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Crematorium wins appeal for commercial use KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

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Stating that the Cowichan Valley Crematorium is an “institution” that serves public needs, and is permitted under current zoning regulations, the provincial Court of Appeal overturned a Supreme Court decision from fall of 2013 stating that commercial use of the crematorium was not allowed.

“The [zoning] bylaw did not distinguish between commercial and non-commercial institutions,” Judge Risa Levine said in the summary of her decision on Tuesday.

Located on land owned by the Paldi Khalsa Diwan Society, the crematorium dates back to the 1960s, when it was built to serve the Cowichan Valley’s South Asian Community. In 2010, the society applied for a building permit to replace the old wood-burning ceremonial operation with a modern gas-fired crematorium.

The permit was granted, but unbeknownst to the Cowichan Valley Regional District, the operators began using the facility for commercial purposes, which the CVRD felt contravened its P-1 (Parks and Institutional) zoning.

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When operators failed to provide the documents by September 2012, Consumer Protection BC suspended the commercial licence.

The company chose to appeal, and the suspension was stayed. In the meantime, the BC Supreme Court ruled last fall that the presence of a commercial crematorium on the land went against zoning rules.

The latest decision is the result of an appeal of that ruling.

CVRD Manager of Development Services Ross Blackwell said he was “quite surprised” by the Court of Appeal’s ruling.

“It was very unexpected,” he said. “It is quite a concern for me in relation to the direction that the Court of Appeal went, which was in the very opposite direction of the interpretation of the B.C. Supreme Court.”

Ceremonial use of the crematorium was never affected by the court cases, as that has been covered by a separate licence.

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Coun. John Koury got his North Cowichan colleagues to agree that a review of its service agreement with MMBC in July 2015 would be a good idea.

The idea came up in discussion at a recent council meeting and Coun. Al Siebring asked, “Do we want to revisit it or have staff review it?

Koury said that in making such a motion, he had deliberately “left it pretty vague” but the idea was to look at how the service is performing by the summer of next year.

“What’s happening to the stuff that’s no longer eligible to be picked up?” he questioned.

“I want to get a sense of where the plastic is going. I have no problems with all the benefits of the good things that are happening with the MMBC agreement,” he said.

“The one significant thing is the plastic bags,” said John MacKay, director of engineering for North Cowichan. “They are not a signifi-

cant weight issue.”

“That is a very small change for us but there are some real advantages to the new system, too,” said Mayor Jon Lefebure.

Siebring said he wasn’t thinking of the weight issue when it came to plastic bags either.

“If Coun. Koury is looking for a review in 2015 are we tracking how it’s working out to see if the plastic bags are ending up in the garbage?”

McKay replied, “weight is the only way we can track except for the odd visual inspection.”

Coun. Ruth Hartmann said there should be some way to encourage people to use alternative containers.

“We all need to stop using plastic bags at all,” she said.

“I supported the MMBC idea to add value by marketing our waste,” Koury said. “My concern is plastic bags will end up in black bags. I just want to make sure we’re evaluating this.”

Council agreed to take another l o o k a t t h e p r o g r a m n ex t summer.

In addition to allowing the appeal, Levine ordered the CVRD to provide a document confirming that the crematorium is a permitted use under the zoning bylaws, and that the site and building plans have been approved.

“We were quite taken aback,”

Area E Director Loren Duncan said.

“For all practical purposes, the court told us that we haven’t a clue what we’re doing, and that we don’t know what our bylaws mean and we don’t know what our intentions are when we write things down, so we’re getting a lesson in that regard.”

Duncan noted that the decision could have an impact on the autonomy of all local govern-

ments in B.C. “It’s profound with its precedent,” he said. “It affects all local governments in a serious fashion, in a changing fashion. On a micro level, it’s about a crematorium.

On a macro level, its about having the jurisdiction and ability to enforce bylaws.”

If the CVRD opts to pursue the case further, its next step would be the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Councillors approve Stoney Hill road extension LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

North Cowichan councillors finally took the next step in approving a controversial road extension into the Stoney Hill area, by passing several essential bylaws at their Aug. 20 meeting.

Public meetings on the subject have drawn large crowds with vociferous supporters both backing and opposing the call for an upgrade of the road.

Those in favour are concerned about emergency crews being able to get in to the area, while those opposed are worried that an upgrade will pave the way for development.

There are still more hurdles to clear, however, according to Mayor Jon Lefebure.

“We’re just waiting for the environmental and archaeological assessments to be done. The archaeological assessment is still ongoing but we feel we have enough information to take this next step,” he said.

Asked if Cowichan Tribes, who have expressed significant concern about the road, were on side with that, Lefebure said, “they are not actually approving our archaeological assessment in any way.

It’s a different jurisdiction. A member of Tribes has been involved in the archaeological assessment but they are not producing the report. That’s being done by a separate company.”

What is also unclear right now is when work on the project might start. The borrowing bylaw must be completed, then the project must be put out to tender.

That will be key, he said.

“Until we have the tenders in we don’t know exactly what it’s going to cost. We have our estimated budget but without a final budget we’re not actually sure that it can go ahead,” he said, admitting that quite a few things are hinging on whether work can fit within those bookends.

“There will hopefully be a result on the tender that’s within budget because the municipality has committed $500,000 and the local service area has committed $2 million. We do have some finite numbers out there and if it came in way higher than those two numbers added together, we’d have an issue,” he said, adding that he hoped that decision could be made not long after the end of September.

Meanwhile, Tracy Fleming, representing Cowichan Tribes, has told council again

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that Cowichan Tribes would not oppose a road through Maple Bay peninsula if there were no changes to the foreshore in Sansum Narrows that would allow the addition of docks.

Fleming also asked that Cowichan Tribes be given opportunity to review and comment on the archaeological impact assessment; that there be some flexibility on the road alignment through Bird’s Eye Cove Farm so as not to interfere with the archaeological sites; and that construction be monitored by a Cowichan Tribes member familiar with those sites.

North Cowichan CAO Dave Devana told council he would report back on the items raised by Fleming.

“On the whole, I’m glad they’ve come to a resolution,” said Denny Wagg, one of many concerned Cowichan Valley residents who has spoken out at public meetings about the road extension and upgrading. “It’s been an issue for many, many years. I’m glad the road will be improved. It’s a beautiful property down there. It’s just a stunning landscape.

“What I am not in favour of is any more development down there. There are a limited amount of homes down there already.

I’d hate to see it being turned into a subdivision,” he said.

That is one of the challenges of offering access, he said.

“I went in there this spring on a tour.

Going down a road we met a really steep section that in snowy or bad weather would be a real challenge for an ambulance or fire trucks. The improvement of the road is necessary. I was initially quite concerned about that going through sensitive areas but I’m sure they will be very careful in avoiding any area that’s important from a nature point of view,” Wagg said.

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Just days away from the official start of the new school year, striking Cowichan Valley public school teachers rallied Tuesday afternoon along the Trans Canada Highway near Cowichan Secondary School.

According to Naomi Nilsson, president of the Cowichan District Teachers’ Association, the action was all part of a provincewide move to bring teachers’ issues back into the public eye as the strike, which has been ongoing since June, threatens to postpone the date when kids will be heading back into classrooms.

“This week all of our actions will pressure government to come to the table and get us a deal,” Nilsson said.

Teachers are disheartened when they see movement in bargaining by the BC Public School Employers’ Association negotiators negated by provincial government pullbacks, she said.

“Government needs to feel pressure. Cowichan teachers and all BCTF members all over the province need to be more visible.

We also need our parents to start writing letters to MLAs because it isn’t just our fight alone. This is a fight for public education for our students,” Nilsson said.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender waded into the fray Wednesday with an unsuccessful plea to both sides to suspend strike activity while they enter mediation.

He said the province has no plans to legislate teachers back to work.

“We want to be back in the classroom Sept. 2 but what they have on the table right now includes a termination clause that can delete our entire collective agreement based

schools, the CDTA is making a special exception at École Mt. Prevost, to allow the parents there to get a grant-funded project finished on a time schedule “WE’VE BEEN in contact with the CDTA throughout the summer,” said Prevost PAC representative Mona Kaiser in an email.

“THEY ARE in support of our project and have rallied behind us to help us finish it within the grant’s timeframe. They will not be picketing where the playground is being built. Our contractor is restricting activity to the Moorefield Road entrance near the field, and our teachers are maintaining their pickets at the two entrances on Somenos Road.”

THE COWICHAN Valley School District has notified parents by a letter on its website, encouraging them to consult www.sd79.bc.ca and check local media for any changes over the next week.

IF A settlement is not reached, parents are being asked not to send their children to school.

on whether or not the government likes the [upcoming] Supreme Court ruling,” said Nilsson. “No teacher is going to agree to a collective agreement that jettisons [his or her] collective agreement.”

The BC Teachers’ Federation has asked that the new contract include past language and ratios on class size limits and composition if the government loses its ongoing appeal.

The government countered by proposing the termination clause, allowing either side to cancel any new contract if they don’t like the court results.

The two sides were meeting with a mediator Thursday.

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Will Valley public schools be ready Sept. 2 if negotiators can reach an 11th hour deal to end their summer long B.C. teachers’ contract wrangle?

That’s one of the questions parents were asking this week and Joe Rhodes, schools superintendent for School District 79, affirmed that schools will open if the district gets the word that there’s a deal.

“We’ll crank her up as we can in the time line we’re told to. I know there will be hiccups, some minor delays, but we can make it work

one way or another. It would be great to see some kids in schools,” he said.

The Cowichan Valley school district, because its maintenance and busing departments are located behind the board office, has been hard hit by the summer long presence of picketers there.

“They were not able to dispatch because their workers would not cross the line,” Rhodes said.

However, custodians did get in to clean schools because they were not picketed.

“From that perspective our schools are ready. Our administrators are in and there will probably

be some supplies that didn’t get delivered but we would manage to be up and running by Sept. 2.”

However there could be “one glitch,” he said.

“Our buses have to be inspected before they can be licensed every year. Some of our fleet have not been inspected yet because our mechanics are our inspectors.

“So we would really have to fasttrack that process to get all our buses up and running. Other than that, there will be some bumps because there will be some teachers who have changed schools but who haven’t been able to get their rooms set up,” Rhodes said.

Outside the schools, however, is a different story.

“The grounds are deplorable,” he admitted. “I think our five managers are trying to get around and at least do a little bit of cosmetic work as best we can but until the picket lines come down, we’ve got a challenge in that area.”

That means that Cowichan Valley’s list of projects just didn’t get done.

“Standard roofing repairs, all those kinds of things, none of that work was done this summer,” Rhodes said. If there is a settlement relatively soon some of that will be started up right away.

“Some of it, however, is summer work because we need an empty building to do it, but the day-today maintenance, the work-order stuff, and anything that’s emergent or safety related, would be done first.

“A lot of the final restructuring work that we wanted to get completed in the middle schools as they became elementary, well, that sat because we couldn’t deploy our maintenance staff. It’s been very frustrating. Two months of really productive work when the schools are vacant: it’s sort of the prime time to do maintenance and we were unable to do it,” he said.

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This may be most vital thing you do this fall ver the last four years we’ve seen many citizens disgruntled with one thing or another being done by our municipal governments.

Between the Municipality of North Cowichan, the City of Duncan, the Town of Lake Cowichan and the Cowichan Valley Regional District there’s been lots to report about.

From taxes to skate parks, gravel operations to town beautification, there has been plenty of interest — often loud — in municipal affairs this term.

But we thought the same thing last term, too. And yet, when it

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Some did, of course, but turnout was generally pathetic.

That’s why we applaud One Cowichan for taking the bull by the horns and starting early to try to engage people in the public process.

It’s a bit sad that we have to try to explain to people why it’s important for them to vote, but if that’s what it takes to get a decent number of voters out,

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then that’s what we should all be doing.

The fall elections are about shaping the future of our Cowichan Valley communities.

What could possibly be more important than that?

This is where we live, play, work, and ideally, prosper.

There are big decisions on our horizon.

We cannot go another year without doing something to try to fix the problems in the Cowichan watershed, for example.

The river cannot be allowed to continue to run so dangerously low in the summer.

What we do about that will be decided by the people elected in November.

There is the issue of moorage on our coastline. There are the economic challenges facing communities from Lake Cowichan to Chemainus — how will we respond? There are air quality problems to address.

And of course there will be many issues we have not even conceived of yet.

So as the candidates begin to declare themselves, take a few minutes and familiarize yourself so that when the day comes, you’re ready to mark your X.

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We have an ever growing seniors population who have been paying taxes in this province and elsewhere for 60-plus years, and need a supportive health care system. Mr. [Brian] Day is a capitalist who represents individuals that want to profit from health care like our neighbours to the south. How many people have needlessly died in the U.S. because they could not afford proper health care?

I truly hope that you will stand on the side of a moral and just society versus one based on the needs of the few. Thank you for your time and support of the majority of citizens in B.C.

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Grant M. Waldman Duncan

Damage to good will is going to be costly I have been thinking, discussing and reading a great deal about the present situation in B.C. public education.

Although I have commented on many articles and “liked” many I have not written anything, feeling somewhat overwhelmed with where to start.

Yesterday it came to me.

I have decided that I won’t get into the numbers game: $1,000 less per child, $40 bribe money, dubious adding of percentages, the conveniently inconsistent scale within the “affordability zone”, declining budgets, and so forth.

Instead I am going to discuss

a far more nebulous and hard to define aspect of this situation which I am going to call the “good will” factor.

Unless involved in education, whether as an educator or parent, I think few people are aware of the prime importance of this factor. It is the grease that keeps our schools running.

It is the splashy items, such as graduation ceremonies, fabulous field trips, school musicals and sport tournaments. It is also, however, less visible things such as remedial help at lunch, extra snacks for the child without, extracurricular clubs and intramural sports, phone calls and meetings with parents outside of school hours.

Our school system relies heav-

ily on a spirit of generosity and volunteerism on the part of educators. While this has always been the case, I would argue that in an era of cuts and fiscal restraint, it has become increasingly crucial.

Progressive employers understand that this nebulous “good will” commodity is worth fostering and encouraging. It makes fiscal sense to treat your employees with appreciation. Essentially, you get more out of people who feel respected.

This government’s current strategy of win-at-all-costs undermines everything I know about human behaviour and motivation.

I fail to understand how an approach that seems to deliber-

ately demoralize a work force can lead to a positive outcome, in any workplace situation.

Given the particularities of the school environment and the “good will” required within it, the damage is costly indeed.

Lockouts, bribes, outright lies and accusations of greed are not conducive to progress in any discernible sense.

Although there are no exact dollars to describe the damage that has been done, there will indeed be a cost.

Sharon Hall Cobble Hill For more news and opinions from the Cowichan Valley Citizen, find us online at www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

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I was so pleased to see the picture of my mother, Ruby, and her world-famous sunflower in your edition of Aug., 15. I have been showing it to all my Dutch friends as I have been here in The Netherlands for some time.

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What is happening to our public education in British Columbia is worrisome. Our so-called leaders should pause and put their partisan politics aside.

The education of our children is suffering. Parents are going through unnecessary pain.

Reread The B.C. School Act. Our children need quality education to acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes so that they can contribute to a healthy, democratic and pluralistic society that is just and civil.

I am writing today as a parent and as a teacher. I will cut to the chase here. A major stumbling block to securing a settlement with teachers is a clause in BCPSEA’s current “Framework for Settlement” dated June 15.

This clause, E81 (available for anyone to look at on their website), states that if the Supreme Court rules in favour of the BCTF in regards to class size and composition, any contract would be amended to reflect this decision, restoring language that was illegally stripped from the BCTF’s 2002 contract.

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This is the wrench in negotiations. This is the most significant “precondition” to a settlement.

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◆ WHY IS LABOUR DAY IMPORTANT? COMMUNITY LEADERS RESPOND

Labour movement brought us prosperity KATE MARSH SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

communities if they want to.

Bonus — people who make The labour movement has a living wage pay more taxes, contributed to health and safesupporting healthcare, infraty standards in the workplace, structure and other societal shorter work weeks, as well as costs. gaining workers medical and I think we would have a maternity/paternity leave. healthier and happier world People in countries with high in general if there was more NORTH labour standards enjoy better equality of income in the workCOWICHAN quality of life and less stress force. The labour movement Kate Marsh overall. has been one of the factors that When people are paid well increased people’s standard of for their labour, they are more product- living for decades. ive, which increases the bottom line for Many of my ancestors were instrumenemployers. And they are less stressed, tal in the early movement, working here therefore happier, making parenting and on the Island in the coal mining and loglife in general, much easier. ging industries. Lost two second cousLabour Day is just as important as ever. ins to accidents — one in each of those Households are being challenged at every industries. turn. Housing, fuel, food and other costs We owe so much to these early crusaders, are on the rise and expendable income in terms of workers’ safety, benefits and levels have not kept up, especially for the shorter working hours. We must be ever under-45 demographic as well as those on protective of previous gains and strive to fixed pensions. improve working and living conditions for A living wage is critical (as are work- all British Columbians going forward. ing conditions) for healthy families and a Happy Labour Day to all, and gratitude healthy community. to those who have helped make B.C. such When people earn a living wage, our a great place to live and grow and raise local economies are healthier too, support- a family. ing more local small businesses and creating more employment so that our young Kate Marsh is a councillor for the Municipality of people can choose to settle in their home North Cowichan

Labour Day Work still to do for workers’ rights BILL ROUTLEY SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

the temporary foreign worker program.

Workers are the backbone of our Our country was built by communities, our province and people from around the world our nation, and Labour Day is the who came here to work. They one day of the year when, really, brought back with them hope for we are celebrating the achievea new life, a new home and the ments of working people. right to citizenship. Sadly, the This province was built by treatment of those people is, in COWICHAN working people, leaving their far too many cases, a sad chapter VALLEY MLA blood, sweat and tears behind; of our history.

Bill Routley our everyday lives wouldn’t be Unfortunately, the temporpossible without the labour of ary foreign worker program is B.C. workers. repeating the mistakes of the past by allowThink about working people across the ing employers to set special conditions on sectors: education, health care, construc- workers from elsewhere, too often less fair tion, manufacturing, harvesting, service, than for local workers, and outrageous protection. These are just a few of the jobs conditions are often placed on these workworkers do that influence our lives. Every ers. Workers, regardless of where they’re day we are impacted by those whose labour from, deserve equitable treatment. Yet we makes our lives better. have heard many troubling stories of forI think of my grandmother who was a eign workers being poorly treated in many teacher — how she loved her students and regions of the province, including here on her job. It makes me sad to see government Vancouver Island. today treat teachers with such disrespect: The other problem with this program is ripping up contracts, ignoring the court’s companies bringing in foreign workers as reprimands regarding bad faith bargaining a way to avoid hiring local workers and and putting teaching conditions at risk! paying them a fair wage. Is it right that When I think of Labour Day I think of the employers hire temporary foreign workers ultimate sacrifice of workers who never when our local youth, particularly among got to return home from work. I person- First Nations have some of the highest ally recall the workers I knew who died on unemployment rates in B.C.?

Canada’s workers have made many historthe job. I still have their faces seared into my memory. Too many workers still die ical gains, like weekends, eight-hour work on the job. Too many families have sons or days, paid holidays and many others. This daughters that are permanently injured or Labour Day I hope together we can stand up against abuses, and celebrate all that we disabled on the job.

This Labour Day I’d also like us to think have gained by sticking together. about how our government is condoning a new kind of worker discrimination with Bill Routley is the MLA for Cowichan Valley

The Vancouver Island Newspaper Guild wishes all its members a safe and enjoyable Labour Day Weekend.

We also take this opportunity to wish all other labour members in the Cowichan Valley a prosperous and healthy last four months of 2014!

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We need to finish what ancestors started PHIL KENT SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

a profound benefit for every single citizen ever since. They As this most incredible modernized our economies, summer winds to an end and our communities, and our we begin to think of our work ability to enjoy the fruits of ahead, Labour Day, with it’s our labours individually and roots in the late 19th cencollectively. tury, has been the time that Today, as we celebrate those we celebrate the collective accomplishments, I have to CITY OF actions of workers toward a acknowledge that there is still DUNCAN more just society. far more work to be done.

Phil Kent The fundamental changes Labour Day is an important won by those workers in the time each year for us to reflect division of our daily labour, have had on our past and cast our imaginations

Treating people well is key

to the future. I believe we each have an opportunity to contribute some of what we have gained toward achieving a truly just society. There are so many in our community who already give back through their volunteer time, donations and work. Every effort counts, no matter the size.

The greatest honour and respect we could give to our ancestors, would be to finish the work they started.

Did you know?

Labour Day in Canada evolved from an 1872 strike by the Toronto Printers Union. An April march gathered 10,000 participants. At that time unions were illegal. Strike leaders were jailed, but then Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald led the charge to decriminalize unions.

Phil Kent is the mayor of the City of Duncan and the vice chair of the Regional District.

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WISHING EVERYONE IN THE COWICHAN VALLEY A PEACEFUL AND SAFE

JEAN CROWDER SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

Happy Labour Day Cowichan!

To most of us, Labour Day means a long weekend before the craziness begins. Having a long weekend to complete the summer is important I agree, but the importance of Labour Day should CITY OF not be lost.

DUNCAN This is the day we recognize the Michelle Bell efforts of working people who came together to advocate for better working conditions and treatment from their employers and governments.

How people are treated within their work environment is still an important issue. We are just now starting to really understand and acknowledge the impacts of work stressors on an individual’s family, personal health and well being and job performance.

Research suggests harassment and bullying in the workplace alone costs the economy billions of dollars due to absenteeism, compensation claims, employee turn over, mental health issues, and decreased productivity. Therefore it is in organizations’ and governments’ best interests to have happy, healthy employees!

Beyond the business argument for treating each other respectfully, there is the immeasurable benefit of quality of life. Healthy workers equals healthy communities.

The argument to continue to improve working conditions fits into all paradigms and should be addressed across all political parties.

This day is a reminder of the significance of labour and employment law and how being treated with respect and dignity in your place of employment is essential but not a given. We all need to continue to improve our labour standards and keep safe, healthy work environments a top priority.

I hope everyone has a great long weekend and an even better safe and prosperous year!

In recognition of Labour Day 2014, I want to reflect on the national conversation happening around income inequality.

In the last 35 years our economy has grown by 147 per cent but the real income of the average family fell by seven per cent. Employment levels remain unacceptNANAIMOably low, well below what they were COWICHAN MP before the 2008 economic downturn, even Jean Crowder though many businesses have returned to profitability.

Many people have written to me about their concerns around temporary foreign workers filling low-skilled jobs in areas with high unemployment. I was struck by how the increase in the temporary foreign worker program reflected the decrease in availability of employment insurance for precarious workers.

From the changes made by the Liberals in the 1990s that made it impossible for someone to quit a job and get EI to the decision by the Conservatives that young people must work for 900 hours before they were eligible for any benefits, there is no safety net for people who move far away from home anymore.

In 1990, 83 per cent of unemployed workers could access employment insurance. Now, only 36.6 per cent of workers can access employment insurance when they lose their jobs. That isn’t right. All workers pay into employment insurance and all workers should benefit from it.

So we shouldn’t be surprised if workers consider the risk of moving for a job and decide the risks outweigh the benefits. And remember, more than 60 per cent of workers cannot get EI, so the Conservative refrain of “paying people not to work” simply doesn’t apply. Unions drove the first policies around unemployment insurance — they recognized that having a safety net for workers who lose their jobs helps keep local economies healthy while people looked for new work.

That’s what I’m reflecting on this Labour Day — unions fought for insurance for all workers, so the transition between jobs didn’t leave families destitute. We need to fight to regain that right for all workers.

Michelle Bell is councillor for the City of Duncan

Jean Crowder is the Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Cowichan

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“I joined Toastmasters because I love a challenge, but I’m still shaking my head,” said Guenette. “I can’t believe that after years of reaching for the stars, I have finally caught one.”

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M a n a g e r Av e r y G r a h a m described the event as “very exciting.”

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‘Big Frank’ Verdier helped lay out the Malahat, conclusion

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n Wednesday an expert, his feisty I introduced nature more than once you to Frangetting him in trouble cis Edward Verdier with his neighbours (1865-1947), who, and the law. granddaughter Edna “He talked to anyone Slater believed, has who would listen, and been given short shrift on his occasional trips by historians, me to Victoria,” Cecil CHRONICLES included.

Clark wrote 70 years T.W. Paterson Even if you set aside ago, “he would argue his key role in the and wrangle around creation of the Malahat Highway offices in the Parliament Buildhe’s a remarkable pioneer. A ings. But no one seemed interestcareer logger (when not worked.” Undaunted, and armed with ing on his 180 acres and builda map, an aneroid and a compass, ing his stone and timber home he set out one morning to blaze at Brentwood), he’d been there a route over the Hump, marking at the very start of Vancouver, his progress with pegs. helping to clear the massive forAll to the scorn of his neighests before a metropolis was even bours and those in Victoria who contemplated. heard of his project.

It was Mill Bay’s Maj. J.F.L. It took him three years to work MacFarlane, Irish, cantankerous his way to Goldstream, when, and retired from the Royal Artilmap in hand, he strode into the lery, who started the ball rolling office of the Minister of Lands by seeking a direct route over and Forests, who, upon MacFarthe Malahat instead of the existlane’s admission that he wasn’t ing round-about route through a surveyor, dismissed him out of Sooke that dated back to the hand.

Leech River gold rush days. It MacFarlane acquired the was little better than a goat-track unanimous support of the in winter, with cavernous ruts local farmers’ institute (all four and washouts that made travel members) and returned to Vican ordeal. toria, resolution in hand, to the This didn’t sit well with the president of the Victoria Board major on his 100 acres at Mill of Trade who was sympathetic Bay. He began pestering offienough to suggest that he seek cialdom in Victoria. And at the public’s support. Legend pestering and persistence he was has it that he set out to acquire

Even though the Victoria Motor Club commissioned Frank Verdier to confirm Maj. MacFarlane’s projected road over the Malahat, most of the first traffic was by horse and buggy. These intrepid motorists came later.—TWP the signature of “every adult between Oak Bay and Mill Bay”.

Nine months later, he had a petition nine and a-half feet long.

But this is supposed to be about Frank Verdier. When the politicians began to show interest, the bureaucrats again insisted upon a professional survey.

Which is where the renowned logger and woodsman Big Frank Verdier enters the picture. He was asked to verify MacFarlane’s route, which he did. But he wasn’t a surveyor, either. So the government dispatched a professional named Harris to check things out. He, of course, confirmed that MacFarlane and Verdier were right.

GIVINGBACK

Upon completion in 1911, the original twisting, climbing “highway” over the Malahat wasn’t much better than the original wagon road through Sooke. But it sure was shorter and quicker for which we can thank MacFarlane and Verdier. For the record, the Victoria Motor Club didn’t overlook Verdier’s contribution; it was they who (when most people yet travelled by horse and wagon) hired him to check MacFarlane’s string of pegs, and they who convinced the government that the 14-mile road could be built for $15,000.

As it happened, the road ended up being 17.5 miles long and costing more than $300,000, but it

was done.

For Frank’s 80th birthday, five Verdier generations crowded the fine home he’d built with his own hands of wood and stone. The stories they told of his colourful career included his contribution to the Malahat Highway and how it had taken him and a dozen teams of oxen three hard years to clear his land. Somehow, he’d even found time to serve on Saanich council for a term.

At 80 he was still tall, still broad-shouldered and strapping, still active. Thank you, Edna Slater, for encouraging me to honour him. www.twpaterson.com

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Smiley at the front of the national pack KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

It took Taryn Smiley a bit of time for it to sink in that she is the fastest runner in Canada in her age group.

Smiley won the U18 women’s 100m dash at the Canadian Youth Legion Track & Field Championships in Langley earlier this month, leading the field with a time of 12.22 seconds. She also finished second in the 200m in 25.59 seconds. Her Cowichan Valley Athletic Club training partner Chicago Bains, meanwhile, finished second in Canada in the U18 women’s 80m hurdles and third in the 300m hurdles.

“After I won the 100m, I was kind of in shock,” Smiley said. “It didn’t hit me until a couple hours after.”

Smiley finished seventh in the 100m a year ago, but set the goal of reaching the podium this year and put in the necessary work to get there. Having had some time to reflect on her success, she’s pleased it all paid off.

“I’m just really happy about it,” she said.

“It’s a weight off my chest. Everything came together.”

Smiley was ranked second in Canada going into both races, but was more confident about the 100m, where she was still ranked second after the heats. In the 200m, she was ranked sixth after heats, and started the final in lane eight. Initially dis-

National medallists Chicago Bains and Taryn Smiley. [CITIZEN FILE] appointed with that, she quickly realized it was something she could overcome.

This is Smiley’s last year of youth competition as she moves up to juniors next year.

A top-two finish at the junior nationals would qualify Smiley for the world championships, but as she heads into Grade 12 at Cowichan Secondary, she is more focused on landing a post-secondary scholarship.

“That’s my main focus right now,” she said.

Bains set the Canadian record in the U16

girls 80m hurdles in 2013, and came close to winning the 100m hurdles in her first year competing at the U18 level this year, her time of 13.67 seconds just 0.31 seconds behind Ontario’s Mariam Abdul-Rashid.

While Bains was comfortable competing at Legions, she admits she felt some pressure as the youngest runner in the age group.

It also helped to know what she was up against.

“Coming into the competition, I knew who the competitors were,” Bains said.

“Our times going in were all very close together.”

Bains’s goal was to get under 14 seconds for the 100m hurdles, which she accomplished with a time of 13.98 in the final.

Her aim for next year is to qualify for the IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia. To qualify, she will have to be under the standard, which she has already done, and among the top two in Canada, which is a pretty realistic aim.

Smiley and Bains were also on the B.C. 4x100m relay team, running the third and fourth legs, respectively. Unfortunately, in the final, the first and second runners missed the hand-off, and the first runner tumbled, knocking B.C. out of the race.

Five other CVAC athletes competed at Legions, including Casey Heyd, who finished 15th in the U18 women’s 100m dash and 24th in the 200m, qualifying for the meet despite coming off seven months of physiotherapy for shin splints.

Ben Williams placed sixth in U18 men’s high jump and 15th in the triple jump, Nicole Lindsay finished 19th in the U18 women’s 400m and helped her relay teams to eighth in the 4x100m and 11th in the 4x400m, Luke Armstrong finished 12th in the U16 boys 800m and 18th in the 300m, and Sion Grifiths placed seventh in the U16 boys javelin and ninth in the hammer throw.

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The team won’t play at home until week five, but the season gets underway this Sunday on the road against the Comox Valley Raiders. A few more players would be beneficial, but head coach Opie Williams is ready to go to battle with the ones he has.

“I am looking forward to this season,” Williams said. “Numbers are not as high as I would like them to be, but we’ll still have a great core. Not being able to get into the schools this year has hurt my recruiting effort this year. I couldn’t get that face-toface contact.”

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Islanders win exhibition opener against Westshore Wolves David Bittner, Seth Davis, Tyson Malloch and Cody Short scored as the Kerry Park Islanders opened the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League exhibition schedule with a 4-3 win over the Westshore Wolves in Langford last Friday.

Chase Anderson picked up the victory in the Kerry Park net.

The game was the first of two exhibition matches for the Isles, who also visited the Victoria Cougars this Thursday night.

The team will open the regular season at Westshore next Wednesday, with their home opener set for Saturday, Sept. 13 against the Peninsula Panthers.

Shawnigan’s Russell helps Canada to World Cup final KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

One Cowichan Valley rugby player had a front-row spot, quite literally, as Canada made history earlier this month with a run to the final of the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. Laura Russell, an intern at Shawnigan Lake School and player for the Cowichan Rugby Football Club, lined up in the front row for Canada at loosehead prop and hooker as her team became the first Canadian side to make a World Cup final, where they ultimately lost to England.

Regardless of the final result, it was a moment that neither Russell nor the rest of the Canadian rugby community will forget.

“The World Cup was an amazing experience,” she said. “We don’t usually always play a tournament style when we go on tours, we’ll generally play two or three tests. So every game counts towards your standings and how you advance. And it’s the World Cup so it’s the best of the best and every team is there with something to prove.”

Russell, whose role was to inject pace and energy to the Canadian lineup in the second half, hopes to continue to play with the national team in the build-up to the next World Cup in 2017.

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Cowichan Valley contingent off to Edmonton for Grand Final triathlon KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Proof comes once again this weekend that the Cowichan Valley is a hotbed for worldclass athletes as four local athletes, and a fifth with local roots, head to Edmonton for the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final this weekend.

Cowichan athletes Lisa Large, Lisa Helmer, Lesley Hartford and Cam McDiarmid will represent Canada in their respective age groups at the massive annual event.

Andrew Weston, who grew up in the Valley but now calls Ottawa home, will also be part of the field.

Of the local participants, most qualified through the Shawnigan Lake Triathlon, although Large had to go through a race in Vancouver because she volunteers for the Shawnigan event.

What makes triathlon in general — and the Grand Final specifically — unique, said Large, is that newcomers to the sport race alongside the best in the world.

“One of the great things about triathlon is that you can compete at the same time as these elite athletes,” she said.

There will be 73 different countries represented at the Grand Final, with each one getting one spot per age group.

“As far as I know, they all went through the same qualifying process in their respective countries,” Large said.

Last year’s Grand Final was held in London, and Large has looked at the times from that event, so she knows what to expect. She’s not putting a lot of pressure on herself.

“I want to go out and have a really good race and enjoy the experience. I don’t have a set goal. I have an idea of where my time will be, and I expect to be in the middle of the group.”

Large started doing triathlons about 10 years ago, then took a break to have two kids. She got back into the sport about three years ago. She enjoys the balance between the three components of the sport.

“I love running, and I used to race mountain bikes before this,” she noted. “But just running alone, I was too prone to injury.

You don’t have to be great at any one of the sports, but as long as you can do all three, you can do reasonably well.”

The founder of the local Aspire Triathlon Club and a coach with Kids of Steel summer camps, Large is also working with Sarah Malerby to help create triathlon clubs at local elementary schools.

Because of the quiet lakes for swimming, many roads and trails for cycling and running, and a big community of runners, the Cowichan Valley is a perfect training area for triathletes, hence the impressive number of local entries in the Grand Final.

“Here, we have probably the best training area for triathlon in Canada,” Large said.

For Weston, who grew up in the Cowichan Valley and attended Cowichan Station and Duncan Christian schools, the Grand Final in Edmonton will be one of 13 long-distance races he’s taking part in this year: four half marathons, eight triathlons and one full marathon, all to raise money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation Born with a heart defect, Weston’s life was

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/100 km (22 MPG). Wise customers read the fine print: *, ^, ♦♦, ♦, § The Trade In Trade Up Summer Clearance Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after July 2, 2014. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2014 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. ^$1,000 Lease Cash is available on all new 2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport models and is deducted from the negotiated purchase price after taxes. ♦♦$1,000 Bonus Cash is available on all new 2014 Jeep Wrangler models and is deducted from the negotiated purchase price after taxes. ♦4.99% lease financing of up to 60 months available on approved credit through WS Leasing Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Westminster Savings Credit Union) to qualified customers on applicable new select models at participating dealers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2014 Jeep Cherokee Sport FWD/Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo/Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4 with a Purchase Price of $23,888/$38,888/$19,888 leased at 4.99% over 60 months with $0 down payment, equals 130 bi-weekly payments

Less Fuel. More Power. Great Value is a comparison between the 2014 and the 2013 Chrysler Canada product lineups. 40 MPG or greater claim (7.0 L/100 km) based on 2014 EnerGuide highway fuel consumption ratings. Government of Canada test methods used. Your actual fuel consumption may vary based on driving habits and other factors. Ask your dealer for the EnerGuide information. ¤2014 Jeep Cherokee 4x2 2.4 L I-4 Tiger-sharkTM MultiAir ® – Hwy: 6.4 L/100 km (44 MPG) and City: 9.6 L/100 km (29 MPG). 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 8-speed automatic – Hwy: 7.0 L/100 km (40 MPG) and City: 10.3 L/100 km (27 MPG). 2014 Jeep Wrangler 3.6 L PentastarTM VVT V6 - Hwy: 9.3 L/100 km (30 MPG) and City: 12.7 L

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Starting tarting from f price for ted sho own: $31,890 §.

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