44 BEVERLY ST. 1 BR $650 2 BR $750 FREE heat & hot water Close to schools and town BAI - Please call Bonnie (250) 746 4155 BAII - Please call Ron (250) 746 4424 All our apartments are clean, quiet & secure.

Sorry, no pets

Custom 5-year old 1515 sq. ft. rancher with remaining warranty. Level entry with over-width doors for walker. Drive by at 3020 Keystone Dr. and make an appointment to view at 250.746.7599

LAKE COWICHAN- 3-bdrm duplex, avail May 1, f/s, heat incl Laundry rm, garage. $900.

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TRANSPORTATION CARS 1997 Chevy Venture.

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COWICHAN LAKE

Low water levels spark discussions

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ROBERT BARRON CITIZEN

Low water levels in Cowichan Lake again this spring have spurred dialogue about the need to increase water-storage capacity in the lake.

Members of the Cowichan Watershed Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fish and flow committee are scheduled to meet on Monday for the first time this year, and discussion of the ongoing water-storage issues in the lake are expected to be a top priority.

The water level in Cowichan Lake is reported to be well below what it was last year at this time, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connected to the fact that the snow pack in the surrounding mountains is only about two-thirds of what it usually is at this point in the spring.

Catalyst Paper operates the boat lock and weir on Cowichan Lake and the forest company has a water licence to adjust the outflow of water from the lake into the Cowichan River mainly for use in its pulp mill in Crofton.

The outflow of water from the lake is also used for conservation purposes to support fish populations in the Cowichan River.

Ian Morrison, a member of the Cowichan Watershed Board, said there are major concerns this year about maintaining enough of a flow in the river for the various fish species, including salmon, that are in it to survive and procreate.

The small snow pack combined with the possibility that the area could see the same drought conditions experienced last year could mean the water levels in the lake could drop to the point where the river would not have enough flow to sustain its diverse biology.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been acknowledged that if the lake had more water storage capability, it could hold back some of the abundant water that flows into it in the winter months, which would go a long way to alleviate the concerns around sufficient water flows at this time of year.

Morrison said that determining how to do that has been an ongoing debate for years.

He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected that any project to raise the lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banks or increase the height of the weir to allow for more water storage would require a project in the range of $7 million to $15 million.

RCMP

Concerned citizen helps cops nab suspects KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Police are crediting the efforts of a concerned citizen with helping recover some stolen property earlier this month.

A neighbour reported a suspicious van at a residence on Wharncliffe Road in Duncan at approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 1.

Although neither the van nor any suspects were still on the scene when police arrived, they headed to a home in the area that has a reputation for harbouring stolen property. There, they located the van and a pair of suspects and were able to recover some stolen items.

Michael Ingram and James Perry have been charged with breaking and entering, and Ingram also faces a charge of possessing break-in instruments. The suspects will appear in Duncan provincial court on April 26. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good things happen when citizens are willing to get involved,â&#x20AC;? Cpl. Krista Hobday said.

Sports

250-748-2666 ext. 236 kevin.rothbauer@cowichanvalleycitizen.com

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WRESTLING

Tuplin repeats as national champ KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

M

ake it back-to-back national championships for Hannah Tuplin.

The Grade 10 wrestler from Chemainus won her second straight Canadian title in the cadet girls 49kg division at the national championship meet in Calgary last weekend.

And if that wasn’t enough, she also qualified to represent Canada at the Pan American championships.

“She’s been training hard all year, but the last seven weeks, she’s been pushing super hard,” Cowichan Valley Wrestling Club head coach Nick Zuback said.

“She wrestled like a college or university wrestler.”

The national championships were held on the first day of competition in Calgary, with the trials for the world and Pan Am championships the following day.

For Tuplin, winning gold at nationals provided not just a sense of accomplishment, but also one of vindication “It felt pretty relieving since I had cut down [in weight] just to wrestle one particular girl, and I had to at least get top three in order to do that,” she explained.

Tuplin didn’t end up beating that particular wrestler, but took lessons from that match regardless.

Chemainus wrestler Hannah Tuplin celebrates her national championship with coach Nick Zuback. [SUBMITTED] “I lost again,” she said. “But I feel like I had her on her toes through the whole match and every time I lose I better myself.

Like a coach from the Mainland said, you don’t lose — you learn.”

The match for the gold medal went much better for Tuplin, who won 10-0 with a pin, although it the match was a little closer than it sounds.

“Right before I pinned her, she had almost gotten around for two points until I caught her arm and

popped her over for the pin,” Tuplin said.

Last year’s national championship showed that Tuplin is among the best wrestlers in Canada, and this year’s title proved that she is someone to watch.

“It shows she’s the real deal,” Zuback said. “There were university coaches from all across Canada scouting out the next kids, and a number of coaches talked to her. The talent is there.

She will definitely be sought after

for the next couple of years.”

At the international qualifiers the next day, Tuplin won three of four matches, with her only loss coming against the national juvenile champion, who happened to be only wrestler Tuplin lost to at the provincial championships “It was very close,” Zuback said.

“It came down to the last second.

If there was any more time on the clock, I guarantee she would have won.”

The winner of that competition qualified to represent Canada at the world championships in Russia this summer, while the runner-up earned a spot at the Pan Ams in Lima, Peru.

“It’s a pretty exciting moment in my wrestling career,” said Tuplin, whose goal is to finish in the top three in Peru.

Tuplin was one of six CVWC athletes to compete at nationals.

Her teammate, Andrea Morris, placed fifth in the 49kg juvenile class at the national championships and fourth at the world championship trials the next day.

Khaya McKillop finished fourth in the 65kg cadet girls class at nationals.

Just missing the rankings at nationals were Rayne Hankins, Tony Anderson and Aidan Tuplin.

“They all wrestled very well, but unfortunately they didn’t place in the top six,” Zuback said.

Next up for the Cowichan Valley Wrestling Club is the Future Wrestling Stars introductory program for athletes ages four to nine, which will include instruction from many of the national competitors.

The program runs at Queen of Angels School on Monday nights from April 25 to Ju n e 1 3 . Fo r i n f o r m a t i o n , contact Zuback at nzuback @hotmail.com or 250-815-0959

ROWING

Weather co-operates for Maple Bay Regatta KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

After “horrific” winds cut short last year’s Maple Bay Rowing Regatta, conditions were perfect for the 40th annual event on Quamichan Lake on Saturday.

“Everything ran like clockwork and the regatta stayed on schedule all day long with no mishaps, thanks to all our wonderful volunteers and Rowing BC umpires,” Maple Bay Rowing Club head coach Cheryl Thibodeau said.

Numbers were down slightly because junior national team western trials were being held on

the Mainland the same day, but the event still managed to draw more than 300 rowers, including a contingent from the host club that collected a total of eight medals.

“The Maple Bay rowers did very well, managing to squeeze on the podium in multiple events,” Thibodeau said. “We have a lot of young new kids this year, which is good for our clubs future.

“We lost most of our senior boys program to private schools, and we had a lot of our senior girls graduate last year as well, so it’s nice to see the influx of

Grade 7 and 8s in the club to fill that void.”

Chris Jones and Shane Blandford-Scherr had the host club’s best finish, taking silver in the lightweight men’s double. Seven other crews rowed to bronze: Bailey McMillan, Myfanwy Warren, Chloe Cizeron, Grace Brigham and cox Ella MacKenzie in the junior C women’s coxed quad; Warren and Cizeron in the junior C women’s double; Jayne Wright, Sydnae Lowe, Warren, Cara Baudin and Brigham in the novice women’s coxed quad; Taylor Brouwer and MaKenzie English

Maple Bay rowers William Weirmier and Dredyn Fontana set out in the junior B men’s double. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] in the junior A women’s double; Brouwer, English, Eve Truhn and Emily Wallich in the junior A women’s quad; Jones in the light-

weight men’s single; and Dredyn Fontana, Owen Wilson, Eli Caine, Aiden McNutt and cox McMillan in the junior C men’s coxed quad.

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Manitoba bound: Bulldogs become Bisons KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

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wo former Cowichan Bulldogs football players could be anchoring the University of Manitoba Bisons defensive line for years to come.

Travis McDonald and Brock Gowanlock have committed to attend the university and play CIS football for the Bisons. McDonald, who will redshirt next year, is heading there straight out of high school, while Gowanlock has spent the last two years playing junior football and is expected to jump right into the Bisonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; starting lineup.

The decision to head east to Manitoba wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a hard one for either player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a great [football] program there, and they have what I want to take in university,â&#x20AC;? said McDonald, who is enrolled in the U of M agriculture program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their football is good,â&#x20AC;? added Gowanlock, who will begin working on a BA, although he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet sure what his concentration will be. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great program, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got great facilities.

And the school met my academic standards.â&#x20AC;?

McDonald will graduate from Cowichan Secondary School this year, two years after Gowanlock concluded his studies. Gowanlock spent the last two summers playing junior football for the Langley Rams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was really good,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoyed my experience there.â&#x20AC;?

Last year, Gowanlock attended the B.C. Lions evaluation camp, where he was one of the two youngest players ever invited. He has three more years of junior eligibility, but thought it would benefit him more to jump to the university ranks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are more opportunities for all the CFL teams to take a look, and I can get a degree,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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McDonald had been mulling over the possibility of playing junior for the Vancouver Island Raiders, but the chance to go straight to university was too good to turn down. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just got the offer and I thought I might as well go for it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

A year apart in age, McDonald and Gowanlock played together for the Bulldogs for about five or six seasons, the last time two years ago, and they are looking forward to being reunited in Manitoba. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be like old days, I guess,â&#x20AC;?

McDonald said.

It will be nice to have a familiar face around, they admitted, but that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play a role in either playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to join the Bisons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good to have someone from your hometown to chat with and play with,â&#x20AC;? Gowanlock said.

Bisons head coach Brian Dobie has done a lot of recruiting in B.C. and suspects that he may know football in this province better than any university coach, other than those at UBC and Simon Fraser, and even he was surprised to snag two players in the same position from the same relatively small commun-

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ity in one recruiting class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a positive statement that the people who are working with the kids there are doing some very positive things,â&#x20AC;? Dobie said.

For all their obvious similarities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both defensive linemen, both from Duncan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dobie emphasizes that they are very different players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Travis is raw, and he missed playing last season with an injury,â&#x20AC;? Dobie pointed out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a positive statement that we went after him despite the fact that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play football a year ago. You look at his height, his frame and his shoulders, and you see film of him: a guy that size moving the way he was, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some rawness to him, for sure, but with that combination of athleticism with his body structure, you go, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this kid is worth taking a chance on.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Gowanlock was Manitobaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 recruit in the nation as the Bisons sought to replace David Onyemata, who appears destined for the NFL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to lose the best player, the best pro prospect in the nation, to the NFL,â&#x20AC;? Dobie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In preparing for that, we recruited Brock for essentially two years. Brock comes ready-made. The Langley Rams have done a fantastic job of furthering Brockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development.â&#x20AC;?

Over the phone from Winnipeg, Dobie said he was smiling when asked if he would keep an eye on the Cowichan Bulldogs in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smoke, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fire,â&#x20AC;? he said, noting that Mount Douglas in Victoria gradually became a recruiting hotbed for his team for very similar reasons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as you have success with a school or a community, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t close the book, you open the book.â&#x20AC;?

In an unusual twist, both Gowanlock and McDonald could end up playing their first games in Bisons jerseys just a short drive from where they grew up, as Manitoba and UBC are scheduled to play an exhibition game in Langford on Aug. 26.

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Former Cowichan Bulldogs teammates Travis McDonald and Brock Gowanlock are moving from the grassy fields at McAdam Park to the turf of Winnipegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Investors Group Field. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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COWICHAN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Crew hands Wild a lopsided loss Six different players had touchdowns as the Crew tamed the Wild 54-0 in a Cowichan Women’s Football League game on Sunday afternoon.

Janelle Mould, Marilou Sullivan and Kirstin Bains each scored twice, and Alita Mattin, Jackie Harrison and Wilhelmina Toews had one touchdown apiece in the lopsided win. Bains added to the offence with three single-point converts and one two-point convert, while Sullivan and Jess Lines-Wik-

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Val Chambers of the Wild and Janelle Mould of the Crew square off on Sunday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

kerink each had one convert. On defence, Sullivan added two interceptions, while Mould, Lines-Wikkerink, Lenneka Vinoly and Roz Campbell each had a pick.

Teresa Melchior led the Wild defence with a sack.

In the morning games, the Sirens defeated the Law 18-7, while the Hindsight Fishing Ravens topped the Winter Trucking Storm 32-7.

The Sirens got a pick six from Carmen Zimmer, with their other touchdowns courtesy of Sabby Desrochers and Claudette Crisp. Kirbee Crisp added a sack and Shelly

Friday, April 22, 2016

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Hodgins had an interception.

Leanne Closson had a touchdown and an interception for the Law, Toni Williams had a convert and an interception, and Britnie Hearsey recorded a sack.

Scoring for the Ravens were Nikita Kitagawa, Emily Salmon, Autumn Cooper, Morgan Rogers and Rikki Wylie. Cooper, Salmon and Dana Thorne had converts, and Salmon also picked off a Storm pass. The Storm pass came from Tien Nguyen, who also recorded an interception, while Hien Tran-Primeau had a sack.

T wo Cowichan Valley minor hockey products made the final cut when the final NHL Central Scouting draft rankings were released on April 12.

Defenceman Josh Anderson, now with the Prince George Cougars, was ranked 60th among North American skaters, while left wing Jordan Topping of the TriCity Americans was ranked 176th.

Anderson was ranked 62nd at midseason, and moved up despite a back injury that ended his season prematurely in January.

The Duncan-raised sixfoot-two, 220-pound blueliner wrapped up his second full year in WHL with one goal, five assists and 86 penalty minutes in 39 games this year after recording two goals, two helpers and 52 penalty minutes in 2014-15.

He was drafted out of Cowichan third overall in the 2013 WHL bantam draft, and spent the 2013-14 cam-

paign with the major midget South Island Royals, scoring one goal and setting up 13 others over 34 games while spending 72 minutes in the sin bin.

Topping, who checks in at five-foot-11 and 170 pounds, was unranked at midseason. The Saltspring Island product also just finished his second year in the WHL after being picked 75th overall in the 2012 bantam draft. He had 66 points this season on 32 goals and 34 assists over 72 games, along with 76 penalty minutes, a big increase over the 10 goals and eight assists he recorded in 56 games the previous season.

Topping spent 2013-14 with the junior A Cowichan Valley Capitals, putting up 10 goals and five assists for 15 points in 51 contests. His younger brother Kyle played the 2015/16 season with the Capitals, recording five goals and seven assists in 53 games. Kyle was selected by the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets 226th overall in the 2014 bantam draft.

MINOR FOOTBALL

Peewee Bulldogs draw even with Sooke Seahawks in McAdam Park home opener It doesn’t get any closer than this.

The peewee Cowichan Bulldogs played to a 24-24 tie in their spring football home opener with the Sooke Seahawks last Saturday.

The teams swapped leads throughout the game, so a draw was probably a fitting result. Sooke scored the tying points with just seven seconds left in the game.

“The boys played very hard, and we saw great things from everyone,” co-coach PJ Shea said. “We’ll use this game as a building block for the rest of the season.”

Two rushing touchdowns by quarterback Jaxson Jones propelled the offence, and a swing pass to Max Vaesen and a run up the middle by fullback Finn Shea rounded out the scoring. The Bulldogs were solid on defence, with long runs leading to three of the Seahawks’ four majors.

The junior bantam Bulldogs were beaten 30-0 by a big Sooke team, but they con-

tinued to get a grasp on the basics of the sport.

“The players are working hard,” head coach Jeff McDonald said. “While the game will go in the loss column, this season is more about the game. If we take care of learning the fundamentals, working hard in practice and bringing the aggression, the W’s will take care of themselves.”

Isaiah Doughty made an impression on McDonald with his eager attitude, while cornerback James Hagel’s drive stood out.

“James is working hard to get the details of a complicated position,” McDonald said.

“He is a natural athlete and a born DB.” Logan Jacobsen and Silas Mearns also had strong outings for Cowichan, Mearns nearly getting the Bulldogs on the scoreboard with a 65-yard run that ended when he was brought down inches from the goal line.

Both teams host Gordon Head this Saturday, the peewees at 11 a.m. and the junior bantams at 12:30 p.m.

Cowichan players power VMFL in Star Bowl Loaded with Cowichan Bulldogs players, the Vancouver Mainland Football League teams won both their games over the Valley Community Football League squads at Star Bowl 2016 on April 16.

Cowichan players Justin Young, Braemon Conville, Garion Ferguson, Tyler

Hudson and Kain Melchior helped propel the VMFL all-stars to a 28-23 victory in the midget game.

In the nine-man bantam game, Bulldogs Nicholas Young, Dakota Cullum, Liam Simmonds, Carson Maertz and Evan Kwasny helped the VMFL to a 20-17 win.

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Black’s four-spot helps Thunder to tie Brody Black had four goals and two assists on Saturday as the Cowichan Thunder tied the Juan de Fuca Whalers 6-6 at Kerry Park Arena.

Hunter Hieta and Rhys Mazurenko also scored, while Gavin Spencer, Dawson Webb and goalie Colin Jeffrey also had two assists apiece.

Cowichan scored the first two goals, but JDF got on the board late in the opening period. The Thunder scored twice in the second, but JDF answered back every time. Cowichan looked

Brody Black scored five goals for the midget A Thunder last weekend. [PAULA HARRIS PHOTO]

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The Thunder lost 4-3 to the Saanich Tigers on Sunday.

Black, Spencer and Brooks scored the Cowichan goals, while Mazurenko and Hieta had helpers.

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Kitchen Trends To Watch Modern kitchen appliances are rapidly evolving to meet the needs of those who are hungry for sleeker style and enhanced functionality - so says the team at Trend Hunter. The home experts at Trend Hunter have highlighted the top three trends in kitchen appliances. The world’s largest trend community identifies what to look for in kitchen appliances: Trend #1: Dual-Purpose Prep The kitchen of the future is filled with appliances and products that are geared to accommodate a fast-paced lifestyle and improve efficiencies in day-to-day life. Trend Hunter’s Armida Ascano points to GE Appliances’ new GE Cafe + Keurig refrigerator as a prime example. The appliance includes a Keurig coffee brewing system right in the fridge, allowing you to brew your favourite coffee, with a touch of the button, right from your refrigerator door.

Trend #2: DIY Health Technology in the kitchen is empowering us to take a more active role in managing our own health and wellness. Ascano cites indoor gardens designed for even the smallest spaces that allow every family to grow fresh herbs, greens and sprouts right in their own kitchen.

Trend #3: Clean Connectivity Less is more. The minimalist design trend that started in the mobile phone category is coming to life in every corner of the home, including kitchen appliances. “The most modern kitchen appliances look a lot like today’s smartphones,” says Lyndon Madden, marketing director at GE Appliances Canada. “Squared edges, lots of glass and touch screen controls are key design elements we’re bringing to the market in response to consumer demand”.

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You don’t have to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a landscape architect to add major impact to your garden. Here are some simple – and affordable – ways to pump up the wow factor.

By Scott McGillivray Did you know that being environmentally conscious is also an easy way to put money in your pocket?

You can significantly reduce your carbon footprint and energy consumption if you have an efficient home and use cleaner products. Consider a few, simple eco-improvements to reduce energy consumption and increase savings on your monthly energy bill: Insulation: If your house is older, chances are the insulation doesn’t meet the new code requirements. An improperly insulated attic is a primary source of energy loss and results in your furnace and air conditioning units working harder than necessary. By topping up the existing attic insulation you can significantly reduce the amount of energy loss. A popular product for this DIY project is Roxul Comforbatt insulation.

It is easy to install over existing attic insulation and can easily be cut to fit with a serrated blade or bread knife.

House appliances: Replacing your furnace, hot water tank, and air conditioning unit with highly efficient models is also a good way to lower your home’s energy use.

Windows: It’s usually obvious when it’s time for new windows. Replacing worn and drafty windows can also improve the

comfort and overall look of your home.

If you want to reap the greatest energy savings, request a custom brick-to-brick installation, because inserts can leave gaps, especially if placed in the old, inefficient jamb.

Landscape your home for energy efficiency. Plant a few tall, deciduous trees near your home to significantly reduce the amount of solar energy passing through windows and beating down on your roof. In fact, the right amount of shade in the right places can reduce cooling bills by 10 to 50 per cent.

The quick eco-list: Here are a few low-cost DIY projects you can tackle easily on your own for greater energy savings: • Caulk around windows • Add weather stripping to doors • Install low-flow shower heads • Put aerators on faucets • Switch to energy-efficient LED or CFL bulbs • Change your furnace filter • Set up a programmable thermostat Scott McGillivray is the award-winning TV host of the hit series Income Property on HGTV Canada, a full-time real estate investor, contractor, author, and educator.

Follow him on Twitter @smcgillivray.

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FIAT 500 L LOUNGE

DODGE JOURNEY RT AWD $47124

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2012 2 0112 2 chrysler 300

2002 Toyota Highlander

Auto. Power group.

2008 GMC Acadia

Auto., V6 AWD

WAS $17,990

WAS $21,990

WAS $8,995

WAS $16,990

Stk# 6503

Stk# 6522

Stk# 150176B

Stk# 14722A

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15,775

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20,500

$

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5,975

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NOW

14,595

$

2011 ram 1500 st

2012 Fiat 500 Sport

2014 Dodge Journey SXT

2014 dodge dartt WAS $17,990

WAS $28,990

Stk# 6504

Stk# 150540A

NOW

14,475

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*vehicle not exactly as shown

2010 Dodge Journey SXT

Auto, power group, leather interior

WAS $19,990

WAS $21,990

WAS $21,990

WAS $18,995

WAS $18,990

Stk# 150311A

Stk# 14805B

Stk# 14701C

Stk# 150437A

Stk# 150560B

Stk# 6404A

NOW

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NOW

NOW

NOW

21,750

*vehicle not exactly as shown

15,575

$

2013 Dodge Grd Caravan

20,500

$

2014 Jeep Patriot

Auto., power group low 15,000 kms.

16,500

$

2014 Jeep Compass Sport

Auto., Power Group low 15,000 kms

16,500

$

14,750

$ *vehicle not exactly as shown

2015 Chrysler 200

2015 Chrysler 200C

4Cyl., Auto, A/C

Auto., loaded, low 15,500 kms.

WAS $18,990

WAS $22,990

WAS $29,990

WAS $20,990

WAS $19,990

Stk# 150538A

Stk# 150192A

Stk# 150223A

Stk# 6478

Stk# 160017B

Stk# 150002A

NOW

NOW

16,750

2009 jeep liberty north

2014 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT 2012 Ram 3500 C/C 4X4 SXT S/B

WAS 18,990

14,175

NOW

$

4x4, auto., power group, panorama sunroof

$

NOW

16,750

NOW

23,500

$

NOW

18,975

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2011 Dodge Ram 1500 Q/C

Cummings low 101,000 kms

2010 Dodge Ram 1500 C/C

4x4 Diesel Dually, auto power group tow group

Laramie 4x4 Hemi., power group 78,000 kms.

WAS 39,990

WAS 35,990

WAS 54,990

WAS 35,990

Stk# 160178A

Stk# 160162A

Stk# 6467

Stk# 6520

Stk# 6510

$

NOW

44,975

2009 gmc sierra 1500 c/c 4x4

NOW

37,250

$

2006 ford f150 xc

Hybrid Auto., Leather interior Tonneaus cover

NOW

30,975

$ *vehicle not exactly as shown

2009 hyundai elantra gl

V6 auto

$

$

52,975

2014 dodge dart

Auto power grp AC 120,000 kms.

$

NOW

$

NOW

30,975

$ *vehicle not exactly as shown

2014 fiat 500 l

6 sped, manual, black top package

2014 fiat 500 l

6 speed, auto power group

6 speed, manual, power group

WAS $26,990

WAS $10,990

WAS $10,990

WAS $23,990

WAS $24,990

WAS $24,990

Stk# 6505A

Stk# 6515

Stk# 160084A

Stk# 6508

Stk# 6509

Stk# 6502

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21,975

$

NOW

8,975

$ *vehicle not exactly as shown

2015 jeep wrangler un ltd.

NOW

9,500

$

20,975

2010 Dodge Grand Caravan

2012 fiat 500 sport

Auto power grp leather interior

5 Spd power grp

Auto., leather, power group only 7,500 kms.

NOW

$

NOW

21,750

$

fiat 500 l

NOW

21,750

$

2015 dodge grand caravan

6 speed, auto power group

2011 dodge ram 1500 Laramie

auto power grp

Hemi, auto Crew Cab 4x4

WAS 44,990

WAS 12,990

WAS 19,990

WAS 24,990

WAS 25,990

WAS 37,890

Stk# 160050A

Stk# 160112A

Stk# 6439

Stk# 6506

Stk# 160034A

Stk# 160131A

$

NOW

42,975

$

$

NOW

10,975

$

$

NOW

17,250

$

$

NOW

21,750

$

$

NOW

21,750

$

Auto, low low kms 35 yes 35!

16,750

2012 dodge ram 3500 slt

Laramie 4x4 Hemi, power group 62,000 kms

*vehicle not exactly as shown

NOW

$

WAS 46790

$ *vehicle not exactly as shown

15,975

Crew Cab 4x4 $

Stk# 6501B

$

*vehicle not exactly as shown

$

V6, Auto, power group, sunroof roof rack

2014 Dodge Dart SE

Auto., low 25,100 kms.

WAS $19,990

$

SVEN

26,500

WAS $24,990

$

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$

2009 Dodge Journey RT

Auto, power group

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2013 2 013 Ram 1500 st crew cab 0

Auto. uto uto.

2013 Dodge Grd Caravan SE

5 speed, power group

Auto., power group

Auto, power group 7 passenger seating low 123,000 kms

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$

NOW

32,775

$

Smart shoppers read the fine print. All prices and payments are net of all incentives, promotions, rebates and are plus taxes, levies and $495 documentation fee. Vehicles are for illustration purposes only and are not exactly as shown. *Weekly payments based on 96mo. Term, 4.49% APR through BMO dealer partner rates, $0 Down On Approved Credit with varying terms based on model year, and are plus taxes, documentation of $495. See dealer for details. All reference to finance and finance promotions is OAC. All vehicles not exactly as shown.

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