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Cowichan River crisis: counting down to zero ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

If the weather continues hot and dry, as predicted, there will be zero water storage left in Cowichan Lake by Sept. 26, a situation that would be catastrophic for the Cowichan River.

This was one of the dire warnings delivered to the Cowichan Valley Regional District’s regional services committee last week when Rob Hutchins and other members of the Cowichan Watershed Board presented an update on the state of river flows.

“This is a critical situation for our community that we’re facing,” said committee chair Gerry Giles.

For the last 11 years the region has been feeling the effects of climate change, Hutchins said, with one significant winter flood and a number of years of low flow in the summer that have required the trucking of fish up the river.

The magic number, he said, is seven cubic metres per second.

This is the lowest level of flow that ensures the health of fish in the river, the dilution of sewage that’s discharged from two lagoons and allows Catalyst mill in Crofton to keep running.

Predicting a bad summer, officials lowered that rate to five cubic metres per second more than a month ago, to try to hold off a water flow crisis.

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Biggest Sunfest ever begins LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Nevertheless, with the looming possibility of storage reaching zero, the CVRD board voted Wednesday night to support a move to lower the flows further to 4.5 cubic metres per second.

Tens of thousands of people from across Vancouver Island and beyond are gathering to hear some of country music’s biggest stars and enjoy the party of the year at Sunfest this weekend.

Cowichan’s biggest music event takes place at the Cowichan Exhibition grounds Aug. 1-3.

According to Sunfest spokesperson Charlotte Fisher, there are still some tickets available both online at sunfestconcerts.com and at Canadian Tire in Duncan.

They are mostly single day tickets plus a few general admission weekend passes, but if you’re looking for those ones you’d better get a move on, she said Wednesday.

It’s no surprise that Sunfest is practically sold out.

Megastar Tim McGraw is coming Sunday to wind up the huge festival on a super special note.

His name had people lining up for seats as soon as it was announced last fall.

Who else is hitting the big stage?

How about Jake Owen, Dean Brody, and George Canyon?

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In some places on the Cowichan River, water levels are already so low that it’s only good for wading. Rocks and branches protrude from the shallow water. [ANDREA RONDEAU/CITIZEN] Things evened out for awhile, Hutchins said, but now the river is once again in trouble.

“The fish are under stress,” he said, citing a recent report that stated that as of July 13, water temperatures in some pools have risen to between 25 and 27

degrees C and that many dead fry are starting to be seen as a result.

“For us, salmon are not only a staple but an overall indicator of the health of the Valley,” said Tim Kulchyski, a biologist with Cowichan Tribes.

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Country’s biggest stars flood into Cowichan BIGGEST SUNFEST, From Page 1 There’s also Aaron Pritchett, Blackjack Billy, Cassadee Pope and Kira Isabella plus a whole lot more as action heats up every day on both the saloon stage and the main stage.

Fisher said Sunfest has been working hard to offer a better experience for everyone every year and for 2014, there’s lots of great new additions.

Everyone will be happy to hear that last year’s long lineups at the beer garden are a thing of the past, according to Fisher.

Some changes in provincial liquor regulations and new licences this year are helping ease that congestion, she said.

“This year, in our reserved section of seats, we have an open licence where people can take their drinks back to their seats. However, for the rest of the area, it is a beverage garden style, not open alcohol everywhere.

“Our capacity in our beverage garden has gone up 300 per cent this year. The problem last year was we were so limited by our liquor inspector who told us we could only have 1,000 people in there. That was the hold up. This year, we can have 4,000 people in the beverage garden. There shouldn’t be lineups,” she said.

There are other changes, with one notable one affecting the camping areas.

“People should know that it’s a little bit different in the campground this year.

You’ve got to have a full weekend wristband to even be allowed in the campground. A single day ticket won’t get you into the campground,” she said.

“Also, when you come into the site, everyone should remember it’s going to be really hot. So, bring a hat and bring a water bottle to fill at our water station, all that kind of good stuff.

“And, if you’re camping, leaving your dogs at home is probably advisable, too,” she said.

For everyone on the huge site, Fisher advised watching for the non-profit groups selling 50/50 tickets all weekend.

“That will be great. And also the marketplace at Mellor Hall is new this year. It’s open from Friday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and up there they will get a chance to win a meet and greet with that night’s headliner every day. So, it’ll pay to go up there and enter that,” she said.

“And we have a kids zone this year, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for children five to 12. So, if you are there with your kids they can do arts and crafts. There are going to be some water sports there, all sorts of good stuff.”

Shuttle buses are running Friday, Saturday and Sunday from the arena side of the Island Savings Centre in Duncan as well as the parking lot by Fuller Lake Arena.

The charge is very reasonable and it gives riders a great chance to park away from Exhibition Park and drive right up to the gate.

Enthusiastic crowds cheered on last year’s performers and organizers at Sunfest predict even more music fans to attend in 2014. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN FILE]

Campfire ban returns for weekend KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

As of noon Friday, the campfire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre — including the Cowichan Valley — is back on.

The ban was temporarily lifted last weekend as temperatures cooled, but with hot weather returning and no precipitation in the forecast, the ban is being reinforced.

Campfires and open fires in outdoor stoves are covered by the ban. Gas or briquette cooking stoves are still permitted, as

are portable campfires with a flame of less than 15 centimetres.

The ban covers BC Parks, Crown lands and private lands. Local governments have their own regulations, and residents are advised to consult with the local fire department before lighting a fire.

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Headliner Tim McGraw is the one everyone’s waiting for. He takes the stage at Sunfest on Sunday for what is sure to be a memorable performance. [SUBMITTED]

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Tim McGraw Tim McGraw’s Sundown Heaven Town tour is coming to Sunfest on Sunday, Aug. 3, and he’ll be bringing his latest hit to a Cowichan crowd.

McGraw has notched his 54th career Top 10 song as his current single Meanwhile Back At Mama’s (featuring his wife and fellow country superstar, Faith Hill) continues to climb the charts this week.

In 1994, McGraw scored his first Top 10 with Indian Outlaw and since then he’s been making waves with country music fans every single year firing off 35 No. One songs in total.

Even before he headed home to Mama’s on this latest track, McGraw was riding high for months with his monster hit, Southern Girl.

The performer, the son of former baseball legend Tug McGraw, has sold more than 40 million albums and is always dominating the charts as new winners emerge from each of them.

McGraw has won Grammy awards, Academy of Country Music awards, Country Music Association awards and American Music awards by the score, besides racking up People’s Choice awards and numerous other gongs.

He’s also quite an actor, and has costarred with Gwyneth Paltrow, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester in Screen Gems’ Country Strong.

Other films include The Blind Side, which was nominated for an Academy Award, Four Christmases, The Kingdom, Flicka and Friday Night Lights.

With a wife like the lovely Faith Hill, McGraw is often in the news and is obviously a favourite on red carpets everywhere. Unfortunately, she’s not coming with him on this tour but there will still be plenty of great music for his fans when he mounts the big stage at Sunfest to what is sure to be a tremendous cheer from the massive crowd.

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Police not told of deadly hospital attack Island Health staff to the RCMP nor, once Kriese died in hospital, the coroners office, which is supposed to be called to investigate unexpected deaths.

Chafe called the coroners service herself on July 25.

“We have commenced an investigation into it, to determine what our eventual classification should be,” Barb McLintock, spokeswoman for the coroners service, said Tuesday.

The coroners service will request Island Health records to determine whether Kriese’s death was suspicious.

“We will definitely look into the incident involving the apparent other patient,” McLintock said.

Chafe said she will file a complaint with Island Health. Cpl. Jon Stuar t confirmed Duncan/North Cowichan RCMP is investigating.

Island Health is conducting an internal review and co-operating with the RCMP in their investigation, Plank said.

Kriese grew up and attended school in Vernon. He worked at the MacMillan Bloedel mill in Chemainus from 1953 to 1983, then transferred to the mill in Tahsis. He was an avid sportsman and a longtime member of the Duncan Curling Club.

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An 82-year-old Chemainus man died after an altercation with another elderly man at Cowichan District Hospital on July 3, and neither RCMP nor the B.C. Coroners Service was called, Island Health confirmed Tuesday.

Gordon Kriese died July 10 at the hospital, a week after a physical dispute with a dementia patient, said his daughter Laura Chafe.

Island Health spokeswoman Sarah Plank said “it is not a normal process to notify the coroner in the death of a palliative patient. After a discussion with the coroners office, we recognize in this case we should have contacted them.

“We will be working with the

Gordon Kriese, 82, died on July 10 at Cowichan District Hospital. [SUBMITTED] coroners office to provide education to staff at CDH to ensure better awareness of reporting

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The incident was witnessed by staff and was quickly defused, Plank said.

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TOPS pleads for return of pins stolen from hall KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A long-running weight-loss organization in the Cowichan Valley is pleading for the return of several pins and charms that were stolen from the Somenos Hall recently.

The items belonging to TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) were in a red tackle box that was swiped from a storage room at the hall on Highway 18.

While the pins and charms have no value to whoever took them, they are used to mark weight-loss milestones for TOPS participants.

“They have no commercial value, but they are invaluable to the ladies who are trying to lose weight,” spokesperson Sandra Nagy said. “They are an incentive to be healthy and lose weight.”

There are a variety of designs to the pins.

“Some of them have ‘TOPS’ written on them, and some are just nice, attractive pins,” Nagy said.

According to Nagy, the culprit or culprits removed a window and climbed into the hall’s back storage room where they removed the tackle box, as well as some crowns and sashes belonging to the group.

Nagy isn’t sure if anything else belonging to other hall users was taken.

TOPS doesn’t have a lot of financial resources to draw from, so it will be difficult to replace the pins. Members pay $32 a year to the international organization, as well as $4 a month to their local chapter.

“We’re a very small organization money-wise,” Nagy said.

The police have been alerted to the theft, and Nagy has told pawn shops, second-hand stores and antique dealers to keep any eye out.

“No questions [if they are returned],” she said. “It’s on your conscience, but please bring them back.”

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Koury first in mayoral race LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

North Cowichan councillor John Koury recently ended months of speculation by announcing earlier this week he’s after the mayor’s chair.

While he’s out of the gate first he doesn’t consider it too soon.

“It’s not quickly. This is about the right time. People are starting to wonder who is going to be running in the next election.

There have been a lot of questions asked much earlier than this. But, I have chosen not to make any sort of announcement until now.”

Long days mean there’s time to get out there, according to Koury.

“The summer’s here. This is the time to do the door knocking, meet with the people, understand their thoughts and give them ideas that I have to help the community be all it can be after the next election.”

So the timing is actually exactly right.

“There is still work to do on council, of course. But I think getting out door to door is the secret of winning any campaign and I would encourage any candidate to do that.

“I’ve knocked on thousands of doors in my time as a politician and it’s really where you get the understanding of what people feel about what they think needs to be done and the confidence to carry that message if and when you win the seat.”

Koury said it’s his intention “to step up into a bigger leadership role for North Cowichan” if he can.

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OUR VIEW

Status quo on threatened river not an option t’s never been this bad.

That’s what it boils down to.

The Cowichan River has never been this low, this early in the year.

Of course the Koksilah River and watercourses all through the region are likewise suffering.

Officials giving presentations on the subject point to 2003 as a benchmark low year — then tell us that the situation is more dire in 2014.

It is a great frustration that we have been able to see this crisis coming for years now.

How many times have we talked about raising the weir?

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How many summers have we reported on the desperate need to do something so that the mighty Cowichan isn’t reduced to a trickle again next year?

Action has been lacking.

It’s been snarled in the tangle of who has the authority, who’s to blame, and who has the guts to finally decide to raise the weir, over the howls of protest from a group of lakefront property owners.

Well folks, it’s past time to put all the fighting aside.

The river is in serious jeopardy of running dry before the end of September, as there will be no

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more storage water left at the lake to supplement the river flow.

At that point, we’re talking complete catastrophe for both the fish stocks that live in the river and those that will be returning to spawn.

Then there are the health woes if there’s not enough river water to dilute outflow from the two sewage lagoons.

We’re to the point where even emergency action is likely impossible as getting a permit in time to run pumps would likely not be feasible.

That’s even if the more than $1 million dollars to run them for a

single month could be found.

It is perhaps too late this year to do much but conserve as much as we can and pray for rain.

But we cannot do nothing to address the long-term problem and expect something different next year.

This is how we’ve been behaving to date and it’s sheer madness. Hope is a wonderful thing, but alone it is not a reasonable strategy to ensure a future for our river.

Whether the solution is raising the weir, putting in permanent pumps or some combination of the two, a decision is in order.

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MMBC is hurting local recycling Re: Contracting out — continuing disgust Further to my letter March 17 to Bill Routley, on contracting out to Ontario, it would appear our fears are now being realized.

Notice from the CVRD with the following: Not accepted: Crinkly cellophane wrap Kitchen wrap, or plastic wraps for meats Zipper lock bags Plastic shipping envelopes Plastic bags labelled biodegradable laminated plastic packaging Plastic bubble wrap Lumber wrap Snack bags

Garbage bags — all colours.

With the new blue bins, we all thought the purpose was to encourage residents to recycle more responsibly, but at the top of the notice was the comment for all the above, locally, we now have to take them to a variety of remote locations which locally is Bings Creek!

To add insult to injury, and to avoid the long trip from Mill Bay, I took one bag of glass bottles to Fisher Road Recycling for which they charged me $5!

But we are already paying for this service, or at least I thought we were?

I believe that if the CVRD thinks the public is going all the way out to these remote areas with the price of gas as it is,

just to place a plastic bag of the aforementioned items, they are sadly mistaken.

Already we are seeing serious dumping since they took away all the public bins.

The trash will, in any case, still have to be examined at the depot to reject non-recyclable material, but surely that’s what we’ve been paying for all this time — until of course we were forcibly married to the MMBC? “If it ain’t broke, why fix it?”

I fear the next move will be to announce a price rise because of “unforeseen costs”.

Paul Watkins Mill Bay www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

The gas tax can be used for many things, including things we are currently paying taxes for.

The categories include local roads, bridges, highways, shortsea shipping, short-line rail, regional and local airports, broadband connectivity, public transit, drinking water, wastewater, solid waste, community energy systems, brownfield redevelopment, sport infrastructure, recreation infrastructure, cultural infrastructure, tourism infrastructure, and disaster mitigation.

I’d be willing to bet that we are spending tax money in one of these categories that could have been offset by the artificial turf decision.

We must be building a road, or adding to recycling, or public transit, or something on that list.

And if so, we’ll now pay tax there what could have been avoided.

This was an election year pork barrel spending project that the council and mayor unanimously supported.

They decided to spend $1.1 million here that we have been, are being, or will be taxed for elsewhere.

To suggest otherwise, as their point-man does, is disingenuous at best. It is nothing more than taxation by displacement in the amount of about four per cent.

Which pocket the money comes from makes no difference.

I wish, though, that they would at least be honest about the motives here. It’s electioneering, about trying to get re-elected, or about being popular.

Problem is, ultimately they are using our money to do it. I’m not falling for it anymore.

Nick Caumanns North Cowichan

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Didn’t they know about the mill when they moved in?

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Your news story about mill noise and light made me wonder, did the people complaining not know when they bought their houses that there was a sawmill nearby?

We lived across from the mill for 30 years and it got to be a sound you got used to just like sirens and road noise in town. When we moved to the area there were trains coming down to Westcan Terminals almost every night and during the day it was logging trucks.

What next, will these people be trying to stop the drumming in the longhouse because it interferes with their peaceful sleep?

A) Yes, it’s a crisis B) No, the rains will come C) No, it’s blown out of proportion Tell us what you think!

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A) Yes. Industry needs to pipe down 12% B) We can deal with it 2% C) If it was there when you moved in, you have no grounds to complain 85%

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People knew mill there when they moved in I read with some interest the story about complaints re noise and light pollution from the WFP mill in Cowichan Bay. Section 4(5) of bylaw 2857 states that the bylaw does not apply to “The making of noise which is usual to or inevitable in the permitted uses in a prescribed zone”.

According to the story, the mill was built in 1975 and the spokesperson for the group, Mr. Schuerholz, apparently moved in two years after it was built.

The mill has been operating for 39 years providing jobs for people and tax revenue for North Cowichan.

It seems to me that anyone who moved into the affected area after 1975 did so

with the full knowledge of the mill’s existence, much as we folk up in Chemainus were aware there was the mill in Crofton which on occasions gives us some odour as do the farms around us when they spread manure.

I am sure some abatement steps can be taken by WFP but this is akin to someone moving into a home in Richmond under the glide path to YVR and then complaining about the noise of aircraft landing and taking off.

While unfortunate, it is what it is.

Alex Currie (Sr.) Chemainus

Judge should decide ‘likelihood of conviction’ It used to be that “charges” were laid by the police officer based on “reasonable and probable grounds”.

It seems to me as a retired police officer who did just that, that: The prosecutor, NOT the judge, “almost” based on evidence, decides the guilt or innocence because “they” will not approve a charge unless there is a “likelihood of conviction” — isn’t that the judge’s job? Should not the prosecution be contained to “reasonable and probable grounds”? A lot of folks are walking when the prosecutor does not approve. Should be the judge who decides that.

Best of luck Mike Duffy. If you are guilty, so be it. And, if you are, let’s not say you gave the country valued service and grant you a pension in perpetuity.

Reg Blackmore Shawnigan Lake

I live across the street from the Andrew Sheret property. I have found them to be excellent, caring neighbours.

I have noticed that they always use appropriate storage racks for any outside storage. At anytime I have contacted them with any questions or complaints I have found their response to be fair and quickly dealt with.

These complaints seem to have been blown out of proportion. I wonder what the difference is between running a business contained on land that is owned by a business and using the local streets to park and advertise your business for prolonged periods.

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Maple Bay volunteer firefighters had to call in the assistance of their Crofton colleagues to battle a bush fire along Genoa Bay Road just before 11 a.m. on Monday.

Four trucks and 14 firefighters from the Maple Bay hall attended the blaze on the west side of the road, and were joined by three trucks and another dozen men from Crofton. The crews were on the scene for just over two hours, fighting the 30mx20m

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“Fire likes to run uphill,” Maple Bay deputy chief Mike Dunn said. “It’s much easier to chase downhill.”

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A number of diffusers that run from the JUB sewage lagoons are actually above the water level and are thus no longer working, though not all of them have to be working to ensure adequate dilution levels.

B.C. Parks is likely going to post signs on the river warning of the low water levels, Hutchins reported.

“The river flow is so low that it’s actually dangerous in some areas for tubers,” he explained.

“It is a message that we really have to drive home to people that we really need a long-term solution,” said Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest. “It gets worse and worse every year.”

To that end the Watershed Board presented several recommendations, both to address the current low water levels that are quickly becoming a crisis and how the area can avoid similar situations in the years to come.

These measures were adopted by the CVRD board Wednesday night.

There seems to be little that can be done in the short term besides conservation and hoping for significant rainfall.

The group has examined the idea of putting temporary pumps in place to pump water from behind the weir at Lake Cowichan into the river.

But the cost of putting in temporary pumps for just one month is more than $1 million, Hutchins said, and there are no funds earmarked for such a project.

Even if funding could be worked out, there is also a permit process that requires a 30-day public notice period followed by a possible 45 days for a decision from provincial officials.

Director Bruce Fraser summed up the problem: “Even if you were to find the $1 million to access pumps and put them into place, the decision to actually allow you to do so may take longer than the time we actually have.”

For the long term the Watershed Board recommended that the CVRD become the lead entity on the flow issue, as they have the resources and manpower to do the necessary engineering infrastructure designs to get going on the Watershed Board’s recommended solutions of raising the weir by 30 centimetres and adding permanent pumps for emergencies.

The cost to raise the weir may be about $3 million, Hutchins said, and the pumps could be about $5 million, though those estimates are based on old numbers.

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Victoria’s John William Grundison had sea water in his veins

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rom Scotland’s Firth of Forth, and as the son and nephew of fishermen, it wasn’t unnatural for John William Grundison to follow the sea.

At least initially.

A retired carpenter by the time I interviewed him in 1971, he had excellent recall and proved to be a fount of knowledge about Victoria’s early commercial fishing.

He, in fact, claimed to be “one of the first commercial fishermen to fish with a powerboat

out of Victoria. This salmon, five cents a was about 1915, when pound for halibut the I was 19 or so. Trolling same way”. had just started then. I During the 1930s, he had a five-horsepower fished for halibut off Palmer.”

Trial and Discovery By 1923, he was trollIslands. Also, before ing for salmon out of fishing seasons were Kyuquot with an uncle regulated, he’d plied CHRONICLES in a 36-footer. Hard as his skill regularly off T.W. Paterson it is to believe, “They Sooke, between Point wouldn’t buy coho No Point and Jordan in those days. It was 12 cents a River, remarking with a smile, pound ‘in the round’ for pink “There were no power gurdies in

those days.”

At the time of my interview his sons, Bill and Robert, were also following the sea, at least part-time. A sheet metal worker between seasons, Bill owned a 47-foot troller and Robert was an optometrist between weekends and holidays when he and his family raced their yacht.

Mr. Grundison told me how Fisherman’s Wharf had evolved from the 1890s. Originally, it was just a float built for the light-

house service employee whose duty it was to daily light the oil lanterns erected on piles in the harbour channel. Nearby was the ill-smelling chemical works, later moved to James Island, which he remembered well: “We kids used to get nitre, which spilled through knotholes in the fence, and charcoal... We’d make flares and set them off [at Ogden Point].

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Fishing before engines was physically daunting VICTORIA’S JOHN WILLIAM, From Page 11 “Located west of present-day Fisherman’s Wharf was a beach on which was a shipyard known as Lang’s... The sealing schooners used to be hauled out there, their copper sheathing removed while they were re-caulked. Hundreds of copper nails fell on the beach. The young boys of the vicinity would come down after school and dig the copper in a tin and sell it on Saturdays to the junk man for pocket money.”

Prior to gasoline engines, life as a fisherman was physically daunting, in an open boat less than 30 feet long with a shallow draught and seven-foot beam.

Two men rowed in a standing position as they pushed the long sweeps while heading out to Constance Cove Bank to fish for halibut and cod,

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Most of the fishermen were of Scottish origin although some were Greeks as were some of the fishmongers.

Mr. Grundison recalled how one Greek merchant tried to squeeze the Scots out of business by refusing to buy their catches: “The next day, Jim Donaldson had a wheelbarrow with halibut and a for sale sign. That finished that. The Greek bought their fish ever after.”

The Chinese buyers who operated at the foot of Wharf Street were, he said, highly respected by the Scots.

He recalled numerous random memories of the pioneer fishing fleet, as told to him by the hardy men who sailed their small boats as far as Nanaimo and off the Island’s stormy west coast.

Some didn’t even leave Victoria, dropping their hooks for cod off what’s now the Laurel Point Inn at the entrance to the Inner Harbour.

Victoria’s first power boat was the Athens, powered by the engine from a steam donkey.

“She wasn’t much of a boat as fish boats to today,” he said, “but she was the first power halibut boat out of Victoria. When I was eight years old, in 1903, I made a trip from Victoria to New Westminster on her with a load of halibut.”

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Rock of the Woods ‘our best one yet’ KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Rock of the Woods just keeps outdoing itself.

The fourth iteration of the music festival in the Cowichan Valley topped its predecessors in every way last weekend: in terms of music, venue and overall atmosphere.

“I think it was our best one yet,” organizer Dave Bain said. “It was the best vibe we’ve ever had. Everyone was so excited to be there.”

The festival attracted 450 people per day to Lazy River, a Sahtlam property along the Cowichan River, where they enjoyed an eclectic mix of alternative rock and electronic music in a natural amphitheatre.

“I feel we finally got the location right,” Bain said. “Not that there was anything wrong with the previous locations, but this year we had no noise bleed.”

The festival moved from Bamberton to Glenora Farm to the Godfrey Brownell Winery over its first three years before finding Lazy River. The biggest challenge for Bain was getting the neighbours on board, but he felt the festival proved itself once it got under way.

“We chatted with the utmost opponents to the festival, and they were surprised with what they saw,” Bain said.

Central to the festival is the music, which included bigger names than ever this year, from southern rapper Bubba Sparxxx and radio stars The Pack A.D and Wake Owl to electronic sensation Robert DeLong.

The Vancouver Island acts that have been mainstays at the festival also rose to the occasion.

“Because we went up with the calibre we had, that brought the local bands to a position where they had to bring their A-game as well,” Bain said.

Sparxxx was the headliner on Friday and brought a charge to the opening day of festivities.

“I was surprised by how friendly he was with the crowd,” Bain noted. “He really energized everybody.”

Saturday took things up a notch with headliners The Pack A.D., Humans, and the astonishing DeLong.

A huge deal on the U.S. festival circuit, the Seattle-area product by way of Los Angeles combined his live electronic music with an energetic presence and dazzling visuals.

“Robert DeLong blew everybody’s minds,” Bain said. “I think we did the right thing bringing him in as the headliner.”

Besides DeLong, the best-received acts included The Donkeys, Victoria’s The Roper Show, returnees Fly Moon Royalty and garage rock duo The Pack A.D. Beyond the music, and even more important to Bain, is the feeling surrounding the festival, and encouraging a theme of respect among attendees.

“What we’ve always wanted to do is put community first and the music second, and it felt like we did that,” he said.

From an environmental perspective, the entire three-day event generated just 70 lbs of garbage, thanks in large part to an emphasis on recycling — more than $500 worth of empties were donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters — and onsite composting. It helped limit littering, Bain noted, that they didn’t allow alcohol into the camping area.

A dive team was sent into the river to recover any debris from the festival, but was only able to turn up an old fishing rod and a couple of cans that had been there for a long time.

“That by itself says a lot about our attendees,” Bain said.

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Kids Day at the BC Forest Discovery Centre is expanding to two fun-filled days this Sunday and Monday, Aug. 3-4.

It’s all about making the centre more accessible to the families who flock to Cowichan at this time of year, according to manager Chris Gale.

“This event has been a popular tradition for several years now and we thought it was time to make the weekend twice as much fun, so we added a second day,” he said.

So, what’s up in the way of fun?

“Steam train rides, entertainment, logger sports for the kids, draws, our becomingfamous barbecue, and a great educational experience, are only a few reasons for kids of all ages to come out to the event,” Gale said.

It’s a fun way to celebrate the BC Day long weekend on the more than 100-acre site.

Entertainment on the outdoor stage features Shelley Vaags on Sunday, and Andy McCormack’s fun performances on Monday for the kids to dance and sing along with a little help from the Island Savings wise owl, Penny. Why not take in the centre’s summer exhibit: ‘Burning Snags and Raining Ashes’? It chronicles the events surrounding the Great Bloedel Fire of 1938, and is only at the BC Forest Discovery Centre for a limited time.

There are special daily admission rates, too. So, with $5 for children under 18, $6 for seniors and $8 for adults it’s an affordable fun day (or two!) for all.

The centre is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days, with the last steam train departure at 4 p.m. All aboard!

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How Emmental cheese gets its holes

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While most caseophiles are content to stay home to indulge their cheesy fancies, true aficionados make at least one pilgrimage to their favourite cheese places; to

Cheddar in Somerset, or Cheshire or Gloucester, or to Gouda in Holland, or perhaps to Denmark for the Blue and Germany for the Kloster Kaese. Being rather patriotic, Stilton is my own favourite, and I remember a happy time many years ago, sam-

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pling their cheese at their local pub, with a glass of fine port.

But if you want some alpine scenery as a bonus while visiting your mecca, and an opportunity to see the gentle source of famous cheeses, cropping the grass with bells around their necks, Switzerland’s the place. There’s a nice little day trip out of Geneva that visits the hamlet of Gruyere, where you can not only tour the factory, but enjoy a memorable fondue at any one of half a dozen neat little places along the main street. But for the true-blue caseophile, life is incomplete without a visit to Emmental, the birthplace of the cheese that’s riddled with holes.

In case you’ve ever wondered how Emmental gets that way, here’s the real reason, at least to my own fanciful satisfaction.

I chose to ignore the official explanation about casein being nitrogenous in conjunction with lactic fermentation, etc., because a while ago I stumbled across one of the most closely held Swiss secrets. This “holey” grail was actually discovered by accident.

Apparently it happened on a sunny morning when an Emmental lady, one Gerda Lochschatz, was clambering about the Alps in search of herbs. She explored a different path for a change and noticed an unfamiliar species blooming on the slopes, rather similar to Edelweiss, but with a furry stem which bled a milky white substance when plucked. When she got home, her husband was busy paddling a vat of cheese for family consumption. In passing, a sprig of the unknown herb fell out of Gerda’s basket into the

vat and within minutes, to their astonishment, the whole mixture began popping like one of those mud holes in Yellowstone Park.

After it solidified the cheese was found to be honeycombed by holes of all sizes. In time, it was found possible to regulate the size of the holes and they’re all pretty standard in today’s Emmental. Now, In view of its drippy nature the new herb was called “Trou d’Eau”. But today the cheese worker who adds this herbal essence to each vat is known as a “Trou Souffleur”, and he does it well out of sight of the curious public.

We’re told that so many of the world’s cheeses have a history stretching way, way back in time, which perhaps adds a little romance to each caseophile’s choice. As I’ve mentioned, Stilton’s my favourite, but I’m quite fond of Emmental, so I’m sticking to my story. Who knows, there may be some truth in it!

(Bill Greenwell prospered in the ad agency arena for 40 years. He retains a passion for medieval history, marine paintings and piscatorial pursuits. His wife Patricia indulges him in these interests, but being a seasoned writer from a similar background, she has always deplored his weakness for alliteration. This has sadly had no effect on his writing style, whatsoever.)

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Div. 2 soccer tryouts start next Tuesday After winning Div. 2 of the Vancouver Island Soccer League in 2012/13 and reaching the quarterfinals of the Jackson Cup Island championship tournament in 2014, Cowichan United is getting ready for another year of men’s soccer with tryouts beginning next week.

Tryouts will start on Aug. 5 and 7 on the lower Sherman Road soccer fields, running from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

“We have a good core coming back from last year and are looking to fill some key spots,” player-coach Neall Rowlings said.

For more information contact Ryan Flynn at 250-732-2310.

Safety, pride and fun are priorities for Bulldogs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

With the fall football season approaching quickly, the Cowichan Bulldogs are prepared to answer any questions about their sport, from the perceived dangers to the benefits of playing a team sport.

“All our coaches are National Coaching Certification Programtrained and have been instructed in the latest ‘safe contact’ methods,” Jeff McDonald, a longtime coach and past-president of the organization said. “All skills taught in football are transferable life skills: teamwork, selfconfidence and the ability to overcome adversity.”

The Bulldogs have always made an effort to reach out to the community, including participation in fundraisers for organizations like the food bank and Cops For Cancer. On the field, the Bulldogs make safety and fun priorities.

“We ensure that, through training, our coaches and staff have plenty of both,” McDonald said.

“Our players are known throughout football in B.C. as some of the hardest and toughest, but also the most sportsmanlike.”

While fun is most important, the Bulldogs have had players experience success at many levels. Two players have made it through the first cuts for U18 Team BC, while two U16 players recently took part in the Red River Cup in Manitoba.

The Bulldogs also have 12 alumni on four different junior teams in B.C.: Patrick Warren, Dusean Leblanc, Chris Pastro on the Westshore Rebels; J.Q. Lobo, Cory Lewis and Evan Rhodes on the Vancouver Island Raiders; Ryan McDonald, Adam Marchetti and Brock Gowanlock on the Langley Rams; and R.J. Piche and Eric Williams on the Valley Huskers.

Three more Bulldogs grads are heading to the university ranks, with Kevin Gabriel going to Concordia, Drayson Price bound for the University of British Columbia, and Eric Maslen off to Morehead State in California.

“While we are proud of all of these young men, we are also proud of those who still play, who represent the club and their community with class and dignity,” McDonald said.

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Midget C Thunder take silver at lax provincials KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

After winning the Island league, the midget C Cowichan Valley Thunder brought home the silver medal from the provincial box lacrosse championships in Campbell River last weekend.

“We were up against some tough competition all season and fought hard against some tough teams,” head coach Eric Johnson said. “Everyone really pulled together and that is why the team played so well this season. This was a great season for the Cowichan Valley Thunder midget C team.”

The Thunder went 2-1 in the round robin, beginning with a convincing 10-1 win over the host Campbell River Ravens thanks to a hat trick by Jacob Taylor, two goals each from Scott McCaffery and Shylo Gibbs, and one each from Dallas Johnson, Braemon Conville and Kyle McDill.

In their second game, the Thunder doubled up their Vancouver Island rivals, the Juan de Fuca Whalers, 4-2. Conville scored twice, while Taylor and McCaffery also found the back of the net.

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Cowichan wrapped up round-robin play with an 8-4 loss to the Cranbrook Outlaws, despite two goals by Gibbs and one apiece from Johnson and McCaffery.

By placing second in the round robin, the Thunder set up a rematch with the Outlaws for the gold medal. Assistant captain Johnson scored the lone goal, set up by Taylor and Kyle Robertson, as Cowichan was defeated 10-1 by Cranbrook.

Thunder goaltender Theron Keel took home two X-Treme Game MVP awards, while Jarom Erickson and assistant captain Gibbs received one each. Gibbs was also selected to the provincial championship all-star team, while Devon McCormick was presented with the Warrior Fair Play Award.

Taylor finished the season as the team’s leading scorer with 39 points on 28 goals and 11 assists, followed by Gibbs with 27 points on 11 goals and 16 helpers.

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A handful of Cowichan Valley products with impressive credentials are leading the way as the Kerry Park Islanders retool for the 2014/15 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season.

Nick White and Lynden Eddy are joining the Isles after spending last season with the rival Nanaimo Buccaneers, while former bantam Capitals captain Ryan Hogg has signed on after spending last season with a hockey academy.

The Isles added White to complete the trade deadline deal that sent goalie Jackson Jane to Nanaimo. White played 41 games for the Bucs last season, scoring seven goals and chipping in 16 assists for 23 points to go along with 177 penalty minutes. Eddy comes from Nanaimo in a cash deal. He finished last season with 21 points on eight goals and 13 assists in 38 games, and also appeared on the APTN TV series Hit The Ice. Hogg spent last year with the Burnaby Winter Club Elite 15, compiling 41 points in 48 midget league games and 13 in 24 Canadian Sport School Hockey League contests.

The Isles have also picked up Zack Smith from the Peninsula Panthers. He had 31 points (15

Hockey season coming soon t’s that time of year again when our hockey season begins with tryouts for competitive teams on Aug. 23.

Time to dust off the hockey bag and check equipment for size and condition. We have a great offer from Eddy’s Hockey Shop, with a 10 per cent discount card for all Cowichan Valley Minor Hockey Association players, and they are offering us a bin for donated gear. So please donate any good used gear, and stop by to pick up your discount card.

••• Our recreational female teams in pee wee (11-12), bantam (1314) and midget (15 and up) are in need of players, and female hockey always gains popularity across Canada, especially when we win Olympic gold. If you’re interested in giving it a try, you can still register at our office.

••• Our coaching/development coordinator, Mike McCluskey, has several great programs set up for our players for power skating and goalie development at all levels. Skating is the foundation of hockey and we need more goalies as we are really short in some divisions. So all young players, give it a try; you may be a natural.

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Seen here playing against the Islanders last season, Lynden Eddy will don Kerry Park silks this coming season. [CITIZEN FILE] goals and 16 assists) in 38 games last year.

Those four join a redesigned Kerry Park forward corps that will also feature Nick Kean and Adam Page, who were acquired in a big late-season trade that sent local products Alex Milligan and Tylor Branzsen to Peninsula.

“Looking at our forwards, I think we’re going to look good this year,” Islanders owner Mark Osmond said.

It will help the Islanders with recruiting that Milligan and Branzsen, who spent the bulk of

their careers with Kerry Park, were both recruited to play college hockey, Milligan with Selkirk College and Branzsen with Thompson Rivers University.

Dale Purinton will be back with the club as head coach this coming season, joined again by assistants Jason Jubinville, Robert Davison and Rob Webb.

The team will hold a prep camp Aug. 11-14 in Lake Cowichan, followed by main camp on Aug. 16-17 at the Island Savings Centre. For more information or to sign up for camp, visit islandersjrb.com

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If you’re 12 or older, want to make some extra money, have played hockey, and are interested, contact our office. Also for some former referees, think about coming out again, we always need experience on the ice.

••• Coming soon, we’ll have reports on our teams’ play, and a schedule so our community can come out and watch our games at no cost, maybe buy a 50/50 ticket if you want to help support a team.

This year we want to give back to the Cowichan Valley, so if your organization needs help and we can make it work, we would like you to contact us.

••• Please contact the CVMHA office at 246-3906 or email cvmha@shaw,ca for information about any of the items in this report.

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Unprecedented expansion of the Cowichan Rugby Football Club’s mini rugby programs this spring has helped build a strong foundation for the future of the sport in the Valley.

The club has held six-week mini rugby camps at its home field on Herd Road for several years, but this year, the program expanded to South Cowichan with camps at Frances Kelsey Secondary.

Coordinated by Kenton McNutt and Matthuw Ronald-Jones, the camps attracted 110 kids in four age groups: U6, U8, U10 and U12. Only about 18 to 20 had played the sport before.

Both boys and girls flocked to the camp in record numbers. “The girls ratio was really high, close to 50 per cent,� McNutt noted.

Participants in the camp were treated to high-level instruction from such accomplished athletes and coaches as Nicole Crowley, a Shawnigan Lake School grad currently playing for the UVic Vikes and the daughter of Canadian men’s team head coach Kieran Crowley; Ander Munro, a former national team captain; and John Tait, former head coach of the national women’s team.

Also stepping up were the rugby club itself, which paid for field costs at Kelsey

so parents didn’t have to shell out, and Pemberton Holmes, which donated the food for last Monday’s end-of-season barbecue. “The rugby community on the southern Island really came together on this,�

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With this year’s success, the goal for next spring is to add a third location, in the Ladysmith/Chemainus area.

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