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A rusting truck rim is just one of the items found in the Cowichan River near Lake Cowichan Saturday, but the haul was well down from previous years, organizers said. Sunday’s leg of the cleanup was changed due to a water quality warning from Island Health. For more photos from the effort see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

High levels of bacteria have forced people to stay out of the lower Cowichan River.

In a warning posted Saturday, Aug. 16, Island Health said it was “advising against the use of the lower sections of the Cowichan River for recreational uses such as swimming, wading or tubing. “Testing of bacterial levels in the river following rainfall earlier this week has shown higher levels of bacteria than are normally found in the area and that exceed the Canadian Guidelines for Recreational Water Quality,� the notice said.

By Tuesday morning, Island Health was still awaiting test results from repeat samples taken over the weekend and on Monday, according to spokesperson Val Wilson. “We did take additional samples yesterday morning and we expect those results to be in on Wednesday or Thursday. We’ll know more about the bacterial counts at that point,� she said. “We work with North Cowichan, the City of Dun-

can and Cowichan Tribes. It’s kind of like a team effort. It’s tested at various spots.�

Interested residents can quickly see on the Internet if the warning has been lifted by Googling “Island Health beach reports�.

In the meantime, Island Health is advising against any recreation activity in the river downstream from the Allenby Road bridge. “Persons swimming in water with high levels of bacteria are more likely to develop symptoms such as abdominal pains, vomiting and diarrhea,� the notice said.

Rob Hutchins, co-chair of the Cowichan Watershed Board and chair of the Cowichan Valley Regional District board, said the regular water quality monitoring was affected by the recent rain. “It’s not unusual that storm events put material into the river and, when we have insufficient flow, lower than normal flow, there is inadequate dilution. The water flows in from various creeks, off the farm land, and out of the storm sewers, too.

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A series of events at the intersection of Ingram and Craig streets in downtown Duncan last Friday afternoon have led to several charges against a Duncan man.

Justin James Dodd, 26, faces charges for assault, failure to remain at the scene of an accident and driving while prohibited.

Dodd is accused of fleeing the scene on foot after rear-ending a pickup truck on Ingram Street around 5:15 p.m. He was arrested about 15 minutes later and taken to cells at the North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP detachment.

Dodd was driving his girlfriend’s insured Honda Civic at the time, but he did not have a valid licence.

The girlfriend had left the vehicle, but was still close enough to the scene to hear the collision.

Police did not elaborate on the nature of the assault, only saying that it occurred just prior to the collision.

Dodd was injured in the collision, and was taken to Cowichan District Hospital for medical attention, as was the 39-year-old driver of the pickup truck, who was treated in hospital for nonlife-threatening injuries. The investigation remains ongoing.

Police also attended a singlevehicle collision on Henry Road in Chemainus just before 1 a.m. on Saturday. The sole occupant of the vehicle that went into a ditch was a 19-year-old Duncan man, who sustained injuries to his face. He was taken to hospital. No charges had been laid as of Monday, but the investigation was still ongoing.

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Recognizing his efforts to get impaired drivers off the road, Const. Joe Power of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP has been named to Alexa’s Team.

The program is named for Alexa Middelaer, who was just four-and-a-half years old when she was killed by a drunk driver on a rural road in Ladner in 2008.

The Middelaer family, the BCAA Road Safety Association and ICBC partnered to create Alexa’s Team in 2009, recognizing RCMP and municipal police officers in B.C. who have demonstrated a strong commitment to taking impaired drivers off the streets. Officers selected for the 2013 team were required to have taken at least 12 criminally impaired drivers off the road through a Criminal Code investigation or the Immediate Roadside Prohibition administrative process.

Power was one of 312 officers in B.C. to make the team.

“It’s such a great honour to be a part of Alexa’s team,” he said.

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Group aims to flip the switch on solar panel co-op ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

Teamwork between a young man walking and an older woman paddling leads to an efficient cleanup of the Cowichan River in downtown Lake Cowichan Saturday, Aug. 16. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

River the lowest it’s been in decades WARNING, From Page 1 “Unfortunately we are in a challenging situation.

In terms of what’s ideal for the ecology of the river, we’re over 36 per cent below what we should be in terms of river flow. The river is the lowest we’ve seen in decades,” Hutchins said.

Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest also heard about the river warning on Aug. 16.

“There has been a drought condition for a long time, and as soon as it rains, the storm drains are all emptying into the river at the same time,” he said. “It makes perfect sense to me. I wouldn’t be surprised if, when they do the counts this week that everything is back to normal again.

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“I certainly hope they are,” Forrest said.

The health warning came just in time for the annual Cowichan River clean-up, where traditionally a big group of volunteers splashes, wades and dives into the water to remove litter that’s accumulated.

Hutchins was delighted to see a strong turnout for the annual two-day event in spite of the warning, which kept people on the shores of the lower portion of the river. The drought did mean there was more shore than usual.

“The great news is we had more people and less garbage,” he said. “In the last four or five years we’ve seen dramatic reductions. We still find too much but there’s been far less than what we had in the past. So, that’s a good news story. There’s growing respect for the river.”

Forrest was out for both days of the river cleanup as well.

“Some of the things coming out of the river have been there for decades but it is still concerning that cans and stuff are still going in this year. It is less but it should be zero. People come up here because they enjoyed the beauty and serenity of floating down the river and then they’re damaging it. That is kind of defeating the purpose but it’s getting much better.”

He found the message was also hopeful from the Lower Cowichan cleanup.

“There was a bigger turnout at both ends for the cleanup this year. The one in Lake Cowichan was just fantastic. I’ve been told 106 people come out. That’s an amazing amount of volunteers to show up for a day. Seeing those numbers increase like that means a lot,” Forrest said.

This year’s river cleanup effort was dedicated to the late Gerald Thom, who had been an enthusiastic volunteer for the Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society.

Cowichan Carbon Buster Peter Nix says now is the time to make the switch to solar energy, and his group is setting up a solar panel society in Cowichan to get people on board.

“I think it’s time to get excited,” Nix said, explaining that his enthusiasm is the result of a presentation he went to at an energy conference on Saltspring Island four months ago.

That’s where he heard from a solar panel contractor some dollar figures that have him considering building a small solar farm in his own yard, as well as stirring up community support for solar.

“In 2014 this is the first year we could actually make money by having our own solar electricity at our homes. It’s competitive with BC Hydro rates,” he said.

They’ve already held two meetings with about 25 people each, and he has a list of 100 people who are potentially interested he said.

The goal is to create a solar energy co-op, where people can get together and do bulk buys of equipment to make the cost outlay palatable for more people.

“Our objective is to make solar panels available at a competitive cost and thereby to spread their rapid installation at homes and commercial locations throughout Cowichan,” said Nix. Gabriola Island has set up a society for just that purpose, he said.

But Nix has his sights set even higher in the long term.

He’d like to see an Island-wide co-op, and to get the municipal-

ities involved.

Due to legislation put in place under Gordon Campbell, municipalities can now set up public renewable energy utilities, he said, and that’s his aim. There’s precedent, Nix said, pointing to the community of Kimberley, which has set up a solar public energy utility.

The need to switch to renewable energy to combat climate change isn’t new, Nix said.

“It’s crisis time,” he said. “The science is very bad; we have to act now.”

He calls recent figures showing renewable energy is now competitive with traditional energy sources and can create jobs for people “manna from heaven”, in convincing more people to take action.

“They can make money and they can save their children’s future,” he said.

With solar, people can earn money by selling solar electricity to BC Hydro, decrease the need for the controversial Site C dam, and take personal action on climate change.

Imagine, Nix said, getting an electric car and being able to charge it at home with your own solar power.

For those interested in getting into solar there will be a solar photo-voltaic demonstration and sign-up sheet at the Green Party booth at the Cowichan Exhibition Sept. 5, 6 and 7, though the Green Party is not officially affiliated with the initiative.

Nix is also aiming for a public meeting Sept. 27, probably in the Heritage Hall at the Island Savings Centre, though plans for that are not yet firm.

Changes ensure an exciting 2015 show The Vancouver International Auto Show may be eight months away, but planning is already in high gear to ensure next year’s event is even more exciting than last year

For those who’ve never been, the Vancouver International Auto Show, held every March at the Vancouver Convention Centre, is the largest event of its kind in Western Canada.

The show appeals to a wide range of drivers, from the classic

By Blair Qualey car enthusiast to the automotive technology geek and everyone in between.

As some of you may know, the New Car Dealers Association of BC owns the Vancouver International Auto Show. We make it our mission to ensure that every event features something for everyone and includes the latest makes, models and technology the industry has to offer.

We also incorporate classic cars into the program and events that promote eco-friendly vehicles.

It’s not surprising that the event is highly anticipated each year by the industry, everyday

drivers, and auto enthusiasts alike.

To ensure future shows continue to entertain, impress and inform our guests, we’re excited that we’ve hired a new show management team. They include three of the top auto industry and event experts in the country: Jason Heard, Phil Heard and Keith Morgan.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Heards – Jason is one of Canada’s most dynamic and experienced show managers. That’s why he’s been tapped for the role as manager of the Vancouver International Auto Show. His father, Phil, a well-known businessman and event expert, is also coming on board as a senior consultant.

Jason and Phil are promising “a new level of world-class programming and content” for guests at next year’s event. I have no doubt they will wow us in 2015, and at future shows.

Jason and Phil already produce the Vancouver

Collector Car Show and Auction and have led some of BC’s top events, including the Molson Indy, IDSwest, World Urban Forum and the Vancouver International Boat Show.

Keith Morgan is a highly respected and innovative Canadian auto journalist, who will serve as a specialty content consultant at next year’s show. I’m very much looking forward to what Keith comes up with as he incorporates all of the exciting new options now available across both traditional and social media.

The addition of these three auto industry experts, not to mention their incredible depth and breadth of event management experience, will significantly enhance the guest experience at the show, which is already a major event. It’s not only the most important event for the automotive industry in British Columbia, but also the largest trade and consumer show in Western Canada.

More than 84,500 people came through the

doors at the 2014 show held March 25-30, a fiveper-cent increase over 2013. There were more than 400 vehicles from 30 companies around the world on display.

We’re expecting the 2015 event, which takes place March 24-29, to be even bigger. If you’ve never been to the show, I highly recommend you check it out. For those of you who have been in the past, be sure to come back again next year for what promises to be another amazing showcase of the best the auto industry has to offer.

I look forward to seeing you there!

For more information on the Vancouver International Auto Show, please visit: www.VancouverInternationalAutoShow.com.

Blair Qualey is President and CEO of the New Car Dealers Association of BC. Email him at bqualey@newcardealers.ca.

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“When you have disease, it’s even more important that you stay active and fit and that you try to take care of yourself because then your immune system can work at dealing with the disease.”

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Susan Simmons, who suffers from MS, swims the Strait of Georgia as part of a relay team three years ago.

The Vancouver Island woman has completed a number of open water swims including swimming the English Channel as part of a relay late last month. On Friday, she, along with friend Alex Cape, will tackle the length of Cowichan Lake and back, totalling 70 kilometres. [SUBMITTED]

Susan Simmons tackles Lake’s open water SUSAN SIMMONS SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN AND ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

Susan Simmons, diagnosed 20 years ago with multiple sclerosis, is no stranger to big challenges and this Friday she’s taking on another one.

At 2 p.m. she and friend Alex Cape will dive into the water at Cowichan Lake for a 70 kilometre swim, as they attempt to swim the length of the lake and back in less than 30 hours.

“A lot of preparation has gone into the swim,” said Simmons, a Vancouver Island resident who is undertaking the challenge to raise awareness about MS and the huge benefits that exercise, particularly swimming can have for sufferers.

“It’s a significant undertaking.

There are over 65 volunteers, a fleet of motorized boats, and a flotilla of kayaks and canoes. Len Martel, our logistic guru, has been organizing escorts and safety crew into manageable shifts in order to keep things as safe as possible.”

Simmons and Cape have opted to follow English Channel marathon swim rules. The two will swim unassisted (no wetsuit or swim aids) from Lakeview Park to Heather Campground, and then will turn around (without stopping) and swim back.

Should they succeed, they will become members of the 24-hour club, a group of open water swimmers who have completed a nonstop swim in an open body of water for a minimum of 24 hours.

There are currently 117 members worldwide with some of the swims dating back as far as the 1930s.

The swim will also allow the two to count themselves among the top flat water (non-tidal) distance swimmers in the world. There are less than 10 swimmers on record who have swum a distance of 70 km or greater in a lake unassisted, and only one Canadian. Vicki Keith swam 103 kilometres in a

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two-way crossing of Lake Ontario in 1987.

“You just kind of have to put your head down and keep going,” said Simmons.

Cape and Simmons started focusing on long distance training back in October 2013 under the direction of their coach Danielle Brault with the Victoria Masters Swim Club.

Simmons has been swimming for the past nine years to help manage her MS. It’s an ideal kind of exercise for those with the disease, she said.

“Heat is a trigger for a lot of people for MS and when you swim you stay cool,” Simmons said.

When she first started swimming, 20 laps of the pool would lead to two to three hour naps.

She struggled to walk more than two blocks.

“I had a lot of MS symptoms,” she said, including numbness in her hands and feet and problems with balance.

“Since swimming, over the last 10 years, most of those symptoms have gone away,” she said. “Had I not done this, I would have kept getting sicker.”

“When you have disease, it’s even more important that you stay active and fit and that you try to take care of yourself because then

your immune system can work at dealing with the disease,” Simmons said.

Cape, 34, has been swimming since 1991.

Cape and Simmons have swum between 1,500 and 2,000 kilometres as part of their preparation; a distance similar to the distance from Victoria to Winnipeg. They were regularly seen swimming laps, sometimes 15 or more at a time, around Thetis Lake.

In addition to all of the physical and mental preparation the two women have been training their bodies to eat every half an hour while in the water.

“Eating will be key,” said Simmons. “We need to be able to sustain our energy levels to keep us moving and warm. We will be stopping to fuel up every 30 minutes throughout the swim. That’s about 50 snacks! It’s been a challenge finding the right food and the right portions. After a certain point it’s easy to not want to eat or worse, get sick.”

When the pair dive in they will be joined by Lauren Westmacott and Carol Pal, a friend of Simmons who also has MS. The two support swimmers will swim with them for the first 10 km, rest overnight, and then join them on their way back for the last 10 km.

Several members of the Victoria Masters Swim Club will also jump into the lake with the women throughout the swim.

Cape and Simmons are both open water advocates and have been challenging teammates and friends to get out of the pool and into the lake.

“Heading out for a workout in the lake with a group of swimmers makes me so happy,” said Cape.

“I love that we are all together, enjoying this beautiful lake. It’s such a refreshing change from the pool.”

The rest of the night will be quiet, with just the two of them swimming down the lake escorted by their kayakers and safety boat.

“I’m excited and a bit afraid at the same time,” said Simmons.

“I’m not afraid to swim in the dark, and I trust my crew to guide me.

I am, however, concerned about the cold. The lake gets colder as you swim toward Heather, and the air will get colder as darkness sets in. I am worried the cold will set-in. We have no way to warm ourselves until the sun is out the next day.”

If all goes well Cape and Simmons will reach the halfway mark at Heather Campground by 3 a.m. At that point they will turn around (without touching the bottom or exiting the lake) and start making their way back. Simmons’ English Channel relay teammates

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Jim Close and Bill Burton, both proficient cold water swimmers, will join them for a few kilometers, supporting them during the coldest part of the swim.

The two women will be on their own again for the next 20 plus kilometres as they head back toward Gordon Bay and, eventually, Lakeview Park.

Cape has been studying the map, breaking it down into sections, to visualize her progress along the lake.

“I am already thinking ahead to this part of the swim. I have been telling myself that it will feel really reassuring to be heading back towards the finish line. We will recognize points, and will hopefully feel good to be on the home stretch.”

Members of the swim and triathlon communities will join them for the last 10, 5, and 2 km. A dozen or more will swim the last 2 kilometres with the women, including members of Victoria’s Special Olympic Swim team, a club Simmons helps coach.

Family and friends will be hosting a get-together for the swimmers and their crew at the finish line. The Town of Lake Cowichan is allowing the pair to finish and celebrate at the municipal beach.

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She’s swimming 70 km; what about you? here are plenty of excuses not to exercise and get in shape.

You’re tired. You have a creaky knee. You have a headache. Your shoulder is aching. You have a blister on your foot. It’s your birthday. You got home late from work. You haven’t done it in a long time so you won’t be any good at it anymore. You’ve put on a few pounds.

You have multiple sclerosis.

Hearing Susan Simmons’s story reminds us that just like that last one, all the ones before it are even better reasons to exercise than they are not to exercise.

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Simmons teaches us, by example, many useful lessons.

If you can’t walk two blocks now, that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to swim two or 10 kilometres in a year or two.

Start slow and build up your stamina and strength.

If one kind of exercise doesn’t work for you, don’t give up, there’s one out there that will.

Taking care of yourself by including exercise in your life will deliver a multitude of health benefits — some of them beyond what you could have imagined or hoped for.

Of course, you don’t have to be

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quite as ambitious as Simmons has been to get the benefits of being in shape and healthy.

We’re not all going to have the desire or personality and perseverance to swim 70 kilometres, through the night on Cowichan Lake.

That’s no licence to be a couch potato, however.

Banish those excuses — unless you’re genuinely too sick or too injured of course. You shouldn’t ignore your body. But consider the options.

Too hot? Try swimming.

Too cold? Put on a coat and walk. Or head to an indoor

venue. There are plenty of choices, from a traditional gym to the local badminton drop-in or rock climbing gym.

And another thing, you don’t have to be good at it.

There’s no passing grade.

There’s no trophy.

There isn’t anybody to impress with your at-home aerobics in front of the television except your cat. We guarantee you, your cat doesn’t care if you aren’t raising the correct hand with the correct foot.

If competition isn’t your thing, you don’t have to compete with anyone. If competition inspires

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I am in agreement with Alex Currie (Sr.) [Letters to the editor, Friday, Aug. 15]. Building a skate park does not necessarily mean they will come.

Further, it would make much more sense to build a recreational facility that the majority can enjoy such as a bowling alley, movie theatre or even putting the funds towards the building of the boardwalk would be money better spent than on a skate park.

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you — go for it. There’s everything from rec lacrosse leagues to the Seniors Games.

As a society we get too distracted by too many other things that in the long run don’t matter as much as our own health.

The video games and the T.V. programs can wait. They will still be there when you are finished. Nobody will die if you don’t get that post up on Facebook immediately or send out that tweet.

We all pay for our collective lack of activity with general lack of health and rising health care costs. It’s time for action.

Boat owners deserve fairness, consultation We are owners of a boat moored for over 22 years in Bird’s Eye Cove. After we had an eviction notice inserted inside our boat on July 9 we began intensive work to deal with this shock in our lives.

We were very surprised when we read retroactively in the Cowichan Citizen of July 18 a report by Lexi Bainas on the North Cowichan council meeting of July 9. The item for discussion was the compost plant odour in Chemainus. What amazed us were two quotes: 1. From Dave Devana, chief administrative officer of North Cowichan: “We have been told by

property owners in that area that we need to accelerate some kind of action and we have told them, ‘no, we need to get the report first.’ When we get the report... then we can decide if we need to take steps.”

2. From Councillor Ruth Hartmann: “We all really care but there is a process whether they believe it’s slow or not...I think it’s in all our best interests to wait for the report.”

That is how we believe a municipality should treat its citizens — fairly and equitably. Why were we owners of moored boats subjected to a double standard when we had eviction notices inserted into our boats? Despite the above assertions of North Cowichan council and staff processes, there

was no prior report. We were not given any information about impending action. We were given no prior notice of eviction of our moored boats within seven days.

The eviction was stayed on July 10 — for now.

A report has since been written by staff for council, under pressure from the shocked public and the media. We hope that we will now be treated similarly to other North Cowichan residents — with fairness, consultation and respect.

We thank all who have supported us in this conflict with North Cowichan council.

Bridget and Don Bruneski Taxpayers and property owners in North Cowichan for 23 years

In regards to William Reeves letter “Stolen fruit a huge disappointment”, and suspecting a fellow human stealing and breaking branches from a nectarine tree.

I would look at the trunk and possibly the ground below to see if there are any scratches and tracks that might belong to a four-legged thief — mainly raccoons. This discussion has come up before in one of my gardening groups as well as an acquaintance of mine who said that every year, someone was stealing their fruit, even before it’s fully ripe!

I told him it was raccoons; put some trunk guard around the base and voila, the fruit was there that year!

The broken branches is a definite clue for me as I’ve caught the rascals in my fruit trees over the years and they always manage to get things before they’re fully ripe, and the snapping branches at night woke me up.

Gord Hutchings Cobble Hill

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Heroic Clayoquots rescue seamen, part 1 A new library is one popular addition. [CITIZEN FILE]

Town upgrades and beautification imperative to helping economy Re: Letter to the editor, “Spending must stop in Lake Cowichan” from former mayor and councillor Jack Peak, who asks where council is hiding the money tree.

Mr. Peake states that the recent traffic calming measures and upgrades to South Shore Road are improvements that the town cannot afford. In addition, the former mayor thinks that the new town square and library are investments that are unnecessary in attracting and promoting Lake Cowichan as a viable area for business or families to invest in.

With all due respect to the former mayor, we would argue that these improvements are imperative to attracting industry and financially healthy middle class citizens to our town. First impressions are huge when entering a new area and we think the improvements have enriched the look and feel of the downtown core. As well, the centre medians are providing increased safety by forcing all vehicles to slow down. We also think the plants within the traffic islands accent the natural beauty and ambience of our town. Equally important, it is also our understanding that there were several grants involved with many of the improvements and the taxpayer was not fully responsible for the financial cost of the road improvements or the new library.

The previous dilapidated condition of the main strip of Lake Cowichan did not reflect the pride of people who make up this community. One only needs to walk through a residential neighbourhood to observe the care and attention that many residents put into their homes. The new town square brings that section of South Shore Road up to a standard that is reflected by many proud homeowners in Lake Cowichan. The new amphitheatre will be a wonderful spot for people to gather, who knows, maybe for an outdoor market, school plays, etc.

We believe the reality of our times is that rural areas must put a conscious effort into attracting new citizens and industry that pay taxes. Also, we believe one has to spend some money to attract money and there must be investment in the infrastructure and maintenance of the town if we are to survive. In a world where the global economy seems to be draining small towns like Lake Cowichan rather than helping them, we agree that we must find a way to bring new investment into the area. The recent improvements that the present mayor with council have implemented are an action that needs to happen now so the town has a prosperous future.

In addition, there is a group of proactive and concerned Lake Cowichan residents with positive vision for our town and who choose to act with a focus of revitalizing the downtown core. We are a separate entity from the Lake Cowichan council that will work to attract new families, business, and industry while exploring how we can improve on what we already have.

For those Lake Cowichan citizens who wish to be part of the solution please don’t hesitate to contact us at tfgamble@shaw.ca Bonnie and Ted Gamble Lake Cowichan

‘Marine Disaster — Total Loss of the Bark General Cobb’ —Colonist headline for Feb. 3, 1880. nce again, Victorians read of a CHRONICLES ship lost off VanT.W. Paterson couver Island’s treacherous west coast. This time, however, the so-called Graveyard of the Pacific had been cheated of its human prey.

After a terrifying, days-long ordeal, the General Cobb’s crew had escaped when she pounded to pieces near Portland Point, between Long Beach and Clayoquot Sound, Jan. 15, 1880. But it wasn’t until almost three weeks later that the Colonist learned details of the American sailors’ miraculous rescue...

Capt. J.L. Oliver had cleared San Francisco Jan. 2, bound for Puget Sound in ballast. Rough weather hammered his 24-year-old command without pause and it took all of 12 days to reach Cape Flattery. When the winds shifted to the south-southwest, the 648-ton General Cobb found herself beset by thick fog and rain.

Now unsure of his exact position, Capt. Oliver struggled on, keenly aware that the gale was rapidly beating him northward, towards the dangerous shores of Vancouver Island.

His lookout perched in the lofty crow’s nest and the deck watch strained against the gloom enshrouding their ship. Then it was night and a starless sky further reduced their vision.

When the main topgallant sail was carried away, two seamen scrambled up the slippery mast to replace it.

About 8 o’clock, the lookout discerned a thin white line in the murk ahead and hailed the deck, “Breakers on the starb’rd bow!”

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It took three weeks for details of the wreck of the sailing ship General Cobb to reach Victoria. —TWP ship about. But the winds pushed the empty Cobb’s hull ever closer inshore.

Now the whole crew could see the surf breaking against the rocks. Minutes later, the ship’s keel splintered against a shelving reef and she wedged tight.

She’d been breached, “bilged and filled” for the length of her hull, only the rocky shelf keeping her afloat.

If the waves plucked her free, she’d plunge to the bottom like a stone, taking all with her.

To hold her in position, Capt. Oliver dropped both anchors and had his men chop down her tallest masts.

Then all sought refuge in what was left of the rigging.

They knew that their situation couldn’t last, that, at any moment, the General Cobb could slide into deep water and sink. Yet it was “utterly out of the question to launch a boat”.

Knowing that their only chance lay in making their way through the wild surf to shore, Oliver barked orders for his men to wrestle a spar over the side, to the rocks hemming the ship on either beam. He then called for a

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volunteer to tie a line about his waist, clamber down the spar to the rocks, make his way to shore and secure the hawser to the beach.

A seaman whose name was unrecorded, alas, mounted the pole with a rope right about his middle and slid downward as the breakers swept over him. With almost superhuman effort he made it to the rocks. But he couldn’t find a hold and, as he turned back towards the ship, he was carried away by the waves. Only the heavy line saved him, to be hauled aboard, half-drowned, by his comrades.

With that failed attempt, they were stranded on a ship that was breaking up beneath them. They could only hope that the gale moderated by daylight. When dawn finally did come, it brought them little cheer. The storm continued to rage unabated and the dying General Cobb continued to lurch from side to side, her timbers cracking and splitting beneath them.

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AUGUST 23RD COBBLE HILL FAIR As President of the Farmers Institute at Cobble Hill, and on behalf of the Board of Directors, welcome to our 105th Cobble Hill Fair.

This year we are ‘Celebrating the Past while Cultivating the Future’. To do so we are joining with our 4-H Clubs to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of 4-H in BC. This is a milestone event and one we are very pleased to participate in. Of equal importance though is the members of the Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society are also celebrating the 100th Anniversary of our organization. We were incorporated as a society by the early pioneers of the South Cowichan area on November 3, 1914.

Dave Bilkoski

As an organization we are very proud to carry on with the rich legacy the early pioneers left to our community.

On behalf of the Farmers Institute, I would also like to extend our appreciation to all of our hard working volunteers for their tireless dedication and to our sponsors who give generously so that we can stage this fair. 4-H is a tremendous supporter of the Fair as are our local service clubs like South Cowichan Rotary and the Malahat Lions. The Women’s Institute has been an important partner since our inception and we are pleased to work with them in the community. We thank all of those who work so hard to make this Old Fashioned Country Fair such a huge success.

We hope you will consider entering the fair as an exhibitor and on Saturday, August 23rd take time to wander the ground, enjoy the hall exhibits, watch the entertainment and visit with family and with friends, old and new. We hope you enjoy your day!

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We would like to welcome you to the 105th Cobble Hill Fair where we are celebrating our past and cultivating the future! Our team has been working hard to ensure this will be another amazing experience for you and your family.

This is a special year for the Cobble Hill Fair! We are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of 4-H in BC and the 100th Anniversary of the Shawnigan Cobble Hill Farmers Institute and Agricultural Society. With George Baird a combined 200 years of history we expect the 2014 program will prove to be spectacular and, of course, a very memorable event.

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AUGUST 23RD COBBLE HILL FAIR On behalf of Malahat Nation I am pleased to extend greetings and blessings for the 105th Cobble Hill Fair. The Fair is steeped in a tradition of community growth and social development and embraces the traditions of what the Malahat Nation holds close to our hearts.

Our nation is about community building. Each day we pride ourselves in seeking out opportunities that celebrate the strengths of the people around us. Being a part of this important community event that has a focus on children and the future is both empowering and noble.

This year, your theme of ‘celebrating the past and cultivating the future’ has special meaning as the values and beliefs you are embracing is what the true spirit of community is all about.

Chief Michael Harry As we grow together and build relationships that are grounded in mutual respect and understanding it allows us to move forward and achieve amazing things.

Wishing you the very best for yet another successful year at the Cobble Hill Fair!

On behalf of the citizens of Cobble Hill, welcome to the 105th Cobble Hill Fair! Staging the Fair is always a magical time in our community. As we watch during the weeks leading up to the fair, we can see long-time volunteers and members of the Farmers Institute hard at work preparing to stage this wonderful family event. Many hours go into making this Old Fashion Country Fair a showcase for all that is special and wonderful about living in our area.

Gerry Giles

Our community was founded in agriculture and today over fifty percent of our land base remains within the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve. We enjoy an excellent climate and are able to produce a wide variety of quality crops and agricultural products. Having been a member of the Farmers Institute at Cobble Hill since the early 1970’s, I can attest to the fact there is no group of individuals more committed to ensuring the rural nature and values of our community remain in place for future generations to harvest and enjoy.

This year our Fair celebrates the 100th Anniversary of 4-H in BC along with the 100th Anniversary of the incorporation of the Farmers Institute. Both of these groups are to be congratulated for their commitment to community, to the agricultural industry, to farming and to ensuring that local farm products are available for purchase from the farm gate or from farm markets.

As you wander the fairgrounds, I invite you to envision what the first fair, held October 6, 1909, must have looked and sounded like. There would have been no modern farm equipment, no power saws, no thrashing machines, no horse or dog shows and certainly none of the very popular vendors that attend our Fair now. Also ponder what the Fair might look like 100 years from now. Will it still be agriculturally based? Will it still hold the rural nature and values of our community as a core philosophy? As a community, will we still have enough agricultural land to meet our needs and will our supply of water still be plentiful and clean?

In closing, I would like to thank all of the volunteers and sponsors who make this event such a huge success. I hope you enjoy the sights and sounds of the 105th Cobble Hill Fair!

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AUGUST 23RD COBBLE HILL FAIR The Cobble Hill Fair is a wonderful community event that is fun for the whole family!

I am always pleased to support the Fair and the organizers and volunteers who work so hard to ensure it showcases all that is great about the Cowichan Region.

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AUGUST 23RD COBBLE HILL FAIR Farmers Institute at Cobble Hill Celebrates a Milestone 100 Year of Community Service!

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The current Cobble Hill Hall, which is pictured below, was built in 1921. Funded through community subscriptions and with the help of the Farmers Institute, the Women’s Institute and the Independent Ancient Order of Foresters, Court Shawnigan, the new hall was registered with each of the organization owning a one-third share of the hall and grounds. The Foresters disbanded in 1942 and in 1981 the Women’s Institute turned over their share of the hall and grounds over to the Farmers Institute who now maintain the grounds and buildings for community use. The Cobble Hill Hall is also home to numerous community organizations including 4-H, the Women’s Institute, South Cowichan Seniors and until recently the Cobble Hill Legion - Branch 226.

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Two legendary contrarians boldly debate some of the great questions of our time in a special show entitled Freud’s Last Session, which opens at the Chemainus Theatre Wednesday, Aug. 20.

What if Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis did happen to meet for a chat during the 1940s?

It would probably turn into a monumental battle of wits.

Would the young but opinionated academic (Lewis) best the illustrious psychoanalyst (Freud) amid the tensions of World War II? Freud’s Last Session, by author Mark St. Germain, gives its actors the chance to really expand into their characters.

Lewis, played by Michael Peng, is a social and optimistic young man with an already developed sense of faith and a way with words.

In this presentation, though confident in his beliefs, he is dreading the reprimand that a recently penned satire has surely earned him.

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In a series of debates, they will clash on matters of God, love, sex, friendship, and the fragility of life. This all happens mere weeks before Freud takes his own life, and war takes many others.

Freud’s Last Session is a 2014 Sterling Award nominee.

Tickets for matinée and evening shows, running Aug. 20 to 23 and 27 to 30, are available at chemain ustheatrefestival.ca, or by calling The Chemainus Theatre Festival box office at 1-800-565-7738.

The annual Victoria Summer Choir concert is back in Duncan on Friday, Aug. 22 starting at 7:30 p.m.

Entitled Forgotten Gems from Classic to Pop, the show features “a lovely variety of music, some haunting and beautiful while others are just fun,” according to enthusiastic member Michele Jedwab.

The non-profit choir of about 150 singers and 45 players is in its ninth season.

Most of the members sing or play with other choirs or orchestras and represent approximately 50 or so groups in the Vancouver Island region.

“The Cowichan Valley is very well represented,” Jedwab said.

While young performers have been encouraged to join, this year the program has been opened to include high school age students.

The director, Simon Leung, is no stranger to the Valley as he’s been directing the Medford Singers in recent years.

So, what are they performing Aug. 22 when they head to the Duncan Reformed Church on Trunk Road?

How about Magnificat by Bach; Ave Maria by Michal

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Visions Artists take over Whippletree LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

What happens to a great, big, empty building when artists take over?

That big saffron-yellow structure at Whippletree Junction, which formerly housed the Antique Mall, has completely been painted inside and out, some interior walls were removed and what is left is a huge space.

And for the whole month of August it’s housing the Visions Artists show and sale.

For this special event 14 artists are filling the space with colour and design, according to Visions president Terry Harrison.

So, why not drop by and check it out? You’ll see the work of painters Catherine Fraser, Mark Alan, Donna Birtwistle and Bev Robertson, printmaker Alison MacKenzie, photographic artists Neil Fatin and Nathalie Mansey, silk painter Barb Trowbridge, jewellery designers Susan Whyte, Karen Bottcher and Rosemary Danaher, potter Lyndsay Hunley, wood turner Ken Broadland and of course, Harrison herself, a painter of glass and clothing.

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Mark Alan is a Visions artist whose work is featured. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] embarked on something new: gallery shows.

Opening their studios for the annual summer studio tour is still a priority, but as well as the studio tour the group has been taking art to the community, with shows in Metchosin, Cowichan Bay and Chemainus.

“This is artists getting out there with their work. Each day at least two artists will be on hand to greet guests,” Harrison said.

On Sunday, Aug. 24, Nick La Riviere, perhaps Victoria’s hottest trombonist, brings his 14-piece community band, Soul Source, to Crofton for some hard-driving classic R&B. La Riviere, who performs somewhere almost every day and frequently tours well beyond Canadian borders, plays regularly with the Paperboys and performs with many other bands including Michael Kaeshammer, Pretzel Logic and the Timebenders.

Soul Source, which includes four vocalists, saxes, trumpet and a five-piece rhythm section as well as La Riviere’s trombone, plays everything from Stevie Wonder to Pharrell Williams.

“The band has been rehearsing under the trombonist for weeks in anticipation of this performance,” said organizer Ron Joiner.

It’s a special 90-minute summer offering in the Crofton Hotel Pub Sunday jazz series starting at 2 p.m. Admission is $10.

The regular series resumes on Sunday, Sept. 7 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the pub, 1534 Joan Ave. in Crofton, a stone’s throw from the Saltspring Island ferry terminal.

Brianna Margerison played flute in Drinkwater’s Grade 7 band class. Coming from a musical family she plays piano, recorder, uke, drums and sings in the school choir. She credits her mom starting her off on piano. Her favourite band is One Direction and favourite singer is Niall Horan.

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VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • Movie Night by Volunteer Cowichan at Rotary Field in McAdam Park, Aug. 29, The Princess Bride. Films start after dark, about 8:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission by donation, proceeds to Volunteer Cowichan.

• Cowichan Fish and Game host Canadian firearm safety course (nonrestricted and restricted) starting Friday, Aug. 29 at their clubhouse in Glenora. For further details and to register, email canadianfirearmsafety@shaw.ca or contact Mike at 250-748-0319.

• New book club at Duncan library starts Sept. 20, noon. Group to meet third Saturday of every month noon1:30 p.m. Copies of first book handed out Sept. 20 for discussion in October.

Leave name and number at front desk of library to find out more or call library 250-746-7661.

• 7th Annual VSO Craft Fair Nov. 1 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Seniors Activity Centre, Duncan. Table rental $15. Book now.

Info 250-746-4433 or 250-246-4746.

• South Cowichan Community Policing Return It collection days, third Saturday of each month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Valley View Centre recycling area. For returnable bottles, cans and other drink containers (except milk products). Funds to support community programs.

Seniors • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre dance with Happy Hans Aug. 23, 7 p.m., cost $9 (includes lunch).

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Meetings

Cowichan’s James Cameron participates in Beef Senior Showmanship for the 4-H Club. The 104th annual fair at the PNE is rooted in agriculture and celebrates that with the 4-H competition. The annual summer fair, an end of summer tradition for British Columbians, features over 700 shows, exhibits and attractions that are free with admission. The 2014 Fair at the PNE runs daily, except Mondays Aug. 18 and 25, through Labour Day, Sept. 1. [PNE PHOTO]

fin mornings Wednesday and Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Come and meet new friends.

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre the place to be if you’re over 55. Located at 198 Government St., open 6 days a week, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.;

Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Membership $20 per year. Carpet bowling, billiards, choir, crafts, carving, line dancing and more. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-7464433 or www.valley-seniors.org • Weekly bingo, Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Valley Seniors Centre, Duncan. Info:

• Cowichan TaxBusters public information meeting, Aug. 26, 7 p.m., Chemainus Legion.

• Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting Aug. 28, 7 p.m., board room of Canadian Cancer Office 100-394 Duncan St., Duncan. No registration required. Coffee and informal discussions. Info: Gord 250-743-6960.

• TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Cowichan Valley chapters meetings: BC 1376, Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Sundance Room, Duncan United Church; BC 4311, Thursdays, 4:30 p.m., Kidz Co 2, 2739 James St.; BC 1395 Thursdays, 8:30 a.m., Brunt Room, Somenos Hall, 3248 Cowichan Valley Hwy.; BC 2933, Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m., Dining Room, 3550 Watson Rd., Cobble Hill; BC 5295, Wednesdays, 5 p.m., 9909 Esplanade St., Chemainus. Info: Dianne 250-7431851 or connerly@telus.net

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• High Touch Health Self Care, free for all ages, techniques for spiritual, mental and physical well being.

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Duncan’s RiverCats claim Westen Canada baseball title Brodie Comerford gave up just seven hits as he pitched a complete game, and Stephen launched a homer.

Team BC finished first in the round robin thanks to run differential, but Altona had to beat Unity for the other spot in the final.

“That helped run out their pitchers,” Higbie said. “They had nothing left for us.”

Deverill’s .692 batting average and three homers both led the tournament, although Connor Caskenette’s .714 average would have been tops had he registered enough plate appearances. Iorio finished with a tournament-high nine RBIs. Team BC’s unsung heroes included Evan Pywell, Hayden Plester, Morley Scott and Mike Arscott, while Campbell River pickups Hall and Comerford managed to blend right in with the Duncan players.

The championship was also a big milestone for assistant coaches Steve Bossons and Gobind Sall, Bossons having won the Western Canadian bantam AA championship as a player in 2005, and for head coach Ken Ramwell, who got to see his son Billy win gold in the same year his daughter Devon won a Western Canadian U18 softball championship with her Victoria team.

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The boys from Duncan are the best in the west.

As Team BC, the Duncan RiverCats made their hometown proud by winning the Western Canada Peewee AA Baseball Championship in Swift Current, Sask., last weekend.

Assistant coach Western Higbie knew his team was good, but he had never counted on bringing back the title.

“I don’t think you can expect to win,” he said. “We’re a confident group, but you don’t want to get ahead of yourself; baseball is a fickle game. It wasn’t something we were surprised at, but it was still pretty cool.”

Gavin Pringle pitched a five-inning, complete-game, three-hit shutout in Sunday’s final, while his teammates had 19 hits in a 14-0 win over Manitoba’s Altona Bisons.

Leadoff hitter Jackson Stephen got on base in the first inning, and Matteo Iorio followed with a home run as the RiverCats built a 2-0 lead and never looked back.

It wasn’t just the offence that was on fire, as Connor Hall threw a runner out at third from right field, the middle infield pulled

The Duncan RiverCats, AKA Team BC, celebrate their Western Canadian championship. [SUBMITTED] off their first double play of the year, and catcher Josh Hill threw out two runners.

The tournament didn’t start out that way for the RiverCats. After making the longest journey of any team there, the Duncan team lost its opener on Friday 4-3 to the Unity Cardinals, the Saskatchewan champs.

Team BC turned it around on Saturday, starting with a 10-1 win over the host Swift Current Indians. Brody Deverill launched a homer as part of a 2-for-3 outing, while

Stephen pitched a six-inning one-hitter.

The RiverCats got more top-notch pitching later that day when Luc Wilson came to the mound in the second inning against the Bisons. Wilson got out of bases-loaded, none-out jams in back-to-back innings to guide his team to a 12-5 win. Deverill added two more dingers as he went 4-for-4.

On Sunday morning, the Duncan boys made quick work of Alberta’s Grande Prairie Reds with a 21-2 five-inning mercying.

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Victoria’s Julian Sparkes, who teamed with his mom, Carola Daffner, to finish second in the special plate bracket, competes in the event semifinal on Sunday afternoon. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Cloudy skies and rain early last Friday threatened to put a damper on the 2014 Kay Wilson Triple Knock-Out tournament at the South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club, but after the first few matches were moved off the grass, the weather started to cooperate.

“The weather worked out well,” tournament director Lynne Cowan said. “Friday was iffy, but we were lucky with 14 of our 19 matches that day played on grass.”

After two matches on the hard courts at the club and three at the Arbutus Ridge tennis bubble, the tournament went full-bore on the grass courts after 1 p.m. on Friday and stayed there.

“The rest of the weekend we got lucky,” Cowan said. “The weather got better and better as it progressed, with Sunday being the best day.”

When it was all done, the main event winners were Todd King and Johane Mui of Victoria, who beat Nick O’Callaghan and Vera Butkova of Nanaimo 6-3, 7-6 in the final.

The plate event, for teams that lost their first-round matches in the main event, was won by Holly and Brian Calvin of Nanaimo 6-4, 6-1 over Cowichan Valley locals Robert Mari and Natalia Saavedra.

Daniel Jones and Tracy Stone of Victoria beat the mother-and-son team of Carola Daffner and Julian Sparkes 6-4, 6-1 in the special plate, for teams that lost their second-round matches in the main event.

The consolation plate, for teams that lost their first-round matches in the plate event, was won by the local duo of Lillian Lamb and Matt Huhtala 6-1, 4-6, 10-7 over Fred and Denise Kwan of North Vancouver.

The Kay Wilson TKO is the SCLTC’s last major tournament of the summer.

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In both brackets at the All Chicks Softball Tournament last weekend, it was the last-place qualifier who rose to the top.

The nine teams were split into A and B sides after the round robin, and in both cases, the team with the worst round-robin record won the title.

The sixth- to ninth-place teams went to the B side for the playoffs, where ninth-ranked Tutus and Tatas nipped the Sistas 11-10, and Yo Mumma edged the Diamond Divas 16-15 in the first round. The Tutus exploded in the B final to trounce Yo Mumma 20-9.

Of the five teams on the A side, the Highballs had the worst record, but managed to beat Pitches Be Crazy to earn a semifinal berth. In the semis, the Highballs downed the Shooters 17-10 while T&W beat the Clippy Fups 15-3.

The Highballs turned it up in the final to beat T&W 13-5 and claim top prize.

Not all the other teams went home empty handed, as Tutus and Tatas were named the bestdressed team, while the Clippy

Fups were selected as most sportsmanlike.

This was the first time organizing the tournament for the Gord Closson Forest Products Fastball Club, and manager Joe DiLalla was largely pleased with the results.

“We stepped up, and I think it turned out well,” he said. “Great weather, great fans, great players.

Everything was great. We look forward to hosting it next year.”

The Glenora fields will be turned over to the men this weekend for the Gord Closson Fall Classic. Games begin on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a B-division match between the Spartans and Gators, and an A-side clash between the Rangers and their star pitcher Rick Smith and Gord’s Geriatrics and their star pitcher Korrey Gareau.

Smith and Gareau were teammates on the Gord Closson Forest Products team that won the Nanaimo Senior Men’s Fastball League this summer.

Games resume Saturday starting at 9 a.m. and going every two hours until 7 p.m. Play continues Sunday, with the finals at 3 p.m.

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$13,998

$6,898

$13,498

$16,998

$15,498

(not exactly as shown) (*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

2011 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LIMITED

2006 DODGE DURANGO

2008 JEEP COMPASS LIMITED

2007 JEEP WRANGLER

2007 GMC SIERRA

Stk#Z16205A

Stk #D16086A

Stk #V16504

D L O S

Stk #V15908A

Stk# T16529

(not exactly as shown)

$22,998 (*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

2008 GMC SIERRA 1500

2012 RAM 1500 ST

2012 FORD FUSION

2010 CHEVROLET EQUINOX

2013 FORD E250

Stk#D15999A

Stk#K16525

Stk#D15747A

Stk #Z16335

Stk #V16549

$18,798

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

$25,398

(not exactly as shown) (*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

$13,998

$18,998

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

$18,698

$17,598

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

$19,498

$26,398

(*plus $499 Documentation Fee and taxes)

Cowichan Valley Citizen Wrap | Wednesday, August 20, 2014

It’s back! At Bowmel Chrysler!

You asked for it Duncan! You got it.

IT’S BACK!

IT’S THE USED CAR

SALE-A-BRATION! Old truck or car you hate? Missed out on the cash for clunkers deal?

LOWEST

THE PRICES IN DUNCAN

NOW’S THE TIME TO TRADE! GOOD CREDIT? BAD CREDIT? UGLY CREDIT?

YOU WILL BE APPROVED! Minimum trade in value varies. Approval based on OAC or credit. Prices do not include tax.

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... plus

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IT’S THE USED CAR

GAS CARD NOW

NOW

$30,761

NOW

$42,704

WAS $33,990

$43,904

WAS $44,990

2014 GRAND CHEROKEE # 6315

NOW

NOW

$33,604

$24,364 W WAS $$28,990

WAS $35,990

2014 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE GT # 6306

plus..

Trip for Two to Vegas!

SALE-A-BRATION!

500

$

2014 FORD FUSION TITANIUM # 6307

Cowichan Valley Citizen Wrap | Wednesday, August 20, 2014

2013 CHRYSLER 300 # 6317 *not exactly as shown

bowmel.ca

NOW

2014 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED # 6314

D L O S

2013 FORD CMAX # 6313 *not exactly as shown

461 Trans Canada Hwy. Duncan

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$5,000 Monthly Giveaway

CASH! NOW

$28,304

WAS $32,460

2013 TOWN AND COUNTRY # 6078

$5,000

NOW

$28,464

WAS $47,990

Chance to Win

$39,873

WAS $29,990

WAS $44,990

2014 DODGE JOURNEY # 6300

2013 DODGE DURANGO # 6272

NOW

NOW

NOW

$17,764

$24,204

$14,464

WAS $19,990

WAS $25,990

WAS $18,089

2013 DODGE DART # 6212

2013 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE # 6308

bowmel.ca

2011 DODGE JOURNEY # 14007A

461 Trans Canada Hwy. Duncan

250-748-8144 |1-800-461-5337

$5,000 Monthly Giveaway

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VANCOUVER ISLAND’S NEW VEHICLE BLOWOUT

2014 RAM 1500 HEMI STK#14487

FROM

$19,888 2014 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB 4X4 HEMI

FROM

STK#14658

$26,888 2014 RAM 3500 HD CREW CAB 4X4 CUMMINS DIESEL STK#14694

FROM

$48,888 2014 PROMASTER STK#14593

FROM

$29,888

UP TO $12,345 IN TOTAL DISCOUNTS

• PAY OFF CREDIT CARDS! • TAKE A VACATION! • SPOIL YOURSELF! NO MONEY

DOWN! NO PAYMENTS FOR 6 MONTHS! FINANCING

FROM 0% OVER 500

VEHICLES IN STOCK

2014 FIAT 500 Smarter than smart, minier than mini STK#14691

FROM

$15,495 2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Over 40 in stock!

STK#14497

FROM

$18,900 2014 DODGE JOURNEY Over 40 in stock!

STK#14470

FROM

$19,900 2014 DART

FROM

STK#14583

$16,888

Smart shoppers read the fine print. All prices and payments are net of all incentives and are plus taxes, levies and $395 documentation fee. Vehicles are for illustration purposes only and are not exactly as shown. All reference to finance and finance promotions is OAC. 0% financing only available on certain vehicles for varying terms, see dealer for details. $5000 giveaway no purchase necessary. All promotions apply to advertised in stock models only, additional charges apply on dealer locates and factory orders.

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