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Strangers put new roof over man’s head KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Michele Rooke was picking up her friend to head to a Maroon 5 concert in Vancouver one rainy night when she happened to look out the window and spotted a neighbour’s house with a dilapidated roof.

Her friend told her that the neighbour’s house was full of buckets he used to catch the rain.

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Budget riddled with problems: Crowder LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

“They’re not going to invest in important projects and other measures to make Canadians’ lives more liveable.”

That’s how Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder summed up Tuesday’s federal budget brought down by Conservative Finance Minister Joe Oliver.

The federal Conservatives fulfilled their promise to balance the budget in 2015, Oliver said as he presented his budget in Parliament on Tuesday.

Their aim is to support jobs and growth by making Canada more competitive and allowing job-creating businesses to thrive, said Oliver, offering new and innovative support for infrastructure, and training a highly skilled workforce that responds to the evolving needs of employers.

The government also hopes to help families and communities by providing tax relief.

In another thrust, Oliver’s budget is aiming to boost national security.

The budget also includes assistance for both small and big business.

A much-talked about move sees the feds investing $750 million over two years starting in 2017-18, and $1 billion per year thereafter, for a new public transit fund.

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Another talking point is an increase to the tax-free savings account annual contribution limit to $10,000, effective 2015.

For Canada’s veterans, the government is promising them and their families additional support.

“Economic Action Plan 2015 will create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity,” Oliver said. “It is a balanced budget, just as we promised, and it cuts taxes for hard-working individuals and families. It is a prudent and principled plan that will see Canadians more prosperous, more secure, and even more confident in our country’s place in the world. Canadians can rest assured that under the strong leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Canada’s fiscal house is in order.”

Crowder, however, was not impressed with the balancing act.

“They’ve announced they’ve got a balanced budget but the budget is being balanced based on things like dipping into their contingency fund. And what spending they have announced, much of it isn’t going to happen until 2016/17,” she said.

The other thing that is now being shown as revenue is employment insurance premiums, she said.

“That should never be considered a revenue. That should be in the employment insurance fund,”

MP Jean Crowder she said, adding that budget watchers have been concerned before about what’s happening to that money.

“They’ve scooped money out of it before but now they’re just booking it as part of their total revenue,” said Crowder.

“It’s an election budget: they’ve got a balanced budget but don’t look too closely at what it’s going to cost you to do that,” she said.

The projected increases in funding for various projects also needs investigation, she said.

“They are following what they usually do. For instance they’ve announced funding for public transit projects but it doesn’t start till 2017/18 and the investment is

contingent on municipalities borrowing money from private lenders. It’s raising concerns about public-private partnerships, but some of those P3s have not been that successful.”

For years, politicians at lower levels of government have joined the general public in complaining that the federal government is downloading its programs onto them.

And that is continuing, Crowder said, pointing to health care as an example.

“They’re not putting in what the actual commitments were when the Health Accord was introduced in 2004. So, in effect it ends up being a cut because it’s not going to keep pace with inflation or the growing demand. On top of that, they’re not doing anything with regards to lowering the cost of prescription drugs, which is a major health care expenditure for provinces,” she said.

It’s becoming well known that many seniors are going into debt to cover those expenses and Crowder has heard even more sad stories.

“We know there are seniors who are cutting their medication in half because they can’t afford it.

That’s just wrong. It’s a major problem. Overall, Canadians have got the highest household debt on record. And there really isn’t any

suggestion of working with Canadians to help them reduce that debt,” she said.

That subject also covers the problem of costly housing.

“There’s nothing in the budget around affordability for housing.

There are things in the budget around refinancing mortgages for not-for-profits and cooperatives but that doesn’t address the issues around the lack of social housing that’s being built and the long-term problems with that.”

Asked if she thought the lower end of the income spectrum has been left out of this budget, the Nanaimo-Cowichan MP replied, “Oh yes. They totally have. The government has this boutique of tax credits but you have to pay tax in order to qualify for those.”

“Finally, there’s really nothing for the environment. And Canada is so hammered internationally, our reputation is taking such a beating, for not doing anything with regards to taking a look at greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.”

However, Crowder saw one positive note.

“They are decreasing the small business tax rate, which is something we’ve been calling for forever because small businesses end up being the economic engine, especially in smaller communities like ours,” she said.

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Debate duo headed to national competition KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Brentwood College School students Nick McLean of Mill Bay (left) and Tyler Pickford of Saanich are in Toronto this weekend for the Senior National Debate Competition. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

There’s no question about it: Team Nickford is one of the best debate pairs in B.C. This weekend, they’ll be trying to prove they’re among the best in Canada.

Team Nickford is made up of Brentwood College students Nick McLean and Tyler Pickford. After strong showings at the regional and provincial competitions, the duo is off to the University of Toronto this weekend for the Senior National Debate Competition.

The journey began at the regional competition in January, where McLean and Pickford had to get through four debates: two prepared resolutions, for which they had a couple of weeks to get ready, and two impromptu questions, with only 20 minutes to prepare.

“It’s all off the top of your head, with information you’ve gathered yourself,” Pickford said. “That’s our strength. We’re good at coming up with things off the top of our heads.”

At the provincial competition, there was one prepared question — asking if Canada should revoke the citizenship of people who leave the country to join terrorist organizations — but debaters had to be ready for both pro and con.

“You prepare both sides,” McLean explained. “You automatically have to argue both sides in different rounds.”

That was followed by three impromptu questions, about providing healthcare to smokers, Que-

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Pickford, who grew up in Saanich, started debate in Grade 11 because debate and Model UN are operated under the same umbrella at Brentwood.

“I always liked public speaking in school,” he said.

“I always kind of had an interest in it.”

McLean, who calls Mill Bay home, got his first taste of debate in middle school when his sixth grade class did a debate unit that ended up in a four-day stalemate.

“I realized I was good at it,” he said.

McLean got involved in debate at Brentwood in Grade 10, following in the footsteps of his older sister.

Both sides of Team Nickford are heading to McGill University next year, where Pickford will study business and McLean is going into arts. McLean is considering joining the McGill debate team, but Pickford isn’t leaning in that direction. Still, he recognizes that the skills he learned through debate will continue to help him.

“It makes you think about both sides of an issue,” he said. “It gives you the skill of seeing both sides; it translates into everyday life.”

McLean and Pickford are the first students from Brentwood to make the Senior National Debate Competition since 1997. The future after them, however, looks very promising. There are 88 students at Brentwood, about 20 per cent of the school population, involved in debate, a number nearly double what it was three years ago.

“The world of debate in high schools and universities is burgeoning,” Brentwood debate coach Neil Bryant said. “Just about every independent school has a debate club, and most public schools have refurbished theirs.”

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Tourism Society proposing room tax ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

The Tourism Cowichan Society wants to grasp the reins of tourism marketing in the Cowichan Valley and has proposed a new tax on hotel rooms to fund future work in that area.

Tourism Cowichan’s Janet Docherty, also the owner of Merridale Cider, presented their plan to the Cowichan Valley Regional District board Wednesday night.

“It’s an amazing place,” she said of the region. “We in Cowichan have a story to tell.”

Getting that story out is key to developing a lucrative tourism industry, Docherty said, and its something the area is not doing as well as it can with a little investment.

Tourism can be an important driver in economic growth for the area, she said, citing the figure of $8.6 billion in revenue from the industry in the province in 2012, with Vancouver Island accounting for 15 per cent of that total.

The money the society is asking for is the $120,000 budgeted by the CVRD this year for the function. They want it turned over to them, which would dovetail with recommendations made by Jerry Berry in his report on the CVRD’s Economic Development function. In that report he recommended that Tourism Cowichan Society, made up of industry stakeholders, be given the lead in that area.

The society is also requesting the $65,000 surplus currently in the function, to begin work on a study necessary to get the ball rolling on bringing in a Municipal and Regional District Tax on accommodations.

The tax is the lynchpin of the society’s future plans. Their funding request is a

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“You need to spend a little bit of money to get to a place of sustainability,” Docherty argued. The tax will provide the future sustainable funding. “We [Tourism Cowichan Society] have a vested interest in making it work…Nothing drives you more than you have to eat tonight.”

Under provincial law, the tax can be set at two per cent, and virtually every other region on Vancouver Island has one already, using it to support their tourism industries.

“We’re leaving it on the table by not having it,” Docherty said. “We are going backwards with out tourism budget.”

It’s something that’s frustrating tourism operators in Cowichan, she said.

To implement such a tax they need a majority of accommodation providers on board, something that Docherty thinks can be accomplished because this is an industry-driven initiative.

It’s the difference of having people driving through the Valley rather than staying, she said.

“If you don’t give us the tools and the budget then we can’t do this,” Docherty said.

$1.7 million to help youths overcome violence, drugs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Crime prevention programs in the Cowichan Valley got a big boost from the federal government last week when Minister of State and Chief Government Whip John Duncan announced nearly $1.7 million in funding over the next five years for the Cowichan Valley Leadership and Resiliency Program.

“Our government is taking strong action to keep our streets and communities safe,” said Duncan, who is also the Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North.

“We are proud to work closely together with community organizations to develop solutions that prevent violence and support communities.”

The Cowichan Valley Leadership and Resiliency Program will provide about 120 Duncan-area youths between the ages of 12 and 17 with life skills to help overcome histories of violence and substance abuse.

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Over-drugging of seniors in care horrific e’d all like to die peacefully in our sleep as we lie in our own beds, in our own homes.

We’d like that to happen before we suffer prolonged pain or serious illness.

We’d like that to be while we still remember our friends and family and ourselves.

But the reality is that many of us will need to move into a care facility of some description in our later years.

The only thing that makes that somewhat palatable is the idea that we will not be alone and that there will be people there

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That’s what makes it so very troubling that provincial Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie found serious problems with the care that many, many seniors are receiving.

There is no excuse that could possibly make it okay that a whopping one-third of seniors in care are being given anti-psychotic drugs, when only four per cent have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness.

That is totally unacceptable.

Seniors in care are being

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pumped full of medication that they don’t need. For what reason? To charge them for the drugs? To make them docile?

What?

These drugs often have serious side effects, ones that can be particularly harmful to people who take them who do not have a psychiatric condition.

These side effects include sedation, cognitive impairment and muscle and movement disorders.

So people are essentially being drugged into a stupor where they can’t even move properly.

It’s horrific.

It’s leading people to be diag-

nosed with things like Parkinson’s and dementia when they have nothing of the kind.

The thought of it makes the blood boil when we consider it could happen to a loved one, and freeze when we consider it could happen to us when we are older.

Then there’s the fact that thousands of seniors in care in B.C. would be supported in the community if they lived in another province.

Sometimes all it would take is proper amounts of physiotherapy.

Clearly we must do better for our seniors. It will be us one day.

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Conservatives should be ringing C-51 alarm bells About a year ago, several hundred Cowichanians descended on Brentwood College to see the prime minister. Afterwards, a couple hundred of us crowded around the PM, politely and disorganizedly waiting our turn for a handshake and a photo.

There was little obvious security, despite protesters blockading the entrance gate. No metal detectors, no latex gloves, and nobody was listening in on our smartphones as we tweeted and texted about what we were doing.

That’s the Canada I love.

By contrast, our American cousins have cocooned themselves in a bubble wrap of Home-

land Security, Patriot Act, NSA monitoring and who knows what else — and they can’t get within a postal code of their leader.

That’s no way to run a civil society.

Security is a legitimate governmental responsibility. The federal government has an obligation to respond to threats to our way of life. But there is another obligation — to have a frank conversation with voters when significant changes are proposed.

I am troubled Bill C-51 is not generating that conversation — political heat, yes, but not much substantive discussion. Freedom from unwarranted government intrusion lies at the heart of conservatism, but that voice has been troublingly silent.

Nobody is asking what happens when the government inevitably changes, and the expanded, poorly limited powers of C-51 are placed in the hands of an unknown future leader. Are Conservatives comfortable with the C-51 arsenal being in the hands of Mr. Trudeau or Mr. Mulcair?

Shouldn’t Conservatives be as worried about that as critics of the current government are worried today?

Of course they should — because C-51 as currently written is a knife that cuts deep, with little discrimination. As Conrad Black recently wrote: “Alarms bells really must ring!”

Damir Wallener Sahtlam

Do Saltair residents know that dogs have to be leashed when walking your dogs? And also they have to scoop up the poop?

We were working out in the yard yesterday and a lady with two big dogs was walking down the road with her dogs unleashed. One dog came up into our yard. I tried to chase it away but to no avail. The lady called her dog a few times and he would not to go her. Finally after yelling at the dog it went off.

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We work hard in our garden and do not want dogs running wild in it. As far as we know there is a bylaw in Saltair with regards to this, but our CVRD director tells us only if it is enforced.

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Islay Brand Saltair

If there’s civil disobedience I’ll be there Thank you so much for the well thought out and written article about the Shawnigan Lake water situation. I am one of the community who did not get to that meeting, but when civil disobedience was mentioned somewhere, I knew that if that becomes necessary I will be there.

Susanne Darby Shawnigan Lake

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Lakeside Players alive and well, look to future “So we hear the Lakeside Players are washed up”. This statement was made to me recently in town. Please hear me roar: “the Kaatza Lakeside Players are definitely NOT washed up!”

As founding member and artistic/stage director of the Kaatza Lakeside Players Society since the late 1980s please know that since last June, and shortly after the close of The Wizard of Oz, I have not been involved with the Society.

In early January it came to the attention of several members and myself that there was discussion at the board level to disband the Society. This was shocking news and certainly not an acceptable solution for ourselves or for the community. We had many questions to ask and ideas to share and so came forward to an early 2015 meeting.

I am excited to tell you that the idea to disband has been dropped and the Players are now focused on redirecting our time and energies toward a healthy and creative future of continued good theatre experiences for and by all ages in our community and surrounding areas, as we have done for the past 30 years.

With a new production planning committee in place, we have plans to be offering open auditions for another great family production (as The Wizard of Oz was) by this coming fall. Watch for more news on that very soon.

With new board President Brandon De Pol and an infusion of enthusiasm and positive ideas we are determined to be able once again to provide a theatrical outlet for all ages in and of our community.

Unfortunately there won’t be a spring 2015 production and instead we will be putting all of our efforts into rebuilding our mandate back up to its former status as well as some serious fundraising and positive marketing.

As usual, the Players continue to offer our technical support and use of our equipment for other non-profit groups’ special events. Currently, we are assisting the Lady if the Lake Society with tech for Opportunity Night and the Lady of the Lake Ball as well as the Chamber of Commerce with their upcoming Spring Fling.

So please note that the Kaatza Lakeside Players are alive and well and although the road has challenged us with some hurdles recently we are by no means fin-

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We are always open to new ideas and new people to join in the fun. For more info on the Players please check us out on line. We welcome your input.

Dena McPhee lifetime member

Drivers should be tested every four years I am writing in response to Tim Schewe’s article on driving deaths and bad driving.

He laments that it’s difficult to create drivers that follow safe and proper practices and wishes he had an answer to the problem.

Well I have the answer: we need to test our drivers every four years, full driving test. Very high standards required to pass, one chance to pass or your licence is suspended. Driving is a privilege not a right. The government, the courts and ICBC are all complicit in our roads of death.

If a plane crashes and 10 people die there is an investigation and an inquiry to help determine the cause and to recommend changes. Millions of dollars are spent and many safe practices have resulted over the years.

I don’t know the exact numbers but perhaps five to 10 people die each week in B.C. in car crashes and it is accepted as normal. No investigation, no inquiry, nothing is done year after year. It is time for more regular testing of drivers; this antiquated idea that you take a test once and are good to go for life is ridiculous.

We need some politicians with vision, in particular the vision

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that the deaths on our roads have got to stop! It can be done and the savings in life, let alone money for heath care etc. would be enormous.

Here is the campaign slogan — “A vote for me is a vote for safe roads in B.C.” We need to stop spending time and money on marijuana growops and work hard towards having the safest roads in Canada and on the planet, a worthy goal that will bring many rewards.

Imagine some federal incentives, more money for health care if you reduce your annual road deaths! All provinces competing for the lowest road death total. I have so many ideas on how to get this done I could write a book.

Michael Moore Duncan

Eliminate Economic Development for economic development

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This week’s question: Are you satisfied with the federal budget?

A) Yes, there was something for me in it B) Yes, it was balanced C) No Tell us what you think!

To be part of our poll visit: www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com Look for the results of this week’s poll question in next Friday’s edition of the Cowichan Valley Citizen.

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How about a novel approach to increasing economic development in the Valley? Note lack of capital letters. What I suggest is actually increasing economic activity in the Valley instead of spending a fortune mewling (and “muling”) about it.

Simplicity itself! Eliminate all economic development functions plus reduce the CVRD tax “requisition” by three or four per cent and leave those funds with the taxpayers who will — wait for it — spend the money in the Valley!

As for economic development: let the marketplace govern that, not tax dollars.

Pat Mulcahy Saltair

Are treaty negotiations with First Nations in B.C. taking too long?

A) Yes 78% B) No 14% C) Not so far, but we can’t wait another 10 years 8%

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hanging your toothbrush every three months is one of the rules of good oral hygiene. It is also wise to change it after an illness…even the brushes on electric tooth brushes. Viruses and bacteria can live for weeks on our toothbrush and they can enter our bodies through a break in the mucus lining or an ulcer in the mouth. Get rid of any debris left on the brush after use and store it so the air can dry it thoroughly between uses.

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Social media is helping people remember to take their medications. Work is being done on sending people text messages to remind them to take their meds. If they don’t respond to the message, they receive a phone call. This was a research study but can be done within families to help an elderly person using an easy-to-use smart phone. It’s easy to forget to take medications. Now it’s easy to remind.

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◆ LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Public support for C-51 has sunk in the polls In his April 15 review of Bill C-51, the Conservative government’s anti-terrorism legislation, Conservative nominee Dr. Martin Barker is convinced that the “Harper government is just trying to keep us safe” and that “the great majority of Canadians support the government on Bill C-51 in their effort to stop terrorism here and abroad.”

I am not sure what polls he is looking at, but a Forum Research poll on March 17 showed support had dropped to 56 per cent from a previous Angus Reid poll in February showing 82 per cent in support. An EKOS poll at the end of March now shows only 22 per cent of Canadians are in strong support of the bill. That certainly does not look like a great majority of Canadians to me, and I think Dr. Barker has fallen victim to the “political rhetoric” he warned us against in his letter.

If we take off the Conservativetinted glasses and look at the polls, a very different narrative emerges, and that is this: the more Canadians learn about this sweeping and dangerously vague bill, the less likely they are to support it.

Anyone vying to become this riding’s next member of Parliament must demonstrate a clear understanding of the consequences of legislation they propose to support. The Conservative nominees should know that more than 100 of Canada’s brightest legal experts from

Community discussion on Bill C-51 at the Kerry Park Recreation Centre in Mill Bay on May 2 from 1–3 p.m.

Special guest MP Randall Garrison, the NDP’s Public Safety Critic. institutions across the country sent an open letter to all members of Parliament expressing their “deep concern” about C-51.

They call the Conservative bill a “dangerous piece of legislation in terms of its potential impacts on the rule of law, on constitutionally and internationally protected rights, and on the health of Canada’s democracy.” Former prime ministers, former justices of the Supreme Court of Canada and all sorts of experts have looked at C-51 and are convinced it is unconstitutional.

Bill C-51 would not have prevented the tragic deaths of Corporal Nathan Cirillo or Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent. Police did not need Bill C-51 to foil the Toronto 18, the Via Rail, or BC Legislature plots — these were all prevented with the existing legislative tools that our police

and intelligence agencies use on a daily basis to keep us safe.

Terrorism is a real threat, and everyone agrees that public safety is a top priority for any government. But Canadians don’t have to choose between their security and their rights — this is Stephen Harper’s false choice.

The Conservatives appear to be using national security as a wedge issue, using fear to divide us at the very time Canadians rightly demand non-partisan collaboration to keep us safe.

We need concrete measures that keep Canadians safe without eroding our freedoms and way of life. The NDP’s proposed amendments to C-51 included strengthening existing oversight of security and intelligence agencies, ensuring Canada adopts a system of parliamentary oversight, and creating a community outreach and de-radicalization coordinator — a measure that goes right to the heart of the problem instead of dealing with the symptoms. Sadly, the Conservatives put politics ahead of principle and voted against all of our amendments.

Residents of Cowichan-Malahat-Langford can count on me to stand up against any law that erodes our Canadian way of life. I am hosting a community discussion on Bill C-51 at the Kerry Park Recreation Centre in Mill Bay on May 2 from 1–3 p.m., and my special guest is MP Randall Garrison, the NDP’s Public Safety Critic.

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Are you a former member of the International Woodworkers of America?

Lake Cowichan’s Kaatza Historical Society has a fundraising challenge for you, according to its president, Pat Foster.

“We are asking all former IWA members, families, other union members and members of the community to join our cause and chip in for some local history,” she said.

“You can be a part of this exciting time by simply making a donation of $10 or more to our campaign.”

So, what’s it all about?

Foster said that the group really needs to raise funds to build more archive space for the B.C. and national collection of the IWA archives the museum recently received “in recognition of the historic role our community has played.”

And, because the museum is currently bursting at the seams already, tha t means construction.

“We’re doing an addition on the main museum, between that building and Cowichan Lake Community Services. We’ve already got permits in place from the

The Kaatza Station Museum & Archives, located in a historic railway station, is running out of room as new items arrive to swell its collection. Now, with a large gift of material from the IWA, an addition is needed badly. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] Town of Lake Cowichan. Originally, it was going to go behind the [nearby] Bell Tower School but we were too close to the wetlands there. So, the fellow that’s donating the drawings is re-doing them for us,” she said.

The society has already raised some money for the project.

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There are 240 boxes in all plus banners and maps and all sorts of stuff over and above the boxes.

We’ve got a lot of stuff,” she said.

Cataloguing it will be a big job.

“We have to get a grant to hire somebody to go through the boxes for us, too. But the main problem is we don’t have room for it all. It’s stored in the Bell Tower School at the moment,” she said.

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Cowichan Lake’s long history in the forest industry led the IWA to send 240 boxes of fascinating material to the Kaatza Station Museum & Archives. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

People keen for expansion MASSIVE, From Page 10 industry people like TimberWest and Hancock but they are starting with Valley people who have fond memories of the IWA. “This is a start,” she said.

In October, the Society will celebrate its 40th birthday and as part of a gala event they plan to unveil a plaque that shows all the sponsors and bigger contributors to this project, she said.

So, if you wish to contribute to the construction of a home for these special archives go to the kaatzamuseum.com and follow the instructions.

Feedback so far on the idea has been good.

“The people I’ve talked to about it are really keen,” Foster said. “It’s kind of an exciting project for us.”

The IWA began in the Cowichan Lake area in the 1930s as organizers stumped through

the woods from camp to camp to spread the word.

“Through diligence and hard work they started the process of negotiating for fair wages and safe work practices for each and every member of the brotherhood.

The results of the union commitment to their workers had a long reaching effect on everyone at the time and even today. We have the IWA to thank for raising the standard of living in our logging community,” Foster said.

The boxes of new archives are not the only IWA mementoes in the Kaatza Museum’s collection. The facility also houses previous donations of documents and the famous Wilmer Gold collection of forest industry photographs, which is always a favourite with visitors who come out to both the Day of Mourning ceremony April 28 but also Cowichan Lake’s Heritage Days celebrations held over the Victoria Day long weekend each year.

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Fifty RCMP officers search in Valley today for missing woman Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Julia Strobach who was last seen in Courtenay, on Oct. 31, 2013, then 27-years old. Investigators have confirmed the last sighting of Julia was in the 1000 block of Braidwood Road, Courtenay, in the early evening hours.

As a result of information gathered through the ongoing investigation into Julia’s disappearance, RCMP investigators will be conducting ground searches at two Comox Valley locations today, April 21.

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◆ DENMAN ISLAND

Cable ferry to Denman Island is nearly ready to roll A controversial $15 million cable ferry being installed to replace the Denman Island-Buckley Bay boat is nearing completion, according to BC Ferries. The terminals have been installed on both ends of the route, the cable systems are complete and will be installed at the end of April, according to Mark Wilson, vice president of engineering for the public company.

◆ CAMPBELL RIVER

RCMP continue to investigate suspicious death at hotel Campbell River RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating a suspicious death after a body was discovered Friday

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Police do not believe this to be a random act of violence, but no additional information was released, including the age or gender of the victim or whether a suspect or suspects have been identified.

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Qualicum teacher fires back A Qualicum teacher who was fired over allegations of rape and torture — eventually found to come from the TV show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — has fired back in civil court.

He’s now suing the independent investigator hired by School District 69 whose report allegedly resulted in his dismissal and tarnished reputation.

On Feb. 17, the male teacher filed a notice of civil claim with the Supreme Court of B.C. to sue a Victoria lawyer and investigator for negligence and defamation in repeating the allegations, which led to his being fired.

The investigator was hired by School District 69 in Nov. 2012 to investigate claims of a female student that the teacher had allegedly abused her in horrific, sadistic sexual ways.

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Elkington trees draw crowd

Christine Chourmouzis, registrar of the BC Big Tree Registry joins the hike to the large conifers.

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Providence Farm’s annual plant sale and farm garage sale are being held on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This popular fundraiser takes place outdoors in the beautiful St. Ann’s Gardens at the farm.

There’s always a wide selection of farm-raised and donated plants including divided perennials and houseplants as well as garden and landscape decor.

In addition, Providence Farm is holding a Farm Garage Sale which is sure to produce an assortment of treasures just waiting to be discovered.

And, while you’re out at the farm, why not stay for a light lunch? Refreshments are for sale at the plant sale.

You can also visit the general store, wander the grounds as part of a historical walking tour or stop by the greenhouse nursery.

There’s already plenty of action at the greenhouse nursery, which opened for the summer at the beginning of April.

So, check out their great selection of bare root fruit shrubs including gooseberry, currants, raspberries and jostaberries among the other plants.

All proceeds from the event go to support Providence Farm’s programming for adults and seniors with developmental, intellectual, mental health and

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On Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m., Amos Gvirtz, Jewish Israeli activist for justice, will speak in the Sanctuary of Duncan United Church, 246 Ingram St. in Duncan.

Gvirtz is a pacifist who has spent decades publicly struggling for an end to Israel’s military occupation over Palestinians. He was for many years the Israeli representative for the International Fellowship of Reconciliation, and has been chairperson of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, the organization directed by Jeff Halper (who spoke in Duncan on Feb. 11).

In recent years Gvirtz has been concentrating his efforts on the predicament of Bedouins within Israel, highlighting and opposing Israel’s oppression of Bedouin communities. One village, el-Araqib has had its homes demolished more than 80 times, said Harry Berbrayer, one of the organizers of the Duncan event.

Israel classifies many such Bedouin villages as illegal, equivalent to shantytowns, and bulldozes them, Berbrayer said. Since the 1970s the Israeli state has been trying to forcibly relocate Bedouins to seven planned towns, where the people will be unable to live in traditional ways, he explained. However, the Bedouin were there long before the creation of modern Israel.

Admission is free, but there will be a collection to help contribute to Gvirtz’s

Amos Gvirtz is coming to Duncan. travel expenses, and to the costs of the legal challenge by the village of El-Araqib. For those who want to contribute in advance of the event, contact Harry Berbrayer at 250-746-7426; before 10 p.m.

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Flood waters have obliterated site of prospectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grave As Dan Clarke raced â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was an old back to town for his prospector named medicine, Archie, alone Archie McLaughlin, a and in intense pain, Nova Scotia man. And slipped into uncona very fine one, too,â&#x20AC;? sciousness and death.

Taylor told an interew Vancouver viewer shortly before Island locales his death in 1964. can rival the â&#x20AC;&#x153;He prospected a lot CHRONICLES Alberni Valley region around China Creek.

T.W. Paterson for colour. As the late Well, one spring [1892], Charles Taylor III, he went hunting bear grandson of the first permanent with a woodsman named Dan white settler, recalled 50 years Clarke. They went to the head ago, Alberni seems to have of Central Lake and over a little had â&#x20AC;&#x153;more than her shareâ&#x20AC;? of divide to Elsie Lake. McLaughlin characters. He thought this was was no hunter; I imagine he just because (speaking geographicwent along for the sport.â&#x20AC;? ally of more than a century ago) One night, while camped at Alberni was â&#x20AC;&#x153;the end of the Elsie Lake, McLaughlin was lineâ&#x20AC;?. taken violently ill. Apparently For some of its pioneers, it heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d had â&#x20AC;&#x153;the spellsâ&#x20AC;? before. literally proved to be so, often Clarke later said he thought tragically.

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cer. When the pain grew worse, McLaughlin asked Clarke to fetch some medicine from his cabin in town.

It meant a long hike and canoe ride but Clarke really had no choice. After making McLaughlin as comfortable as possible, he headed back to Alberni.

It was a rough trip at any time; pressed by urgency, Clarke over-exerted himself, to the point that, in Mr. Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view, he was never the same man afterward.

The next day, Clarke was one his way back to camp, having enlisted the help of his nephew, Willie. But they were too late; McLauglin was dead.

They buried him there, wrapped in his own blankets, in a shallow grave covered with logs so as to discourage foraging animals.

A bachelor, McLaughlin had no family other than some nephews back in Nova Scotia. Several years passed before they learned of his death on remote Vancouver Island. Determined to have him â&#x20AC;&#x153;home,â&#x20AC;? they arranged to have his remains brought out of the bush.

Because of the mountains, they commissioned the construction of a special coffin and shipped it to Alberni. Built like a barrel, complete with hoops and staves, it was intended to be watertight, their theory being that Archieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mortal remains would be floated downriver and across the lake.

It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take a rocket scientist to see that all this was quite unnecessary. Assuming that his grave could be relocated, and that animals hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t penetrated the Clarkesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; log covering, Archie was nothing but bones. A gunnysack would have done the job if neatness and decorum didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t count.

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Charles Taylor knew many stories. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;TWP him superstitious; Mr. Taylor thought it more likely that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up to it after his initial ordeal.

So young Willie agreed to lead an expedition to the gravesite. It was late in the fall and snow was setting in when they packed into the bush. Willie became flustered, couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the grave. So the barrel-like casket was placed in storage in an Alberni warehouse; years later, it was still there.

As Archieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last resting place was uncertain, McLaughlin Lake was christened in his memory.

(Whether in fact McLaughlin Ridge, between China Creek and Cameron River also owes its provenance to this ill-fated prospector, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say.)

Fifteen years after he died alone in his bedroll and as Dan Clarke made a hard dash to town for his medicine, a survey crew began working on the shore of Elsie Lake. Coincidentally, they set up their camp at the very site on which the bear hunters had camped in 1892. While pitching their tents, they found what appeared to be log flooring and began to dig. Upon unearthing some rotting blankets, they knew theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d found Archie McLaughlin. That was enough for their native helpers who refused to make camp with a dead man.

Charles Taylor, camped across the river, â&#x20AC;&#x153;decided to go have a look. One of the survey party placed a crude wooden cross with Archieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initials over the spot while I was there. I was back in that country some years later and I crossed over to have another look. The old cross had rotted and fallen away so I cut a slab of cedar and carved his name and year of death on it... â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now Archie lies under about 30 feet of water since they dammed the lake for power.â&#x20AC;? www.twpaterson.com

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• Thoralf Gran-Ruaz, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Cobble Hill since 2005, has been named a principal with the firm’s holding company, The Jones Financial Companies, LLLP. He was one of Thoralf Gran-Ruaz only 45 individuals chosen from more than 41,000 associates across the United States and Canada to join the firm’s 341 principals.

Gran-Ruaz will remain in Cobble Hill and continue serving area investors from his office located at 1400 Cowichan Bay Rd., Unit 15B. • Imaginal Mind and Body is opening a studio in Duncan and hosting an open house on April 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

There will be free brain-training biofeedback assessments, bio well readings and an infrared light therapy sauna. Also enjoy gourmet snacks and teas by Tiffany at Nettle Co. There will also be a two-day workshop led by clairvoyant, channel and intuitive Lynette Elinda May 2 and 3, and a channeled talk and guided meditation on May 1 from 6-9 p.m. The studio is located at 202-123 Station St., Duncan.

• Two Cowichan Valley restaurants have been recognized in the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards.

Unsworth Vineyards Restaurant too the bronze medal in the Vancouver Island category, while Hudson’s on First won an honourable mention.

South Cowichan in the Second Battle of Ypres JOHN ORR GUEST COLUMNIST

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n April 22, 1915, the First Canadian Division, recently arrived in France for duty in the trenches of the Ypres Salient, experienced its first major engagement in what has come to be known as the Second Battle of Ypres. On that day, the Germans used poison (chlorine) gas in an effort to break the stalemate along the western front and smash through the Allied salient around Ypres in order to capture Calais and the Channel ports.

The gas attack, which marked the opening phase of the battle, began at approximately 5 p.m. in front of two divisions of the French army on the immediate left of the First Canadian Division.

In the ensuing melee, both French divisions withdrew from their positions thereby threatening to collapse the salient. In the ensuing battle, which lasted several weeks, the Canadians experienced a significant number of fatalities — including five men whose names are recorded on the South Cowichan cenotaph at Cobble Hill.

This article describes those men and the circumstances of their death.

It is gleaned from a variety of online sources, in particular the Library and Archives Canada

First World War databases and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Another source is the collection The Men of the Cowichan Valley and World War I compiled by Reverend Jim Short and held at the Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives.

All but one of the men who died at Second Ypres joined the First Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in Valcartier, Quebec. They came from a variety of backgrounds, and, although none were born in Canada, they were all British subjects. They belonged to three different units: the 7th Battalion, (British Columbia Regiment) — an amalgamation of several militia units including the 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers); the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) — an amalgamation of several Highland units including the 50th Regiment (Gordon Highlanders), and Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), the last privatelyraised unit formed in the British Commonwealth.

Once the extent of the open flank on the Canadian left became apparent during the evening of April 22, Major-General Alderson, Commander of the First Canadian Division, ordered an immediate counterattack.

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Liquid Waste Management Planning – Amending the Central Sector Plan The Cowichan Valley Regional District is working with the City of Duncan, Municipality of North Cowichan and Cowichan Tribes, to update the Central Sector Liquid Waste Management Plan. This update (called an “amendment”) focuses on reviewing options for moving the treated wastewater outfall that services the Central Sector area, from the Cowichan River to a new location.

As part of this review, the CVRD and partners will meet with stakeholder and community groups during a series of spring infosessions. Questions to be addressed during these sessions include: • How is wastewater currently managed and treated?

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As we mark St. Julien Day (April 24) take a moment to remember five Cowichan casualties SOUTH, From Page 26 Accordingly, at midnight of April 22/23, the 10th and 16th battalions put in a hasty attack on Kitchener’s Wood, an area that overlooked the town of St. Julien. (Kitchener’s Wood is a literal translation of Bois des Cuisiniers and has no relation to Field Marshal Kitchener.)

Against all odds, the two battalions swept the Germans from their position and recaptured four heavy guns that had been lost earlier in the day. In the face of the inevitable counterattack on April 23, the 10th and 16th, now mixed together, fell back to the southern edge of Kitchener’s Wood.

It was during the fighting of the night of 22/23 April in Kitchener’s Wood that Private Thomas James Young of the 16th Battalion lost his life. The battle was so ferocious that his body was not recovered and he is commemorated, along with all the other missing, on the Menin Gate in Ypres. Young was born in the UK in 1891 and prior to coming to the Cowichan Valley, had served for eight years in the Royal Navy.

On April 24, the Canadians faced another gas attack, this time directly in front of the trenches of the Third Brigade.

The ensuing battle involved all

available reserves, including three companies of the 7th Battalion (Bn) which were moved to the vicinity of St. Julien to stem the tide on the Third Brigade’s left flank. It was on this day, later known as St. Julien Day, that a further three men from South Cowichan died.

Private Hamilton de Beauvoir Nelson (7th Bn) was born in 1895 in San Francisco to British parents. He was raised and educated in the UK and he stated on enlistment that his trade was Rancher — a common enough designation for men of the Cowichan Valley.

As in the case of Pte. Young, Nelson’s body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

Private Horace Leslie Ravenhill (7th Bn) was born in the UK in 1889 and prior to moving to Shawnigan Lake with his father and two aunts in 1910, served for a year in the 7th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment. When he joined up, Ravenhill described his trade as Bushwhacker — no doubt an accurate reflection of his occupation as he and his father sought to tame the wilds of Shawnigan Lake. Once again, Ravenhill’s body was not recovered and he is commemorated on the Menin Gate.

Lieutenant Napier Arnott Jessop (7th Bn) was born in the

:Inside the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium. On the gate are inscribed the names of over 30,000 men with no known grave. [FILE PHOTO] UK in 1888 and emigrated to Cobble Hill where he first worked at Hill Farm before becoming involved in real estate in Victoria. Prior to the war, he served with the 6th Battalion, the Bedfordshire Regiment and the 2nd County of London Yeomanry. In Canada, he joined the 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) and was serving with that unit on strike duty in Nanaimo from August 1913 until the outbreak of the war. When he joined up, he identified his trade, rather enigmatically, as Gentleman. His body was recovered after the battle but was initially unidentified. Presumably when individual graves were consolidated after the war,

his remains were identified and he is buried in Oosttaverne Cemetery, Belgium. His commanding officer is quoted as saying of Lt. Jessop on April 24 that: “…[Jessop] was perfectly splendid under the fierce attack that was thrown against us that day. He was an inspiration to his men. There is not much to tell, for his platoon were in the trenches throughout and merely fought the Germans off by rifle fire. There was nothing spectacular about it, but it was the height of enduring courage.”

Our final South Cowichan fatality was Corporal Arthur Emil Jones. At the time of the Second Battle of Ypres, he was serving

with the PPCLI which had proceeded independently to France before the First Canadian Division arrived. The PPCLI were part of the 27th Division of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second Battle of Ypres and were located to the south of the Canadian Division.

Jones was born in the UK in 1890 and emigrated to Canada in 1912. He joined up in Victoria in November 1914 with the 30th Battalion of the Second Contingent of the CEF. When he joined, he stated that his trade was Clerk.

As in the case of several CEF battalions, the 30th was designated as a “Reserve” battalion when it arrived in the UK and provided reinforcements to the understrength units in Belgium.

He was transferred to the PPCLI in early April 1915 and during the battle around Ypres, suffered from “gas poisoning.” He was evacuated to No. 11 General Hospital, Boulogne and died on May 5, 1915. He is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.

Five men, all recent arrivals to South Cowichan, all dead in one major battle. Perhaps a cause to take a moment on St. Julien Day (April 24) to reflect on the human dimension of the First World War which was ironically designated as the War to End All Wars.

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Miscellaneous • Frances Kelsey School dry grad fundraiser, Giant Garage Sale, silent auction, car wash and hot dog sale, April 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 953 Shawnigan Mill Bay Rd. • Bernie Dinter, Dinter’s Nursery, will be at Cobble Hill Hall, Monday, April 27, 7 p.m., to speak on managing fruit trees and small fruits in the home garden. Free admission.

• Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society 2015 Garden Fair Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m.- 2p.m., free admission, Cowichan Exhibition Grounds. Free coffee and donuts for first 200 guests at the door. Special gifts for first 100 customers. More than 3,000 rhodos, companion plants and gardening supplies.

Truss (flower) display of local rhodos.

Info: 250-746-6419.

• St. Joseph’s School 50th anniversary Captain’s Ball Fundraiser, dinner, dance, live and silent auction, Saturday, May 2, 5:30 p.m.-midnight with The Dave Lieffertz trio and The Maxwell Smart Band, tickets $30 in advance, $35 at the door, table for $250 ($10 reservation fee). Tickets at Chemainus Foods, Ladysmith 49th Parallel Grocery, St. Joseph’s School. Info: 250-246-3191 or sjcpac@cisdv.bc.ca • Pancake Breakfast and silent auction fundraiser for the Cowichan Valley Foster Parent support group, Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m.-noon, St. John’s Anglican Church, 163 First St., Duncan.

• Cowichan Jacobin Reading Group in cooperation with The Joseph Mairs Memorial Committee hosting “Our Wood Our Oil: The Case For Public Democratic Ownership” Saturday,

May 23, 1 p.m., Mercury Theatre, 331 Brae Rd., Duncan. Presenter: author and journalist Mitchell Anderson.

• Giant SPCA Garage Sale Saturday, May 30, Sunday, May 31, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Cowichan Exhibition Grounds. All proceeds to local SPCA. • École Cobble Hill Ecostravaganza celebrating World Environment Day, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the school. Theme: Water. Yours to Protect.

Seniors • Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5. Info: 250-746-4433.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre St. George’s Pub Night Saturday, April 25, doors open 5 p.m., dinner, entertainment and dance. Dinner at 6 p.m.

Tickets $15.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre spring choral concert Sunday, May 3, 2 p.m., tickets $10 available at the centre. Refreshments.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre pancake breakfast Saturday, May 16, 9-11 a.m. Hosted by the Carpet Bowlers. $5.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre pot luck birthday party Saturday, May 16, 5-8:30 p.m. Entertainment.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre blood pressure clinic Wednesday, May 20, 9:30-11 a.m.

• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre soup and sandwich Wednesday, May 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., $5. Entertainment

by Centre Belles Ladies Choir.

• Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Coronation St., needs vol-

unteers of all ages. Info: 250-749-6121.

• Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Coronation St., holds bingo Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Sundays, 7 p.m. Volunteers welcome. Info: 250-749-6121.

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Rivernotes Women’s Choir meets Mondays, 6 p.m. at the Lake Cowichan Senior Centre. Lots of fun and a great vocal workout!

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Government St., Duncan open 8 a.m.3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday. $20 per year. Carpet bowling, cribbage, billiards crafts, bridge, choir, bus trips on our own bus. Live music Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Dances every 1st and 3rd Saturday evening 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

Open to public for Bingo each Tuesday.

Many special events throughout the year. Check out Monthly Newsletter at valley-seniors.org and consider membership if you’re 55 years or older. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-746-4433 or www. valley-seniors.org • Bingo for over 19s, Seniors Activity Centre (198 Government St., Duncan), Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. Early Bird Draw, Loonie Pot, Odd and Even, Number Seven and Bonanza. Info: 250-746-4433 or www.valley-seniors.org

Recreation • Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www.cowichanflyfishers. com • Teen Yarn Craft Group, Duncan library, Thursdays, 5-6 p.m., ages 13-18.

Learn to knit, crochet. Extra needles and yarn provided.

• Family storytime at Duncan library Tuesdays, 10:30-11 a.m., ages 0-5 and families. Stories, songs, rhymes and fun.

• Art Film Night at Sylvan United Church, monthly double features $5.

For info see Facebook page or sign up for distribution list at artfilmnightatsylvan@gmail.com • Seniors Dragon Boating, Monday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m., Hecate Park. Info: sandysand007@ shaw.ca • Swing Dance Lessons Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Island Oak High School, 5814 Banks Rd. Duncan, $10 per class, $12 drop-in fee, private lessons available.

No partner necessary. Info: Josef 250709-8583, jgraf5@yahoo.ca

Meetings • Chemainus Garden Club meeting Tuesday, May 5, 1 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd., Chemainus. Guest Speaker: Garry Brust on growing veggies like cucumber, peppers, tomatoes and cape gooseberry in containers. Brag table, $2 drop-in fee.

Info: 250-246-1207.

• Cowichan Valley Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at St. John’s Anglican Church hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan, 7 p.m. Newcomers welcome. Info: 250-709-2608.

• Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society meets first Wednesday of each month, St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan, 7:30 p.m.

Guest speaker, question/answer period. Info: www.cowichan.rhodos.ca

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Bulldogs gear up for home opener KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Brentwood College School’s girls rugby sevens team hoists the championship banner after winning the provincial tournament last weekend. [SUBMITTED]

Brentwood girls win B.C. sevens KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Playing in front of a 3,000-strong crowd that had gathered to watch the IRB Canada Sevens in Langford last Sunday, Brentwood College School shook off any nerves and defeated Abbotsford Senior Secondary 15-7 to win the B.C. high school girls rugby sevens championship.

Denise Roy scored twice and Ciel Arbour-Boehme added one try against an Abbotsford team that head coach Marius Felix felt

fortunate to beat.

“They have a quality side,” he said. “They’ve been good for a long time. It was a great day for our kids for sure.”

The 16 teams at the tournament were divided into four pools, and Brentwood ended up in the same pool as regional rivals Cowichan Secondary. Brentwood swept through pool play Friday, beating Cowichan 29-7, Handsworth 34-0 and Elgin Park 19-5.

Wrapping up play on Friday, Brentwood downed Yale 19-5 in

the quarterfinals.

“They’re a good team,” Felix said of Yale. “They have some big, strong kids.”

Meanwhile, Cowichan finished second behind Brentwood in pool play and beat Valleyview 22-5 in their quarterfinal, setting up a semifinal rematch. The second game between the teams was much closer, with Brentwood prevailing 17-7.

“That was a crackerjack of a game,” Felix said. “Cowichan was terrific, and we played well, too.

They had obviously learned some things about our team, because they were very different.”

Cowichan was defeated by Lake City 32-10 in the third-place game, which was played, like the championship match, at Westhills Stadium.

“That was pretty neat for our kids,” Felix said of the atmosphere for the final. “I wish I had taken a picture of them before the game, because they looked like they had saucers for eyes, but they went out and did their job.”

Blackout remain focused on provincial soccer title KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A nearly perfect season so far has the Cowichan Blackout U14 boys Gold team within striking distance of achieving their yearlong goal of winning a provincial championship.

The Blackout’s list of achievements this season is lengthy. During the Christmas break, they won the Bring It Indoors Invitational in Oak Bay. Then they clinched the league title, going undefeated in league play.

After that, they took the Lower Island B rep position, then played the Powell River Eagles, the Upper Island B rep team, for the Island berth in the Coastal Cup, winning that game 2-1.

Last weekend, they beat the same Powell River team again to win the Island Invitational playoff between the Lower Island and Upper Island Gold league champs, this time sinking the Eagles 4-0.

“I guess it was because we knew them better,” head coach Will Chaster said of the more lopsided result. “We didn’t hold back.”

That gave the team a berth in the provincial tournament in 100 Mile House this July.

The Cowichan Blackout celebrate their latest big win in the Island Invitational. [SUBMITTED] In between the games against Powell River, the Blackout won the Okanagan Ice Breaker in Kelowna over the Easter weekend, where their opponents included the defending Alberta provincial champions from a level up.

Over the entire season, the team has lost just once, falling 2-1 to a Vancouver Island Premier League boys team from Juan de Fuca.

They also had one tie against the Cowichan VIPL U15 girls team, a

longtime rival of the U14 boys.

“We have a history of playing them a couple of times a year,” Chaster said.

A focus on winning the provincial title has kept the team going strong this season.

“The kids are keen this year,” Chaster said. “They have a belief in what they are doing. They set the goal last May of being B.C. champions, and they’ve been focused on achieving that goal

for a year now.”

This Saturday, the Blackout will play the Coastal Cup semifinal at the Cowichan Sportsplex at 2 p.m. against Coastal FC of Surrey. If they win that, they’ll advance to the finals, then get a break for a couple of weeks.

Chaster sees no reason why the team’s run should end any time soon.

“I feel good about the way the kids are playing,” he said.

The peewee Cowichan Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the young season last Sunday, falling 19-0 on the road against the Nanaimo Lions.

“Nanaimo was able to put points on the board in the first quarter, which seemed to set the tone for the game,” head coach Devon Lawrence said. “Our offence was effective moving the ball, but could not capitalize when in the red zone.”

Cowichan quarterback Aiden Lawrence completed two passes to running back Zach Pearson, and the Bulldogs offence would have been entirely unable to move the ball if not for the blocking of linemen Andre Louzon and Harrison Padur.

On defence, the peewee Bulldogs showed significant improvement in the tackling department. Cornerback Riley Noyce and linebacker Jesse Kwasny teamed up to stop any runs on their side. While the wear and tear of a long game set in toward the end, the Bulldogs still managed to hold the Lions to just three touchdowns.

“Even though the score was not in our favour, I thought everyone played well,” Lawrence said.

The junior bantam Bulldogs got their only touchdown on a kick return by Jason Brandt as they lost on the road against Gordon Head last Sunday. The game started out as a defensive battle, but Gordon Head got on the board first and managed a few more scores before Brandt struck.

“I feel we were the better team for sure, but we need to start playing with a sense of urgency, and determination,” head coach Tim Maertz said. “The coaches’ goal this week is to light a fire under our players. We are a very talented team, with a bunch of great athletes. It’s coming together, and as soon as it does, we will be a difficult team to deal with.”

Both Bulldogs teams will play their home openers this Saturday against Peninsula at McAdam Park, the peewees taking the field at 1 p.m. and the junior bantams in action at 3 p.m.

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Micaylla Broadway and Darby McIntyre have qualified for the Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Alberta next month. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Blue Steel Brew rusher Kirbee Crisp gets hold of a flag to sack Ravens quarterback Rikki Wylie last Sunday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Split for Blue Steel KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Blue Steel Brew were able to quell the Storm last Friday, but couldn’t stop the Ravens from soaring on Sunday as they took the field for a pair of Cowichan Women’s Football League games.

The Blue Steel beat the Storm 33-7 on Friday, then lost 25-12 to the Ravens two days later.

Heidi Haslam and Jess Knowles each scored two touchdowns in the Friday evening victory, while Michelle Nederlof had one. Mila Main contributed two converts and an interception, Michaela Peet had a convert, and Kirbee Crisp finished with two sacks.

The Storm outscored the Blue Steel in the second half of the game, getting a touchdown and convert from Caitlin Evans, while Rachel Pugh had a sack and Rachel Paddle added an interception.

On Saturday, rookies Peet and Monni Savory each recorded a touchdown, Savory’s coming after she picked off a Ravens pass. Crisp again had two sacks.

The victorious Ravens got two touchdowns, a convert and an interception from Rikki Wylie, single majors from Jenna Carver and Dana Thorne, two picks from Morgan Rogers and one from Emily Salmon.

Dynamic duo off to Westerns

Meanwhile on Saturday morning, Leanne Closson was putting on a clinic as the Law beat the Wild 33-6. Closson scored four touchdowns and added two converts in an offensive outing for the ages. Rachel Hastings scored once and added an interception, Jackie Poznecov had a convert, and Kim Scafe registered a pick. The Wild got their lone touchdown from Rhiannon Kemmler, while Ginger Bilina and Dieneke Pederson had interceptions.

On Sunday afternoon, the Crew downed the Sirens 39-7.

The Crew’s Marilou Sullivan rivaled Closson’s performance for the Law, scoring three touchdowns, including one on a kickoff return that saw the ball go from Lenneke Vinoly to Jess Lines-Wikkerink to Jess Redlick and finally to Sullivan and over the line. Sullivan also contributed an interception.

Lines-Wikkerink had two interceptions, including one that she ran back for a touchdown, and added a pair of converts.

Nicole Pugh had a touchdown, a convert and an interception, Kerynne Bain had a touchdown and an interception, and Vinoly added a sack.

The Sirens got their lone touchdown from Carmen Brown, a convert from Hailea Hatcher and an interception from Shelly McKay.

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Two Duncan Dynamics gymnasts are heading to the Western Canadian Gymnastics Championships in Alberta early next month, including one who is hoping to hold on to her first-place result from a year ago.

Darby McIntyre and Micaylla Broadway are headed to the big meet on May 1 and 2, being held this year in Okotoks, Alberta.

This is the third time to Westerns for both, who attended the 2014 meet in Saskatchewan together.

Last year, McIntyre finished first allaround in the level 5 novice competition, first on floor and second on vault, and

her Team BC group took first in the team event, while Broadway competed at the national level.

This year, they are both competing in the level 5 open division.

“I want to maintain my rankings from last year,” McIntyre said. “I really hope to go to nationals next year.”

“I want to stick all my events and do the best I can,” Broadway said.

Both girls qualified for Westerns through the Twisters Invitational in Abbotsford.

McIntyre placed first all-around at the Twisters Invitational, first on both vault and floor, and second on bars, while Broadway was second all-around, first on bars, third on beam and fourth on floor.

Piggies’ inconsistent season ends KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

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After that, Cowichan ran into some disciWhen the final whistle blew, the teams pline issues and Alberni came back with a were separated by more than two tries, but pair of penalty goals. The score remained the momentum lost as a result of that extra at 12-6 for the Piggies until Alberni scored six minutes played a role in the result, a 44- at 41 minutes, which should have been the 26 Alberni win. end of the half. Play carried on for another “At the end of the day, we may have let it six minutes, during which time the Black slip away, but it just wasn’t meant to be,” Sheep scored two more tries. Rather than a Cowichan head coach Gord McGeachy one-point deficit, which the Piggies would said. have been comfortable with, they found The Piggies got off to a strong start, themselves behind by 13 points.

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