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13-year-old killed after being struck by two vehicles SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Police continue to look for witnesses following the death of 13year-old Selena Natasha Joe, who died after being struck by two vehicles early Monday morning.

Joe, a member of Cowichan Tribes, was struck while crossing the intersection of the Trans Canada Highway and Boys Road at approximately 3 a.m. on Monday.

She was walking east across the highway with a group of friends when a northbound vehicle hit her.

“The driver stopped immediately

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Logging accident kills Saltspring man KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

No, they’re not trying their hands at gardening. Volunteer firefighters from North Cowichan’s South End hall had to respond quickly to put down a fire that broke out in a yard on Deborah Drive last Thursday afternoon. The flames were extinguished quickly before damage was done to any nearby structures. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

A Saltspring Island man is dead after a logging accident near Lake Cowichan on Monday.

Around 1:30 p.m. that day, Lake Cowichan RCMP were called to an accident off the Meade Creek Mainline west of the town. A 41year-old Saltspring Island man,

employed as a faller with Hancock Forest Management, had been struck by a falling tree and died of his injuries.

Lake Cowichan RCMP, the BC Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC are investigating, according to Cpl. Larry Olson. The man’s name has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.

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Rogers customers up in arms over cell charge error SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

South Cowichan residents are demanding explanations and apologies after receiving shoddy service from Rogers Wireless.

A group of customers has been in touch with the cell service provider to report the company seems to have been charging them long distance rates for local calls.

“There’s a whole bunch of us,” said resident Mary Ann Watson. “I think there’s at least eight or nine or 10.”

Watson said she and others — some with bills in the $700-$900 range — scrutinized their bills to find they’ve been charged for calls apparently made from, of all places, Kelowna.

The thing is, they never left town.

Watson called the company and its customer service employees told her they had to confirm what she was telling them was indeed accurate before they would consider reversing any charges.

“They said they had to verify that I was calling from Cobble Hill. I said ‘I haven’t left the Island, so are you suggesting that your customers are lying when they phone you to tell you you’ve over-billed them?’”

Watson also wanted confirmation from Rogers that they’d inform other customers in the area of the potential problem.

She got no adequa te

Anne Muir of the MS Society, left, and Fred Oud of the Cowichan Exhibition Society are thrilled to accept cheques from Sunfest representative Charlotte Fisher. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Big Sunfest cheques thrill societies LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Kelly Frazer says Rogers should offer affected customers more than just a refund. [FACEBOOK PHOTO]

Mary Ann Watson is one of a group of Rogers customers who has been overcharged.

response to that request either.

A Facebook group entitled Cowichan Residents against Rogers for Kelowna Long Distance Charges has been created and through that the group, now up to 21, has deduced that the bills started going wonky around the time that Telus installed a new cell tower in the region.

A call to Telus, however suggests that doesn’t seem to be the culprit.

Rogers spokeswoman Patricia Law didn’t have much in the way of an explanation on Friday.

“We have just recently learned about this issue.

Our teams are looking into this and I hope to have more info to share with you as soon as possible,” she told the Citizen.

By Monday, Facebook group member Kelly Frazer took to the message board to share her continued frustration.

While some of the group has been told they would be refunded, it isn’t enough for Frazer.

“I don’t just want refunds.

I want to know what exactly happened. And they should give us an additional credit or month free for the anguish and character bashing they’ve caused,” she said. “I also want a public apology from the company for how they treated people, and assurances that policies are put in place so their front line people are trained for customer service so they can diffuse situations instead of intensifying them.”

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Both the Cowichan Exhibition Society and the Cowichan Valley chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society were the happy recipients of big cheques Thursday, Aug. 22.

Sunfest 2013 had promised them substantial donations and the big festival delivered, with $32,600 going to the Exhibition and $14,000

going to the MS Society.

“The MS Society has a dual mission,” said Anne Muir, spokeswoman, when asked how her donation money would be spent.

“Half our funds go to client services on southern Vancouver Island and half to research.”

The Ex has completely different plans, according its president, Fred Oud. “Part of this will go to pay

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We’ve already spent about $180,000 here on cleanup.”

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Woman still missing KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Search and Rescue and police personnel have now stood down the search for a missing woman on the Cowichan River. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

The search for a 67year-old Cowichan Valley woman missing on the Cowichan River has been called off.

RCMP and Cowichan Search and Rescue crews began an intense search for the woman after the body of her 84-year-old husband was found in the river near Skutz Falls last Tuesday evening. The search was called off last Friday.

The woman had last

been seen by a witness on the river in an inflatable boat, while the man was fishing from shore nearby.

A boat matching the description was found in the water at the base of the fish ladder.

“T he situa tion is going to have to wait until something turns up,” said Vancouver Island RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Darren Lagan.

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and attempted to assist the girl who had been struck,” said North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP Cpl. Krista Hobday. “The girl was conscious and in considerable pain.”

The first driver only had time to get out of his vehicle and put a blanket on the injured teenager before a second northbound vehicle struck Joe and her 18-year-old male friend.

The second collision happened within minutes of the first, before emergency personnel could get to the scene.

The impact sent the young man sailing through the air and resulted in Joe’s death. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her friend was taken to Cowichan District Hospital with what police are calling “significant” injuries, though they are not believed to be life threatening.

B.C. Coroners Service spokeswoman Barb McLintock delayed the release of the girl’s name pending notification of family members. “There’s a lot of family in this case,” McLintock said.

Meanwhile friends have taken to Facebook to mourn the loss.

“I just can’t believe you are gone to heaven! You were my friend and now you are in a better place now…” said a Facebook post by Miranda Joe Harry.

“She was my everything,” wrote William Antonio Charlie.

Mounties are still investigating.

“Police are of the belief that other youth may have witnessed the collision but left the scene on foot prior to police attendance,” Hobday said.

Witnesses are urged to contact police at 250-748-5522.

Traffic was rerouted along Allenby Road while investigators worked.

Preliminary findings suggest neither alcohol nor excessive speed were factors on the part of either driver involved.

“We don’t know what the speeds were, but it doesn’t appear to be a factor at this point. It’s just the wrong place at the wrong time,” Hobday said. “I’d like to be able to say it was a dark, rainy night and they were dressed all in black, but it wasn’t.”

The highway was closed for several hours as traffic analysts took measurements and gathered evidence.

One driver was on his way to work. The other driver had just finished work, said Hobday.

She said she felt for the families of the victims.

“I can’t imagine what the family is going through.

It would be beyond devastating. It’s so horrific,” said Hobday. “She would only be going into Grade 8.”

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Vandals strike with phallic graffiti

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Campers can once again gather round the crackling flames. [CITIZEN FILE]

Campfire ban lifted SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

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A graffiti spree “with profanity and drawings of a phallic nature,” has Ladysmith RCMP reaching out to the community in the hope somebody knows who’s responsible.

Residents of Chemainus Road between North Watts Road and the Trans Canada Highway at North Davis Road awoke to find the illegal artwork on Sunday, Aug. 18.

Overnight, suspect(s) had spray painted surfaces along the east side of the roadway with expletives and phallic drawings.

Everything from cars, garage doors, and post office boxes, to speed signs, street signs, fire hydrants, and roadways was tagged.

“Some of the property was cleaned off before the spray paint dried thoroughly, however some were not so lucky,” said Ladysmith RCMP Const. Brigitte Goguen.

The officer said the amount of damage done exceeds $2,000 and while they don’t know who is responsible, they have a hunch.

“Police are aware of a few parties that occurred in the neighbourhood overnight Saturday,” Goguen said. “We feel that the subject responsible may have been a guest or a friend of a guest.

Police are looking to speak with this person.”

Ladysmith RCMP recommends that residents take steps to remove graffiti immediately as studies show that when owners remove graffiti it is less likely to reoccur.

Those with information are encouraged to call the Ladysmith RCMP at 250-245-2215 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800222-TIPS (8477).

Shooting victim Bill Gillespie said he is frustrated by the numerous delays in the case. [CITIZEN FILE]

Pompeo sentencing delayed again SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Const. David Pompeo’s sentencing has again been delayed.

Convicted of agg rava ted assault after shooting Bill Gillespie during a routine traffic stop on Sept. 18, 2009, sentencing for the former North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP officer was slated to begin at the Duncan Law Courts on July 23.

It didn’t happen.

Crown spokesman Neil MacKenzie said at the time that counsel on both sides of the case wanted more time to prepare.

The matter was put off until Aug. 26 and Aug. 27 in Colwood.

But that didn’t happen either.

Instead, Pompeo’s case was postponed yet again — this time until Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Duncan Law Courts, though sentencing is not expected at that time, either.

“On that date they’re going to tell us how much longer we’re going to have to wait,” said Gillespie.

“These continual adjourn-

ments are just a bit ridiculous.

It’s a bit much now.”

Judge Josiah Wood is considering a constitutional challenge by defence lawyer Sarah Conroy that addresses the Crown’s behaviour regarding sentencing.

But Gillespie said Pompeo’s lawyer, Ravi Hira, “kept bothering” Crown prosecutor Todd Patola, insisting the two sides had come to a deal.

“He’s saying that they made a deal — a $15,000 fine, six months probation and a slap on the wrist and also he gets his gun back to go back to work,” Gillespie said. “[The Crown] is saying ‘No, no we didn’t make such a deal’.”

The Crown is now being represented by Carmen Rogers.

Regardless of who is heading up each side, Gillespie said he has had enough.

“It’s more of a distraction than anything. It’s a delay tactic and it’s about par for the course,” he said, adding it’s been a long four years and he just wants to see an end to the case.

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Break out the marshmallows the campfire ban has been rescinded in the Coastal Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations made the announcement, effective at noon on Monday.

Coastal Fire Centre spokeswoman Marg Drysdale said person-caused fires are “substantially down” this year — a statistic the centre is thrilled about.

“It’s very cool for us,” she said.

Since they started counting April 1, which marks the start of fire season, there were 86 human-cased fires within the Coastal Fire Centre (which extends across the entire Island, and includes the Sunshine Coast, mid-coast and Lower Mainland).

“The 10-year average is 136,” she said. “We did very well.

We’re very happy with those kinds of numbers. We always wish they could be better but the fact that it’s down quite a bit is very good.”

Drysdale said of the 203 fires since the start of the year, 112

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“It was predominately lightening-caused this year,” she said.

To keep up the positive trend, people are reminded that there are rules in place that govern campfire sizes.

They can’t be larger than a half-metre high by a half-metre wide, according to a ministry press release.

“Anyone who lights a campfire must have a hand tool (such as a shovel) or at least eight litres of water available to fully extinguish it. Never leave a campfire unattended and make sure that the ashes are completely cold to the touch before leaving the area.”

Those caught ignoring fire prohibitions can be fined $345. If the fire causes a wildfire, they may be convicted in court, fined up to $100,000 and/or sentenced to one year in jail. If a person starts a wildfire through negligence or carelessness, they could also face penalties of up to $10,000 and be ordered to pay all firefighting and associated costs.

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Cell phones should be turned off during class ack to school has really changed over the years.

Many readers will remember the days when pens, pencils, notebooks and paper plus a couple of binders were the standard fare. Some may even remember ink, slates, chalk, and slide rules.

A scientific or graphing calculator was like the space shuttle — the highest of high tech.

Now we’re talking laptops and tablets (though usually pen and paper is still in there somewhere, much to the relief, not doubt of parents everywhere looking at their budgets).

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But also on the back to school list for many students this year will likely be a shiny new cell phone — most likely a smart phone of some variety.

Which brings us to the debate: should cell phones be allowed in the classroom?

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario made headlines this month when it voted to update an electronics policy that recommends that the devices should be turned off and put away unless the teacher specifies otherwise.

We heartily agree.

It’s hard to see how cell phones

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in the classroom are anything other than a massive distraction.

Kids already seem to spend countless hours glued to the things — more than they should, in our opinion (which goes for adults, too).

There is no good reason we can think of that students need to be texting to friends or playing mindless games, or even surfing the net while class is going on.

And of course that’s what they’re going to do with them if allowed.

There’s also the matter of learning to show some respect by listening when others (teachers)

are speaking to you.

No, these devices should be off, particularly if the students in question are only in elementary school.

If a teacher wants to create a lesson plan that includes the use of cell phones as part of the students’ learning, we actually think that could be great — the only caveat being that somehow cell phones would have to be provided to each student. Otherwise, those who don’t own one (and there are still many kids who don’t) are left out in the cold.

Perhaps their parents can’t afford one, or specifically don’t

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want them to have one. Perhaps the phone away as a punishment for some infraction.

To discriminate against students who do not have a device is certainly not the way to go.

Crazy as it is, some parents will argue that their kid absolutely needs to have their phone turned on at all times so their parents can contact them in case of an emergency. Nonsense.

That’s what the school office is for. Parents and kids got by fine for decades without an umbilical phone cord tying them together every moment of every day.

It’s part of letting kids grow up.

Service must offset cost of government jobs I agree that we should not be gleeful when anyone loses their job. It’s not very nice. I must, however, take exception with everything else you say.

Taxpayer funded jobs are jobs that provide, notionally, a service that is of NET benefit to taxpayers as a whole, i.e. when it is a necessary or unavoidable service we all want (say policing) or when it is a job that provides a service that the private sector will not provide, or cannot provide as effectively as the collective taxpayer (say Canada Post or the CBC). But make no mistake, EVERY government job is a drag on our collective well being and,

unless it is clearly offset by a larger benefit, it hurts all of us.

Secondly, I deny your contention that the job money makes the economy go around. Much of that money is sent right out of the community, the province, and the country. It is sent to Apple, to Carnival cruises, to Chinese eBay sellers, to the Cuban government (for those of you who travel there) and all manner of places where free citizens may chose to spend their money in a global economy.

To suggest otherwise is akin to saying that we are like Mark Twain’s “women who made a precarious living taking in one another’s laundry” or suggesting that if my kids pay each other to trade chores somehow money

was created. In either case they’d have to export labour (provide a service / get a paper route / sell some coal) to create “new money.”

The only question we should ask when government cuts jobs is whether they could have cut an ineffective incentive or entitlement program instead.

Cutting waste is cause for celebration even if that means government jobs are lost.

More money in our hands means more real business and more real jobs and more real income. Otherwise why doesn’t the government just hire everyone?

Nick Caumanns Duncan

On Aug. 21, 2013, the Ministry of the Environment (MoE) announced its permit for South Island Aggregates to dump dirty dirt in the Shawnigan watershed.

I have always considered one of government’s prime responsibilities to be protection of the public. With the granting of this permit, the MoE violates this basic principle.

I suggest that the Shawnigan Residents Association and the CVRD, as well as appealing this decision, should be demanding a public inquiry into how the process allowed a private interest to override public safety.

A precedent must be established that when the government or a government agency makes decisions endangering public safety, a public inquiry be required to review the process involved in the decision.

These potential conflicts between private profits and public safety will become increasingly common especially as a result of the trade agreements such as Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. It is thus important to establish a precedent and method of not only reviewing the decision but investigating how the process resulted in endangering the public.

Thus, it is important that a public inquiry be held on the process by which MoE granted a permit that endangers the Shawnigan water supply.

Gerry Masuda Duncan

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Absolutely not Copy of a letter to the Cowichan Valley Regional District Attention: Joe Barry As elected officials, you need to remember, you work for us, the taxpayers of the Cowichan Valley.

Sometimes we don’t see the forest because of the trees, but it’s time that we all (elected officials especially) take a nice long look at some of the longterm effects of your shortsighted decisions.

First, let me say that I feel extremely fortunate to live in the Cowichan Valley. I grew up in Youbou, as did both my parents.

Our family has a long history in the Valley, one that we are very proud of.

I remember a day when the logging companies and sawmills help the communities around the lake thrive, providing jobs required for a healthy economy. Unfortunately we have seen the aftermath of closing these mills and allowing raw logs to be exported, not only out of the Valley, but out of

Lester Pearson, where are you?

If protecting Syrian civilians is the real reason for U.S. involvement in Syria, perhaps we should remember Lester B. Pearson and his Nobel Peace Prize.

What Syria needs is not more armed rebels or an Iraq-type of destruction of its infrastructure and death of innocent civilians. What is required are the light blue berets of UN peacekeepers (backed up by military force as required) to separate

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the country, along with hundreds, if not thousands of local jobs. Businesses and schools are closed in the smaller communities in and around Lake Cowichan and many of us have to commute great distances, some out of province, for work.

For the privilege of living in the Cowichan Valley, commutes long and short are done daily, weekly, even monthly without complaint.

Tax dollars that locals are paying should not be used to put a wash station in for the trucks that are now hauling logs out of the Valley. This is solely the responsibility of the logging company. The old saying that you don’t crap in your own backyard comes to mind, maybe someone (our elected officials) should step up and let them know that our backyard is not available as their toilet anymore.

Money ($5,000) that has been allotted for conservation should never be considered for washing logging trucks. When you start washing these trucks, along with the

mud, large quantities of oil and grease will also be washed off, potentially making their way into our environment. This is any oxymoron; conservation money used to create a potential environmental hazard. Conservation money should be used for conservation only.

Here in the Valley we have an untapped, completely renewable resource called tourism. Instead of taking money away from conservation, we should be adding it at a much greater scale. Eco tourism is a winwin for our environment and the economy of the Cowichan Valley. Tourists come from all over the world and spend money; money that creates jobs and livelihoods for Valley residents.

As our elected officials, I trust that more intelligent thought and consideration will be put into decisions affecting the residents of the Cowichan Valley and the environment. Let’s not forget, elections happen.

the two armed forces in Syria. What is required is the thin blue line of blue berets and above all international reporters placed between the rebels and Syrian forces.

What is required is not the escalation but the reduction of armed force.

What is required is separation of the combatants and reporting of the facts by an international press.

It is a pity that Canada has abandoned its internationally recognized role of UN peacekeeper and been transformed into a

powder monkey for the U.S. empire/NATO. It is a pity that Canada can no longer provide the UN with professionally trained peacekeepers on short notice.

In summary, what is required in Syria now is the UN blue beret and many, many international reporters — not more armed foreign rebels or an invasion by U.S. and NATO troops — to impose democracy.

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Legacy of foresight, conclusion This former Yankee was B.C.’s enjoying their choice of saloons first conscientious employer. which outnumbered all other s we’ve seen, Sewell (Sue) types of business establishPrescott Moody and ment. When they changed the partners were the first settlement’s name to Hastings to succeed in harvesting the Mill, in honour of Rear-Admiral incredibly rich timber stands on George Hastings, the Royal Burrard Inlet’s North Shore.

Navy’s Commander-in-Chief in Another who saw the potential Esquimalt is unlikely to have CHRONICLES of this region was Capt. Edward been flattered.

T.W. Paterson Stamp, founder of Vancouver Hasting’s embarrassment Island’s first sawmill at Alberni. undoubtedly dissipated when In 1865 he formed his British Columbia Capt. Stamp sold out to Capt. J.A. Ray& Vancouver Island Spar, Lumber & mur (he of the unkind comments about Sawmill Co. Stamp with the tidy sum of “running sores” and “aggregation of 100,000 pounds from English backers. filth”) who soon set a new tone and had His first choice for beginning operations the populace behaving in a more subdued was what’s now Stanley Park. But he manner. changed his mind and his mill side to Undisputed king of this wild and woolly eastward when he learned of the riptides congregation was Gassy Jack Deighton which would wreak havoc with his log for whom today’s Gastown is affectionrafts. Stamp renegotiated with Gov. Fredately named. Jack had descended upon erick Seymour for a timber lease of 30,000 the community with his native wife, his acres (for 21 years, at one cent per acre!) in-laws, a native servant, a barrel of whisand permission to import all equipment, key and six dollars in his pocket. Despite duty-free. this unlikely start, almost overnight, his Thus, on opposite shores, Stamp’s Mill Globe Saloon opened its swinging doors to and Moody’s Mill came into being, the forthe thirsty loggers. A contemporary later mer consisting of a sawmill, a store and a described Jack as having been of “broad, four-acre clearing of shacks and saloons. ready humour, spicy and crisp and overA visitor was less than impressed with the flowing of grotesque, Falstaffian dimennew townsite, terming it an “aggregation sions, with a green, muddy, deep purple of filth” and “a running sore!” complexion that told its own story.

Unlike Capt. Stamp, Sue Moody was “He had the gift of grouping words, our first conscientious businessman. His which he flung from him with the volurenamed Moodyville was not only reasonbility of a fake doctor. These words, shot ably neat but it boasted a library, school at random, always hit a mark; unlucky and electric lighting, luxuries as yet would be the man whom Jack would nickunknown in Victoria, New Westminster name, for he would carry it as long as he or, for that matter, any settlement north lived.” of San Francisco. But no saloon.

Across the Inlet, under Moody’s fatherly Stamp’s Mill, continued to grow topsyeye, residents displayed greater decorum. turvy and was wide-open, its population Moody preferred married employees of native and Kanaka loggers and a and encouraged them to build their own sprinkling of Scandinavian ship deserters homes. Instead of spending their free

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Regardless of the loggers’ pastimes, business grew on both sides of the inlet, with ships from as far distant as Australia anchoring offshore to load spars of Douglas fir and cedar lumber.

Although business kept Moody in Moodyville much of the time, he called Victoria his home and that’s where he married Janet Watson in 1869. As early as

mid-1868, his mill, by this time steam-powered, had shipped almost 6 million feet of lumber and 800,000 shingles (all hand-cut), compared with Stamp’s 4 million feet of lumber and 100,000 shingles.

Another difference is more noteworthy: Stamp had bellied up whereas Moody had continued to prosper. As evidence of his financial health, he built a telegraph line between Hastings Mill and New Westminster. He’d become so comfortable, in fact, See Message from the grave • page 11

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hree of our longer term clients passed away recently.

They were wonderful people and will always be in our memory and a special part of our company’s history. They also made me think of the loss and grieving process in more depth.

Grieving has five stages.

Although everyone who goes through bereavement will experience all stages, the amount of time spent in each stage, as well as the order in which each stage is experienced, will differ by individual.

The five stages are: 1. Denial and Isolation The first reaction to learning of terminal illness or death of a loved one is to deny reality. For our mind to deal with such and overwhelming thing, denial helps cushion the shock.

2. Anger As the masking effects of

denial and isolation a decision to stop trybegin to wear, reality ing to get it to change. and its pain start to Repetition is how we sink in. To deal with learn new patterns. the intense emotion, Keep repeating the the energy is expressed healthier thoughts as anger. Trying to that you’ve impleunderstand where the mented to substitute anger is coming from for bargaining. As you is helpful. do this, you may find FROM NEXT 3. Bargaining that sorrow and anger DOOR Following feelings Chris Wilkinson arise again. But this of helplessness and will help you deal with vulnerability, we feel a need to the emotions and get you closer regain control. Therefore, some to acceptance. thoughts such as the following 4. Depression may surface: Depression is associated with • If only I had sought medical mourning. Perhaps we believe in attention sooner this time that we have spent less • If only I got a second opinion time with others that depend on from another doctor us. A second type of depression • If only I had tried to be a betis more subtle. It is our quiet ter person toward them preparation to separate and to Once you’ve looked at the fact say a final farewell. that your difficult reality is not 5. Acceptance going to change, you can make Unfortunately, this is not a

Others can be there for you and help comfort you through this process. The best thing you can do is to allow yourself to feel the grief as it comes over you.

Resisting it will only prolong the natural process of healing. As an example, it may take anywhere from two weeks to two years to effectively move through the stages.

Remember, grieving is a personal process that has no time limit, nor a single perfect way to do it. Implementing the tips above can definitely help in the grieving process. If you really are struggling well after the death, it may be a good idea to seek professional help from a grief counsellor.

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YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD OR TOO YOUNG TO ENJOY THE PARADE AT THE YOUBOU REGATTA

A little rain couldn’t keep the smiles away. For video of the parade and the quarter mile swim, as well as more photos, scan this page with the Layar app or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com You’ll likely see someone you know during the Youbou Regatta parade Aug. 10. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Message from the grave found on spar From page 9 that when his mill burned down he was merely inconvenienced and soon back in production.

But November 1875 brought tragedy when Moody sailed for San Francisco aboard the S.S. Pacific. Hours after clearing Victoria, the steamer rammed by the sailing vessel Orpheus off Cape Flattery. Within minutes, the old and decrepit Pacific was gone, leaving only two survivors of a ship’s company of more than 250.

Among the dead was Sue Moody.

Mourned the New Westminster Herald: “...Mr. S.P. Moody was among the foremost men in the New Westminster district and [his] loss will be at once sincerely regretted and widely felt. Always ready to hold forth a helping hand to those who needed it, genial in manner, enterprising and energetic in business and the head of a large and wealthy firm

— he was one whose place will not easily be filled.”

Few were prepared for the shock of learning that, even in death, Moody would have the last word.

A Victoria resident walking along the Beacon Hill Park shore came upon a length of beam, later determined to be from the Pacific. What caught his eye was the brief message which had been pencilled on its painted surface: “S.P. Moody, all is lost.”

Immediate reaction was that a “heartless hoax” had been perpetrated by someone who, upon finding the board on the beach, had written the message then launched the plank again. But when friends identified the writing as unquestionably that of Sewell Moody, it was “supposed that when the vessel was going down he wrote the inscription on one of the beams of his stateroom with the faint hope that the board would be found and his friends informed of his fate.

“If such were his purpose it has been attained by the casting up of the fragment after it had floated nearly 100 miles on the breast of the hungry sea, and reached the shore within sight of the deceased gentleman’s home. The feelings of a man taking leave of life under such circumstances can neither by imagined nor described.”

In Moodyville, the Mechanics’ Institute was filled to overflowing for the funeral service: “Never on any occasion, religious or otherwise, “ reported a witness, “have we seen the [reading] room so well filled and the number there was a sufficient indication of the kindly feelings of the community toward the deceased.”

For years, Moody’s family kept the piece of weathered stanchion bearing his final farewell. They presented it to the Vancouver Maritime Museum in the late 1960s. www.twpaterson.com

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To m m y D o u gl a s : T h e Arrows of Desire, a play written and performed by John Nolan is coming to the Mercury Theatre in Duncan on two weekends: Sept. 5-8 and Sept. 12-14.

The Mercury Players’ Gregg Perry said this week, “This will no doubt be one of the most important plays to hit Duncan this year.”

After touring Canadian theatres and universities for six years, this show, produced

by Nolan’s group Phantom Poets, is returning to Vancouver Island for community tours starting with the sevenperformance run at the Mercury Theatre.

Perry explains further.

“John Nolan and I worked together at the Chemainus Theatre in its first several years.

“I can assure [everyone] that he is a skilled actor and writer and that this will be one of this year’s top shows.

It is exciting to be presenting a play that celebrates the man voted as the greatest Canadian, who was also once the NDP member of parliament for this area [in a riding then called Nanaimo, Cowichan, and the Islands],

just after Labour Day.” Douglas is celebrated in Canadian history as a crusader for many social benefits, most notably medicare.

“This is a show that every new medical professional should see, that students at our high schools would benefit from, and through which people of every political stripe would gain new insight what makes our country great,” Perry said.

Tommy Douglas: the Arrows of Desire includes both comedy and drama in an inspiring presentation that educates as it entertains.

Nolan, playwright and performer of this close theatrical encounter with Douglas, is forthright in calling the prairie preacher worthy of his own show.

“The play is a wake up call and an inspiration to those who care about freedom, honor, democracy, human rights.

Some folks think Tommy Douglas is a noted Canadian radical of the past. This would be true except for the fact that the Douglas philosophy of life is still infinitely superior, in humanitarian terms, to 80 per cent of today’s politicians,” Nolan said recently.

“His humanitarian influ-

Tommy Douglas: The Arrows of Desire aims to educate as it entertains. [SUBMITTED] ence changed this country for the better. But all that human progress is being eroded, attacked and discarded,” he said.

Three quarters of a century ago a young Baptist minister found a home at the Weyburn Baptist Calvary Church.

The stock market had crashed and the Saskatchewan population, silenced by starvation and deprivation, found a powerful voice in Tommy Douglas.

After seven years as a Saskatchewan MP, Douglas made history in becoming the first

major social democratic government leader in North America as his CCF party swept to victory in 1944.

Nolan founded Phantom Poets Touring Theatre Company of Canada in February, 2004 and celebrated the world premiere of the Tommy Douglas play in Weyburn itself.

In 1981 Nolan, an awardwinning playwright and actor, was looking at doing a dramatic biography of a great Canadian when he was confronted with the realization that the list of accomplishments achieved by Tommy Douglas, in the face of vicious political opposition, was longer than the combined lists of the three “Sirs” (MacDonald, Laurier, and Borden).

“This one-man play, which is presented in a story-telling format, is an enduring example of greatness in Canadian heritage and it is our desire to present his living legacy of love to those who remember, to those who have forgotten and to those of a new generation,” he said.

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The fourth annual Nedfest celebration of life and cancer research hits the Homestead in Mesachie Lake Saturday, Sept. 7.

This all-day all-ages festival attracts “Nedhedz” from across the Cowichan Valley and far beyond, with one question on their lips: “Who is Ned anyway?”

Organizers Chrissy Belcourt and Doug Eddy usually reply that “Ned is often heard but rarely seen. He loves his family and his beloved Nedhedz because there is a little ‘Ned’ in all of them.”

In his unobtrusive way, Ned is promising another fun, danceable lineup of talented musicians who are eager to help “rock cancer’s butt”.

A total of 10 bands for the adults in the crowd will be joined by the Wizard and Enchantress for the kids.

Who’s on stage?

Some new bands and some repeat players starting with the youth band, The Colts, (Victoria), at 2:45 p.m.

Music lovers can also enjoy the New Leaves (Lake Cowichan), the Screaming Cedars (Ucluelet), Crikey Mor (Victoria), 99 Buck (Victoria),

A diverse array of performers draws an eclectic crowd to Nedfest in Mesachie Lake. [SUBMITTED] Dirty Harriet (Nanaimo), Clearcut (Lake Cowichan), Weak Patrol (Victoria), Kronic (Duncan) and Ganjo Bassman (Mexico).

Aside from the music and vendors there will be live and silent auctions, a 50/50 draw, and delicious home baked goods for sale in an effort to double last year’s donation to the Canadian Cancer Society of just over $3,000, all from the generous, tax deductible donations from the Nedhedz.

This is a fundraising event, after all, and the two enthusiastic organizers are hoping

Nedfest raises even more this year.

“We are beyond happy with last year’s donation but we really think we can do better this year,” said Belcourt.

Eddy agreed.

“We’ve been working hard to get the message out to people, as to what Nedfest is all about. It’s primarily a celebration of life for us, the living. A chance to get a lot of great people together and kick up a little dust, laugh, love and dance. Two years ago, we decided it would be a great idea to raise money to help rock cancer as we

all seem to be affected by its awfulness in some way,” he said.

“We try to get Ned’s message out and that is to live your life full of love, respect and happiness,” Belcourt concluded.

Patrons who want to camp right at the Homestead at 9446 South Shore Rd. in Mesachie Lake will be able to set up everything from tents to fifth wheels.

There is also a shuttle that will be available from Duncan and around Lake Cowichan to get to the site.

Vendors are set to provide everything from top quality food, crafts and T-shirts to coffee and jewelry.

Nedfest tickets are $40 for ages 19 and up and $20 for ages 16-18, with free admission for ages 0-15.

Tickets can be purchased at Just Jake’s in Duncan, The Print Spot in Lake Cowichan, Friesen’s Meats in Honeymoon Bay, Irly Bird in Lake Cowichan and at the gate, if any are left.

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This is a BYOB event and organizers are asking everyone to please leave dogs and other pets at home.

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Cards stars bring home gold with Team BC “It was a fun experience.

The team was great, the coaches were great; it was good all around.”

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cam LeSergent and Brady Radcliffe, the two Duncan Cardinals players who caught on with the Burnaby Braves for the Western Canadian Pee Wee AA Baseball Championships, came home with gold medals.

Playing as Team BC, the squad went undefeated in the tournament, beating out the provincial champions from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as the host Swift Current, Sask., team.

“It was a fun experience,” said LeSergent. “The team was great, the coaches were great; it was good all around.”

The teams might have been the best of the best from the western provinces, but neither of the Duncan players were blown away by the quality of the opposition.

“It was good, but not any h i g h e r t h a n wh a t we h a d seen before,” said LeSergent.

“It was definitely nothing special,” Radcliffe added.

CAM LESERGENT, Team BC shortstop/pitcher

Cam LeSergent and Brady Radcliffe won gold at the Western Canadian championships. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Although the bulk of the team was made up of Burnaby players, the half-dozen pickups didn’t have trouble fitting in.

“They were nice guys, good ball

players,” said LeSergent.

“They were always joking and laughing,” Radcliffe chimed in.

In five games, Team BC put up a perfect record and out-scored

their opponents 59 runs to 25. The Duncan players were pleased with the amount of playing time they got, and said in unison it was “definitely” worth the trip.

LeSergent, a shortstop/pitcher had six plate appearances over the five contests, and reached base every time.

“I think I played pretty good,” he said. “I was pretty happy with my play.”

Catcher Radcliffe felt better about his play behind the plate than at it.

“I played alright,” he said.

“Defensively I was good; offensively, not so much.”

The final game saw Team BC face the Saskatchewan provincial champs, the Humboldt Dodgers.

Despite trailing 3-1 early on, BC rebounded to win 13-3.

“We got a big home run in the third inning, and that put some jump in our step,” said Radcliffe.

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Boucher’s number 33 jersey will go to the rafters on Oct. 26.

Boucher backstopped the Komets to IHL championships in 2008, 2009 and 2010 seasons and a CHL title in 2012.

HAWAII Team BC players Jordy Frost, left, and Zach Komst. [STEVEN WONG PHOTOS]

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While the Prince George team that picked them up didn’t fare particularly well, two Duncan Nationals players had some terrific individual contributions at the Western Canadian Midget AA Baseball Championships in Swift Current, Sask., earlier this month.

After adding players from other teams, including the Duncan pair, the squad competed as Team BC, going winless in four games despite the play of their pickups, including Duncan’s Zach Komst and Jordy Frost.

“Zach Komst off his speed both on the bases as well as defensively

in the outfield and catching,” said Nationals coach Jim Frost, who made the trip to Swift Current.

“Particularly in the first game where he made a couple of nice catches in right field and hit a double to drive in a couple.

“Jordy pitched in the first game and played third base in the second game but it was in the last game where he dominated on the mound.

“He pitched into the sixth inning before reaching the maximum pitch count for a day, striking out 10 and staking his team to a 6-3 lead to earn game MVP honors.

Unfortunately, the team fell apart defensively in the seventh to lose 8-7.”

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Singer seeking votes in Canucks’ contest KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Capitals hopeful Chad Cesarz carries the puck up ice during Saturday’s game in Lake Cowichan.

The play would result in a penalty shot for Cesarz, who took advantage of the opportunity to score the first of his two goals that night. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Capitals trim roster after exhibitions KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

After a pair of ties in weekend exhibition games, the Cowichan Valley Capitals are continuing to whittle down their training camp roster in preparation for the upcoming B.C. Hockey League season.

“The two games we had on the weekend had some pretty good play, intermittently maybe, but that’s part of the process,” said head coach and general manager Bob Beatty, who is getting set for his first season as a bench boss in the BCHL. “Some players separated themselves a little bit.”

Following a 3-3 tie with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs at Fuller Lake Arena on Friday and a 4-4 draw with the Nanaimo Clippers in Lake Cowichan on Saturday, the Caps have trimmed their numbers down to 29 players, getting closer to the league’s 22man limit.

“We’ve still got some evaluating to do,” said Beatty, who hoped to have numbers down to 24 or 25 by Wednesday.

Among the players who got closer to solidifying a job was Chad Cesarz, a 20year-old centre from Detroit who spent last season with the El Paso Rhinos of the Western States Hockey League. Cesarz got into both games on the weekend and responded with three goals, including a pair in Lake Cowichan.

“He obviously proved that he could put the puck in the net,” said Beatty.

Beatty had a range of impressions about

All-Cowichan soccer showdown coming Thursday in Ladysmith Cowichan’s two men’s soccer teams will square off in Ladysmith this Thursday as they prepare for the upcoming season.

Division 1 squad Cowichan FC will take on Division 2 team Cowichan United at 7:30 p.m., at the Ladysmith turf.

Both teams are hoping to build on their success in recent years, and Cowichan United is particularly ambitious.

“We are the same but different this year,” manager Neall Rowlings commented. “We

other players who got ice time over the weekend.

“Some of the young players obviously have some adjustments to make, but there is good potential in our young guys.”

While Saturday’s game featured an allrookie lineup, Beatty planned to insert more veterans into the group for exhibition matches in Lake Cowichan on Tuesday and Nanaimo on Wednesday.

“We’ll have a few of our veterans in the lineup [Tuesday] and Wednesday,” he said.

“It will be a mix of young guys and some of our veterans.”

By Saturday’s pre-season finale at the Island Savings Centre, Beatty expects to have most of his core players in the lineup. At this point, he likes the looks of his squad going into the season.

“I think we’ve got the makings of a pretty good team,” he said.

As of Monday, one position had been solidified: that of goaltender, where Quebec imports Robin Gusse and Francis Marotte have nailed down the jobs.

“We’ll be fine in that position, but there’s still competition for spots in other positions,” said Beatty.

That competition isn’t limited solely to the players still in Capitals camp, either, the coach noted.

“We’re keeping in touch with a couple of guys who are away at WHL camps, and we’re communicating with those teams,” Beatty said.

look similar to last year; we have lost about five players and gained five new players.”

Some late signings last year helped Cowichan to second place in Div. 2, missing first place by a single goal, and the team wants to improve on that finish this year.

United is also entered in the McGavin Cup tournament, a supplementary tournament to regular Vancouver Island Soccer League play.

“We really want to bring the cup home to Cowichan as it is the first year back in the VISL,” said Rowlings. “However it ranges from Division 1 to Division 4 teams so it should be a challenge.”

She has sung the national anthem at Kerry Park Islanders, Cowichan Valley Capitals and Victoria Salmon Kings games.

Now, Whitney Williams is hoping to take her show to the big leagues.

Williams is one of 20 semifinalists in the Vancouver Canucks’ Rock the Rog contest, the winner of which will perform O Canada at a Canucks home game in Rogers Arena. Fans can vote for Williams through the Canucks’ Facebook page.

“My whole family are fans,” she said.

“We’ve been fans ever since I can remember. It would be a dream come true.”

Williams’s brother, Leighton, a goalie with the junior B Kerry Park Islanders, informed her of the contest after spotting an announcement on his Twitter feed. She filmed a video in her living room — standing in front of a Canucks jersey for a nice touch — and made the cut for the top 20.

The top 10 vote-getters will get a chance to stand in front of a selection panel at Rogers Arena for a live audition. The winner picked from that group will receive a prize package that includes a home theatre — and the chance to sing to a crowd of 19,000 before a Canucks game. As of Tuesday, Williams held second place.

A classically trained singer, Williams has studied voice at UVic for two years, and done lots of musical theatre, and says she loves performing anthems. Rogers Arena, however, would provide a unique stage for

Whitney Williams is a contender in the Canucks’ Rock the Rog contest. For video of Williams singing and a link to the Facebook page where you can vote, scan this page with the Layar app on your smart phone. [SUBMITTED] even her.

“It would be the biggest crowd I’ve ever sung for, for sure,” she said.

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(*$499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

7,999

BIWEEKLY*

2013 DODGE AVENGER SXT

Crew AWD 7S 3.6L V6 5-A/T Stk #D15030

$

84 months

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2012 DODGE DURANGO

$

GT 3.5L, V6 4 A/T Stk #P14522A

BIWEEKLY*

2011 DODGE CALIBER SXT

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15,688

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21,998

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$

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28,995

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2012 CHRYSLER 200 LTD 3.6 L, V6, 6-AT, sunroof, 17,683 km Stk #D14909

15,698

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2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA GLS 2.0 14 5 M/T FWD Hatch 67,873 km Stk #D14724C*

$

12,888

$

(*$499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

111

BIWEEKLY* 84 months

2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER

$

17,999

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$

10,398

(*$499 Documentation Fee & Tax)

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