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And they’re off. Run for the Claus participants head out towards the Friendship Trail Dec. 8 and, despite the cold, they are enjoying the chance to run and walk for the United Way on a sunny day. For more photos and video of the event, scan this image with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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The weather outside was cold but delightful so the Valley came out in big numbers to walk, run and even stroll through downtown Duncan out to the Friendship Trail Sunday, Dec. 8 as the Cowichan United Way held its annual Run for the Claus event, raising about $6,000 along the way.

The City Square stage soon filled with various-sized participants wearing the Santa suits that came with their entry fee. There were big Santas, small Santas, even quite a few four-footed Santas, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. Alan Corbould of the United Way, said he was thrilled at the turnout.

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The CVRD, in talking about the availability of sewage hookups for Cowichan Bay floathomes, would probably please most owners. But, liveaboard owner Currie Ellis said he sees trouble ahead as there are problems with this and other aspects of living on the water. He wants to see the regional district officially “grandfather” the current set of floathomes, bring a more “common sense attitude” to sewage disposal and “back off the grey water” idea. Recent meetings have given Cowichan Bay’s marine community the chance to talk to CVRD officials and get questions answered as the regional district moves towards a solution of the Bay’s longstanding issues around floating residences. Some of these ideas sound good, but look deeper and the prospect is not so bright, Ellis said. “We’ve heard that prior to hookup, all floathomes must be inspected for building code compliance but many of the older floathomes will not meet current building code standards. “I would like to suggest that many (if not most) land houses

would not meet 2013 building code standards. But, without this approval, these floathomes will not get a sewage hookup permit,” he said. Sewage discharge from liveaboard boats is another concern for Cowichan Bay’s marine residents and the regional district. A CVRD suggestion that each marina should have a pumpout station could mean up to eight pumpout stations with a total 1.6 km of sewer line, a situation Ellis called “ridiculous” and urged the regional district to look farther afield, to floating barge systems used in Nanaimo or Victoria. “Another solution would be to install a pumpout station on the outside of the floating breakwater at the Fisherman’s Wharf. This would be easily accessible to all boaters,” he said, pointing out that the Bay’s two existing pumping stations are either expensive or inaccessible. Finally, there is the problem of what to do with so-called greywater: water from bathing or washing dishes. If the CVRD bans greywater discharge into Cowichan Bay from vessel liveaboards, vessels will need to install holding See Rules different • page 11

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Winter has Cat Rescue, SPCA overﬂowing with felines chan Cat Rescue on Facebook. Donations can be made online through the group’s website (www. cowichancatrescue.org).

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While all their kittens are spoken for, there are at least 20 adult cats available for half-price adoption until Dec. 21 at the Cowichan and District SPCA. The influx of winter cats prompted the SPCA’s “all the love for half the price” campaign and manager Sandi Trent said it’s been a trying season for animal advocates trying to keep up with the furry little guys. A long, late summer meant some frisky felines and, for the first time in 15 years, a big batch of feral winter kittens for Cowichan Cat Rescue to care for. “God love them, they rely strictly on volunteers and fostering,” Trent said of Jean Hamilton and the folks at Cowichan Cat Rescue. “Jean just does a phenomenal job and I feel really bad because I know it’s hard to get people that are committed to the wee ones and some of them come in at that age where they’re not cute cuddly kittens, they need a lot of work.” Hamilton and friends have their backs up against a wall this winter, for sure. “Instead of having empty foster homes waiting for the spring kittens to arrive in May, the rescue is appealing to its already full foster homes and volunteers to take in more kittens over Christmas,”

“We certainly appreciate what they do because, boy, we’d be in real trouble if it wasn’t for them,” Trent said.

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This kitten, rescued Nov. 26, has survived and recovered. His brother did not make it. [SUBMITTED] Hamilton said. The bone-chilling winter weather has not been kind to the tiny creatures, as many of them are being found ill and underweight. “This is a result of the lack of food for the mothers, both during the later stages of their pregnancies and also when they are trying to feed their kittens,” Hamilton explained. “Those being fed regularly by generous animal lovers are more likely to survive the winter, while those without assistance will almost certainly die.” The influx of new cats comes during a time of the year when Cowichan Cat Rescue is usually mustering funds to pay off the year’s vet bills. More cats mean

more bills. While the non-profit organization would love a Christmas miracle in the form of funds, what it hopes for most this holiday season is for the community to help keep the feral cat population warm and fed outdoors. “Feed them if possible and to make sure the cats have a source of water when everything is frozen. Young kittens should be reported to Cowichan Cat Rescue so they can be caught and cared for if possible,” Hamilton said. “Shelter can be the difference between survival and death.” For information or help with the construction of winter shelters call 250-743-6500 or check out Cowi-

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Hartmann second in command For 2014, in the event of Mayor Jon Lefebure’s absence, North Cowichan’s longest-serving active councillor, Ruth Hartmann has been named as his replacement. If pressed into duty, Hartmann will have the same powers and duties as the mayor. First elected in 2002, this is Hartmann’s fourth consecutive term.

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Hutchins acclaimed as chair SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins retained his position as chair by acclamation after the Cowichan Valley Regional District board of directors offered up its unanimous support Wednesday night. Hutchins will lead the board in 2014 and also chair the Cowichan Valley Regional Hospital District’s board of directors. The race was tighter for the role of vice chair. Last year’s second in command, Cowichan Bay Director Lori Iannidinardo declined her nomination. Directors Mary Marcotte (North Oyster/Diamond) and Mike Walker (Mill Bay/Malahat) were also nominated. Both spoke to their colleagues before the election. “Most of you know who I am and what I believe in,” Marcotte, a director since 1997, said in her appeal for votes. “I promise to be efficient, effective and fair. I know the issues. I have the time. I’m competent. I’m capable and I am committed.” Marcotte had already done stints as both board chair and vice chair. Walker, a director headed into his ninth year, said he wanted to broaden his experience on the board. “I think I can offer a balanced approach,

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Chief Administrative Officer Warren Jones collects ballots during the CVRD’s annual elections for board leadership on Wednesday evening. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN] a fair approach and that’s what I’m offering,” he said. Unlike Marcotte, Walker still has a day job but promised to quit that position if his new role demanded the attention. “I think I’ve matured as a person and I think I can bring that maturity to this board,” he said. In the end, the simple majority resulted in Walker’s victory.

Sportsplex funding moves ahead SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Another kick at the regional recreation can or a last ditch effort to get it off the grant-in-aid list? The Cowichan Valley Regional District is once again pushing forward with plans to permanently fund the Cowichan Sportsplex. The board voted Wednesday night to have staff prepare reports that would guide them in establishing an annual financial contribution service for the Chesterfield Sports Society to assist in funding the Sportsplex. The reports, said Chief Administrative Officer Warren Jones, are necessary before talks can begin. “We need to find out from the board who the partners are, we need to find out what the costs are. We need to bring that information back,” he said. Cobble Hill Director Gerry Giles stressed Wednesday’s decision was just a step ahead, and that no decisions would

be rushed into without (yet another) healthy debate. “It calls for a staff report to be prepared and so this will come back to the board for further discussion,” she said. The vote also noted that public approval for a new funding plan would be attained by referendum in conjunction with the 2014 general local elections — so finally, the public will also have its say. In November, Cowichan Sportsplex brass asked the Cowichan Valley Regional District for a 2014 grant-in-aid of $149,430 — a two per cent increase over last year. Executive Director Catherine Brandon said the infusion would stabilize their budget moving forward. “Our health is our future,” Brandon said. “You’re investment is an investment in your health and in the quality of our lives here in Cowichan.” Last year, and after much debate, the Cowichan Sportsplex was awarded $146,500 from the CVRD.

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Duo honoured for community service, making Saltair ‘a better place to live’ SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Looking dapper in a suit and tie, Mel Dorey was all smiles when he stepped to the presentation podium. “This is a special occasion for me,” the Saltair/Gulf Islands director told those present on Wednesday night during the CVRD board’s regular meeting. Dorey was there to introduce John Silins, chairman of the Saltair Ratepayers Association, who went on to make the group’s sixth annual Volunteer of the Year award. “The Saltair Ratepayers have been awarding an annual community service award to those specifically identified people who make Saltair a better place to live,” Silins explained. He said every year they’ve set out to look for nominees, they haven’t

Tim and Janet Evans were on hand to accept the Volunteer of the Year award Wednesday night. [SARAH SIMPSON/CITIZEN]

been hard to find, despite the community being small. This year’s accolades — admiration, praise, a round of applause,

and a plaque — went to Tim and Janet Evans. It is the first time in the award’s history a duo has earned it. “They man the concession booth at the park. They take part in Easter activities in Saltair and Halloween activities, they are involved in baseball,” Dorey noted, to name just a few ways the pair contributes to the community. The couple is also involved in the Saltair Pistons car club, has been involved in dry grad and more. “They’ve had countless hours in the community doing the things that they do best,” Dorey said. “They’ve done a lot of things around Saltair and Chemainus that are really valuable. A great deal of work has gone into our community by these two individuals and I just admire them.” North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure took the opportunity

Grit size drawing ire of drivers LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Complaints about road maintenance are common in winter. This year, in addition to beefs about clearing roads in a timely manner, regional directors in particular are receiving complaints that the grit used by highway maintenance crews to provide motorists with better traction is too large and causes damage to windshields and headlights. “At this time of year the electoral area directors get a litany of complaints about the roads,” said Cobble Hill area director Gerry Giles. “However, it has nothing to do with the CVRD. It is the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways. “In many instances I agree with the complaints launched. It’s understandable that the ministry wants to get to primary, then secondary, then rural roads but that is taking a long time and in some instances, it’s not done. “And the material used is too large and is resulting in some rocks being thrown up on cars,” she said. A complaint to the Citizen by Cobble Hill’s Andrew Crane said the rock damage to his vehicle called for windshield replacement. But, according to Leon Bohmer, Mainroad’s manager for the South Island district, his crews have been using the same kind of winter abrasive for years, on the orders of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways. “The grit we use is actually Ministry of Highways specification. It’s what we’re committed to use by our contractual obligation to the ministry. It actually is very small, the top size is 12.5 mm and it’s approved, third-party tested winter sand,” Bohmer said. However, Bohmer agreed that vehicle damage may occasionally occur. “That’s the unfortunate thing. Windows can get

broken from it, headlights can also at times, but the ministry has provided the spec for this winter sand for the purpose of providing traction.” Mainroad crews have to be ready to deal with whatever Old Man Winter throws at them. “With the freezing conditions we had, it’s something we need to do. We kind of lucked out in this last storm that we didn’t get much precip but, with the road being frozen like it was and probably still is, it’s good to have some of that winter sand on the roads so that when it does start to rain or snow you have something that provides some traction,” Bohmer said. The sand is not laid down at the same time as the spraying of the brine mixture though, he said. “But it can be put out in anticipation of icing conditions. With the very cold weather that we experienced what happens is that the frost gets driven down into the base of the road and it can take several days for it to come back out. “The problem [then] is that once that frost starts to lift back out of the road bed, it’s going to freeze any precipitation that falls, be it snow or rain or even just heavy fog. “It can very quickly turn into treacherous road conditions and this is why the ministry spec calls for it. We are basically adhering to what our contract obligation is,” Bohmer said.

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Law enforcement too quick to pull the trigger? ith the verdict and sentence in the case of RCMP Constable David Pompeo, who shot Bill Gillespie, we have to question public safety. Not because Pompeo wasn’t following his training when he shot the unarmed Gillespie after a traffic stop, but because, apparently, he was, as he understood it. While Judge Josiah Wood convicted Pompeo of aggravated assault, the sentence he gave him was extremely lenient for such a serious offence. Pompeo is not only spending no time behind bars, he will be able

to continue to carry his weapon, and thus be able to remain an RCMP officer. While the appearance in the courtroom of fellow officers attests to Pompeo being wellregarded by his peers, and Gillespie has had his run-ins with the law, the fact remains that Gillespie did nothing that warranted being shot and almost killed on that night in 2009. Pompeo’s error in judgment in pulling the trigger was egregious and Gillespie continues to pay for it with a bullet lodged painfully close to his spine.

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We cannot help but wonder, how many other officers are there like Pompeo who believe they know what they should do in such a situation, but are in fact at risk of making a similar error? Pompeo, Wood found, believed he was at risk that night, but did not actually have reasonable grounds for that belief. That’s a problem. Being a law enforcement officer is a dangerous job. When the risk of homicide is a serious job hazard it makes sense for officers to be vigilant for a potential threat.

But there have been too many cases in recent years where law enforcement officers have seemed to shoot first and ask questions later; cases where most reasonable people would have seen that the escalation of a situation to violence, sometimes lethal violence, could have been avoided with a little bit of thought and common sense. It raises questions about the training that law enforcement officers are receiving, and if enough emphasis is put on deescalation over actions that, once taken, cannot be taken back.

a railroad track, there is one row of houses then a river bank. There is a graded reduction of speed down to 50 km per hour. Now here the traffic goes through like there is no speed limit and unless the city, CVRD, North Cowichan and Cowichan Tribes learn to cooperate the TCH through here will remain a killing run. At least 50 per cent of the time I cross the THC I see a potential life-threatening situation and that is not acceptable. Part of that is due to the aggravation of drivers by the unreasonably low speed limits leading into the town.

NATO was created in 1949 to keep the Russians out, the Germans down and the U.S. in Europe. NATO was successful in achieving this and has outgrown this original mission. NATO is now taking on another role which may not be supported by We the People of the nations which make up NATO. NATO is being transformed from a regional defensive alliance into the world’s bully under U.S. direction and control which is threatening to global peace. NATO is also expanding beyond its original founding nations. It is expanding its membership and alliances to encompass the countries that formed the former USSR. NATO has expanded from its original 16 member nations to 28. NATO now represents onesixth of the world’s population with a combined budget of a trillion dollars per year. The U.S. and NATO are rapidly encircling Russia by forming partnerships with neighbouring countries and welcoming others into NATO. From Russia’s security viewpoint, the situation must be increasingly threatening. NATO is being organized to be able to launch a NATO mission anywhere worldwide within 28 days. NATO is also carrying out multi-national military exercises on Russia’s borders. These aggressive actions by the U.S. and its surrogate NATO are raising the risk of war. Now is the time for We the Peoples of these NATO and affiliated countries to start to get our countries to withdraw from NATO. NATO is now a threat to global peace. It is time to disband NATO.

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Transplant agency should pay organ donors It’s clearly a difficulty finding an organ donor. If you’re family isn’t a match, how about your coworkers or friends? No dice? Your perfect match could be the stranger sitting across from you at the food court or behind you in the movie theatre lineup, but if they don’t have the initiative or desire to donate, end of story. It’s my belief that if the B.C. transplant agency were to pay its donors for body parts and organs, there would be an increased rate of successful transplants — no doubt there would be a lot of red tape to cut

through, but it’d be worth it. Although this idea is currently against the law, perhaps it should be broken for the purpose of transplants. Noah Robertson Duncan

Something must be done about TCH ‘killing run’ The Trans Canada Highway ranks among the most dangerous for people killed per mile. On the twinned highway between Saskatoon and Regina it is 110 km per hour, except for a town of about 100 people with one side of businesses, the other

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From page 1 tanks. Setting aside the expense of pumping them out two or three times a week, many owners simply don’t have space on their boats for such a tank, he said. Ellis pointed out a strange situation. “If I wash my boat, I will violate this bylaw. However, if I visit my friend on the hillside, and we wash her car, that is acceptable. If I hurry, I will be able to watch those car suds as they spill out of our storm drains down in the harbour. The CVRD says that the hillside is not in their jurisdiction, but the boats are. Why not have similar standards? The fish are the same,” he said, adding that casual boaters will not be subject to the same regulations. The liveaboard owner said that a financial crunch could force many of the marine community to move. Cowichan Bay area director Lori Iannidardo said Tuesday that there is still room for a lot more discussion about the situation facing the marine community. “The grey water will need to be dealt with, but we need to look at everything,” she said. The first and second reading of new bylaws to govern the situation were on Wednesday night but that does not stop the opportunities for people to make their comments. “I think there were a lot of people who were upset, thinking this was a done deal but no, this has to go through a lot of different agencies still and a lot more public meetings: Cowichan Estuary Environmental Management Committee, Cowichan Tribes. There are quite a few of them,” she said. Drafting a bylaw is just a step in dealing with a long-standing situation. “We just need to get this moving. We’ve

New rules for floathomes and liveaboards in Cowichan Bay have caused concerns with owners. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] been saying the same thing for quite some time. I just ended up being the director that is now dealing with it. This should have been dealt with years ago but now we have this opportunity, we need to spend time and really do a good job in clarifying it as we work towards an end result.” Even specifically grandfathering the current group of floathomes could still be open for discussion, she said. “I’m not sure how that will end up, either. There will likely be a certain number of them like that. Just the same with our houses and how many square feet is on the property. But there needs to be some kind of formula because we can’t continue to increase the floathomes down there. It’s a community and these are people’s homes so we have to respect that. At the same time, we need to be able to hook them up with the sewer and water,” she said.

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Climbing academy gaining a foothold BEATING THE WALL:

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Students from Cowichan and Stelly’s compete side by side in the Mt. Prevost gym last Friday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

he atmosphere at the high school bouldering competition between Cowichan and Stelly’s secondary schools — the first event of its kind in B.C., and possibly in Canada — was unlike those at most high school sporting events. Bouldering is one of the disciplines of rock climbing, which is itself more about cooperation between individuals as they take on the real challenge: the rock. Students from both schools could be heard encouraging their fellow competitors, regardless of who they were representing. “It’s not an ‘I want him to fall,’ it’s an ‘I want him to beat the wall,’” said Jaime Doyle, the principal of Cowichan Secondary’s Quamichan campus, who heads up the climbing academy that is partway through its first year of existence. The cooperative spirit of the competition, which is indicative, Doyle says, of the sport as a whole, was appreciated by the Cowichan climbers. “The competition helped me,” said Eamonn Roberts, a Grade 9 student at Cow High. “I felt I improved more that day than on any other day.” Those improvements came from picking up tricks and tips from the Stelly’s students, whose academy is now in its third year. “It’s not very competitive. It’s very supportive. Everyone helped each other out; even the Stelly’s kids.” Grade 10 student Kendall Stevens-Raymond admitted she was worried about the competition, not knowing what to expect. “At first, I was really nervous; I was shaking,” she said. “But once I got past that, I didn’t want it to end.” Again, it was the unique cooperative aspect of the sport and the people drawn to it that made things easier for Stevens-Raymond. “It’s something completely different,” she related. “It’s its own thing, its own world. It pushes you, but you’re with your friends, so it’s comfortable. Everyone that does climbing is so nice and such great people.” Maddy Vallee, another Grade 9 student, compared the climbing competition to previous events she has entered in the more cut-

Logan Manson executes a tricky move in competition. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

“It pushes you, but you’re with your friends, so it’s comfortable. ” KENDALL STEVENS-RAYMOND, academy student

throat world of horseback riding. “It was much better than I thought it would be,” she said. “Everybody was cheering each other on; a few people were taking photographs. It was sort of just friendly.” Cowichan ended up faring well in the competition, as Ethan Fagan won the senior boys division and Emma Kononowicz finished first in the junior girls division. “It felt pretty good,” said Fagan. “I’ve competed before and I got pretty close, but I hadn’t won before. It was pretty exciting.” The discipline in question last Friday was bouldering, which con-

sists of short, intense, often complex “problems,” usually below 10 feet. The Cowichan academy also offers top rope climbing, in which the climber is connected by a rope to the top of the wall, with a spotter, called a “belayer” holding the rope at the bottom, and which offers longer routes. Not currently offered is the lead wall discipline, which starts with the rope on the ground, and the climber clipping it into the wall for support as they climb. Doyle hopes to add a lead wall to the Mt. Prevost climbing gym in the near future, which would give Cowichan a full-blown academy like the one at Stelly’s. Doyle is one of three certified instructors in the academy, joined by fellow teachers Trevor Prest and Mark Whitney. The academy has nearly 60 Grade 9 and 10 students registered for its first year. In addition to regular academ-

ics, the students get three climbing sessions a week, for a total of nearly four hours. The gym is also open for well-attended evening sessions twice a week. “Our goal is to introduce kids to a sport that’s right in their own backyard, that they can do safely, and that they can have fun with,” he explained. Doyle calls Vancouver Island a “hotbed” of climbing, pointing out areas in Strathcona Park, Langford’s Mount Wells, and the Nanaimo River as some of the best locations. Locally, both Mount Prevost and Mount Tzouhalem provide opportunities. Most of the instruction at the academy takes place indoors, however, where there is more control over the environment. “Outdoor can be dif ficult because of the elements, the rock types, and accessibility,” Doyle explained. “Indoors, you can gauge the level of climbing by having set routes.” Indoors or outdoors, climbing is a safer sport than most people realize. Convincing folks that the sport isn’t dangerous has been by far Doyle’s biggest challenge in creating the academy. “There’s a mysticism that it’s a dangerous sport, but it’s not,” he said. “There are so many redundancies built into it, the worst thing that’s going to happen is a twisted ankle if they trip on a mat. It’s one of the safest sports, as long as it’s done correctly with trained personnel.” For several of the students in the academy, climbing could end up being a lifelong pursuit outside of school. Fagan has entered competitions on the Island and Mainland, and volunteers at a gym in Nanaimo. Others, like Stevens-Raymond and Roberts, can see themselves pursuing jobs in the guiding and tourism fields where climbing experience would be useful. Doyle is working with Thompson Rivers University to possibly develop a dual-credit program with the Adventure Studies department. Many of the kids who signed up for the academy had tried climbing while attending Mt. Prevost and Quamichan middle schools before the reconfiguration of the school district. Several jumped at the opportunity when the acad-

emy was offered. “I got really into it [at Mt. Prevost],” Fagan related. “I’ve got friends in it, and it seemed like a great opportunity. I like [the academy] a lot. It’s a good training environment. And it’s expanding, so that’s kind of cool. I like what it’s doing.” Stevens-Raymond, who admits she has never been into “normal” sports, had a feeling she would like climbing before she tried it at Prevost last year. It turned out she was right, and now she extols the virtues of the sport. “It really shows you who you are, how much discipline and motivation you have,” she said. “When you find that in yourself, you can help others with that.” It all goes back, as Doyle notes, to the battle between the climber and the wall. “It’s more of an individual sport; they’re putting themselves against a challenge,” he said. “There’s a different atmosphere at competitions, because it’s everyone against the wall. It’s the wall they want to beat, not necessarily the other climbers.”

Kendall Stevens-Raymond makes her way up the wall. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Lineman takes pride in Team BC experience â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt proud of all the work Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d done leading up to that moment.â&#x20AC;?

KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Hudson Copley-Spencerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experience on the first weekend of the FBU National Championship was a terrific one. The Cowichan Bulldogs lineman from Shawnigan Lake held his ground as Team BC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the only Canadian squad among 64 in the tournament â&#x20AC;&#x201D; won its opening round game 20-12 over the Puget Sound entry, then bowed out with a loss to Team Seattle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great,â&#x20AC;? said the Grade 7 student at George Bonner Elementary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really a lot of fun, both games.â&#x20AC;? Despite switching from centre, his natural position with the Bulldogs, to left guard, Copley-Spencer thought he performed well in the games in the Seattle suburb of Sammamish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel I played to my fullest ability, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all I can do,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did my job and I felt pretty good.â&#x20AC;? Had Team BC won the second game, they would be on their way to Sacramento this weekend for the third and fourth rounds of the massive tournament. Even though he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be heading to California, Copley-Spencer isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disappointed

HUDSON COPLEY-SPENCER, Team BC lineman

Cowichan Bulldogs offensive lineman Hudson Copley-Spencer helped Team BC to success in the FBU tournament. [CITIZEN FILE] by how things went. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still got to play for Team BC,â&#x20AC;? he explained, as he recalled pulling on the provincial team jersey for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt proud of all the work Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d done leading up to

that moment.â&#x20AC;? Copley-Spencer knew some of the players on the team beforehand, having played against them in Island football competition, and he made a few new friends in

the squadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short time together. Naturally, the team celebrated its opening-round victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all kind of hung out afterwards and talked about how excited we were,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then we went for dinner. We were in good spirits.â&#x20AC;? Not surprisingly, Copley-Spencerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hero is Al Wilson, the Duncan product who became a CFL hall-of-famer for his play on the BC Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offensive line. A straight-A student, CopleySpencer is a former recipient of the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Al Wilson Award, which honours hard work and sportsmanship on and off the field, and hopes to follow in Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footsteps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping to go as far as I possibly can,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue playing for Cowichan as long as I can, and definitely try out for Team BC next time. After that, I hope to get into some high school football.â&#x20AC;?

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Two golds for CVWC in Abby KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Ahead of the Cougar Invitational coming up this weekend at Cowichan Secondary, eight of the Cowichan Valley Wrestling Club’s older athletes made the trip to the Fraser Valley last weekend for the Abby Invitational at the Abbotsford Exhibition Centre. Six of the eight cracked the top three in their respective divisions, led by gold medallists Chelsea Warke and Ryan Kuruvita, Warke going 3-0 and Kuruvita 4-1. Three more Cowichan grapplers collected silver medals: Rayne Hankins, Nolan Mitchell and Kayden Dorma; and Andrea Morris picked up a bronze. Rounding out the contingent were Ayden Claus, who finished fifth, and Jimmy Wyld, who placed seventh in his division.

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“This kind of competition was exactly what was needed to show the fruits of their labour in the wrestling club, and to highlight what sort of competition is to be expected from all of B.C. wrestling,” said CVWC coach Travis Carey. “A s a c o a c h , I wa s ve r y impressed with the hard work and attitude on the mats that Cowichan has been known to show. I look forward to the next couple of competitions where we can really show how wrestling is done in the Cowichan Valley.” The CVWC will host its own meet this Saturday at Cow High, running from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The club is hoping for record participation in the ninth annual event. More than 200 wrestlers from across Vancouver Island and the Mainland are expected.

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Not surprisingly, after the team went 9-1 during the Vancouver Mainland Football League’s regular season and reached the provincial semifinal, the midget Cowichan Bulldogs will be well represented at the Star Bowl allstar game next spring. Eleven Bulldogs cracked the Star Bowl roster, with one more alternate and another possible alternate. On offence, the Bulldogs will be represented by linemen Eric Maslen and Mackey Singh, receiver Eric [Wheels] Williams, and running backs Liam Palcu-

Johnston and Drayson Price. On defence, linemen Brock Gowanlock and Adam [Salsa] Marchetti, linebackers Wyatt MacWatt and Nick Thomas, and defensive backs Cory Lewis and RJ Piche will carry Cowichan colours. Landen Conville was named an alternate on the defensive line,

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Chef’s Gold Medal Plates competition ‘a blast’ SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

It’s a culinary fundraiser for Canada’s high performance athletes, and the first step on the road to the Canadian Culinary Championships. Held in 13 cities across the country, the Gold Medal Plates competition features the 10 best and brightest chefs in each region in which the competition is held. Thus, it’s no surprise that Cowichan’s own Daniel Hudson was part of the pack in November, vying for the coveted title of Gold Medal Plates Champion. Hudson competed in Victoria on Nov. 7 — the one-year anniversary of his popular Duncan restaurant Hudson’s On First. Though he didn’t medal, it’s an experience the family man, originally from Coalville, UK, won’t soon forget. “That was a blast. Very nerve wracking to be up against that calibre of chefs,” he said. “You don’t know what to expect. You speak to people that have done it in the past and they give you their best heads-up but nothing can prepare you for it. It went really well. Lots of great feedback. It was a great evening.” The experience was different from his stint on reality TV show

All 10 participating chefs, including Duncan’s Daniel Hudson (second from left) pose for a photo at the Gold Medal Plates competition on Nov. 7. [JESSE HLADY PHOTOGRAPHY] Top Chef, Hudson said. “It’s a whole different ball game. In Top Chef you’re in such a confined secretive space. You’re

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South Cowichan Chamber appoints executive director The South Cowichan Chamber of Commerce announced recently that they have appointed a new executive director. Theresa Bertrand takes over the job from Shauna Benson, who is moving to a position at Higginson Consulting Ltd.

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Yoga event raising funds for Philippines

The Valley is invited to help out Philippines typhoon victims by doing yoga Dec. 15. [SUBMITTED]

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RBC donation funds compassionate leaders The Cowichan Intercultural Society is partnering with School District 79 and the Canadian Mental Health Association - Cowi-

chan Valley Branch to bring the Compassionate Leaders Project to the five secondary schools in the district and the open learning cooperative. This free project, which includes a weekend camp, will offer stu-

dents an opportunity to learn more about diversity and how to help create schools and communities where everybody enjoys a sense of belonging. Lexi Bainas, Citizen

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Nativity show is family fun LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The live nativity presentation at the Shawnigan Alliance Church celebrates its 10th year on Saturday, Dec. 14. There are two shows, at 6 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. As always these full-scale productions feature live animals and drama outdoors, making them wonderful free-of-charge family fare. Inside the church, members of the congregation will offer homemade cookies, hot chocolate and carol singing when the show is not actually going on and downstairs there are crafts for the kids to make and take home, so there’s

lots to do for all ages. According to the church’s secretary Deb Gammer, “Every year we have around 100 volunteers who all take an end, serving and showing the community story of Christmas.” Because of the way the church presents the Christmas story, the show varies from year to year. “This year the script is our first in the trilogy and the fourth time we have performed it. We have made a few changes to the script; the maid is out and we have a stable guy, who is very laid back,” Gammer said. The church is located at 1603 Wilmot Ave., just up from the Shawnigan Lake village.

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◆ CHRISTMAS IN THE VALLEY

Lake Cowichan children crowd around Santa Claus after the lighting of the big town Christmas tree at Saywell Park during the west Cowichan community’s annual kick-off to the holiday season Friday, Nov. 29. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

It’s always a fun day for these enthusiastic students from the District Student Advisory Council when they can finally take all the material they’ve gathered and pile it into backpacks for the less fortunate. For video of the students at work, scan this image with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Students stuﬀ packs for those in need LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Student representatives from around the Cowichan Valley School District were hard at work Wednesday morning, Dec. 4 on the final stage of their annual backpack project. Every year, these members of the District

Student Advisory Council gather useful items like toiletries and clothing at their schools and then fill donated backpacks to hand out in the community. This year, Monk Office and Targus Canada again donated 35 new backpacks, generously giving the students a foundation for their project.

The walkable Advent Circle at Island Oak High School offers Cowichan Valley residents the chance to enjoy a serene moment of reflection before the onset of the holiday rush on Sunday, afternoon Dec. 1. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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CARD OF THANKS Marie Monti, Lisa and Jarl, Brad and Deirdre and Glen and Bonnie would like to express their gratitude to family and friends for all the support, flowers and donations made to the Lung Association in memory of Henry.

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CUNNAH, Thomas Ishmael (Tex) Passed away December 2, 2013 at the age of 90. Tom is survived by his wife Riki; his children Jim (Bernie), Dan (Barb) and Linda Nicol (Tom) as well as his brother Sam (Norma) and his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Tom was predeceased by his wife Betty and daughter Shelley. He will be fondly remembered for his sense of humor, laughter and love for life and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. No service by request. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Canucks Goâ&#x20AC;? Online condolences may be offered at www.hwwallacecbc.com.

KARDAMYLAKIS, Elly Thea November 18th, 1919 - December 5th, 2013 Our wonderful grandmother Elly Thea Kardamylakis has left us to be in the presence of our Lord forever and for always. She will be sorely missed, yet we shall see her again. Predeceased by her husband Dmitri; survived by her daughter Elena, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Elly enjoyed her hobby painting, and was a member of the New Life Baptist Church, Duncan, BC. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Her memory will be cherished in the hearts of all those lives she touched. â&#x20AC;&#x153;O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through Our Lord Jesus Christ.â&#x20AC;? (1 Corinthians 15:55, 57 KJV) Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 13th, 2013 from Telfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ladysmith Chapel, 112 French Street, Ladysmith, BC. In memory of Elly those so desiring may make donation to the Canadian Bible Society, 700 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5V 3C1 or World Vision Child Care, 1 World Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5T 2Y4. Condolences may be offered to the family at telfordn@shaw.ca

MACKENZIE, Flora Ruth Feb 27, 1920 - Dec 6, 2013 Born and raised in Westbourne, MB of strong Icelandic stock, Flora grew up without electricity or running water. Her parents each emigrated from Iceland as teenagers. The fifth of six children, she outlasted them all. After nursing school at Winnipeg General Hospital, where she saw the first life-saving use of penicillin in Winnipeg, Flora joined the navy in 1943. A handsome air force pilot, Hall Mackenzie, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;saw the most beautiful woman in a smashing red suit on the train and had to meet herâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. They married in 1944 in Sydney, NS, and served in Halifax. Hall was transferred to Pat Bay where they fell in love with BC. After a couple of years in Vancouver they moved to Duncan. They had three children - Patricia Ann (1945), Douglas Hall (1947) and Bruce Innes (eventually). After a begrudging move to Maple Bay in 1964 she grew to love swimming off the front lawn and kept a lovely garden but cursed the deer and arbutus tree droppings. Flora enjoyed curling, but switched to golf for the fresh air. She was once a member of the IODE. She sewed skillfully and prodigiously and had a short career in real estate. She learned to paint, developed her talent in water colour and showed with the Maple Bay and Cherry Point Painters. Flora loved to care for all members of her family, baked wonderful pies, adopted new technologies, and was a feminist before her time. Floraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter and husband died in 1992. Flora died in CDH with family by her side, after less than a day in hospital. She leaves behind 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Remembrance gathering 1:00pm Dec 21 at St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 5800 Church Rd., Duncan.

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Robert (Bobby) Strang March 20, 1973 - December 13, 2005 Forever in Our Hearts If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, we would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

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KUTTAI, Joseph Gabriel James Born March 24, 1934. Joe passed away suddenly on December 9, 2013 at home. He was predeceased by his father Joe Sr., brother George, sister Isabelle and son Neil. Joe is survived by his loving wife Shirley, his mother Jesse Kuttai, daughters Debbie (Bob Menard), Brenda Kuttai, son Roger Kuttai(Reena). He is also survived by his grandchildren Jacqueline (Dale), Scott (Michelle), Lisa, Jennifer and Joe, as well as his great grandchildren Amber, Maxtin, Jadyn and Pandora, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Dad loved the outdoors. Be it fishing, riding around the property on his gator, planting his garden and visiting with friends. He will be missed by many. A memorial service will be on Monday December 16, 2013 at 11am in St. Edwardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic Church 2085 Maple Bay Road, Duncan, B.C. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Our family wishes to thank the Paramedics, Cowichan Bay Fire Dept., Ambulances and R.C.M.P. in our time of need. Special thanks also to Tom and Sue Koch and Dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partner in crime Doug. On line condolences at www.hwwallacecbc.com.

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Campbell River and Duncan, BC A Hydraulic Service Mechanic is required by leading Canadian distributor and manufacturer of hydraulic, pneumatic and hose and fitting products. This individual should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Servicing, repairing, and troubleshooting of hydraulic components and systems. Wainbee offers great training, a competitive salary, profit sharing and benefits. To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.wainbee.com . Please email your rĂŠsumĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to bcresume@wainbee.com or by fax to 604-278-3490

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HOUSES FOR RENT 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, with large detached studio/bdrm, ample prkg, fenced yrd, nr shops, suit seniors. avail Jan. 1st. reduced rent for long term tennants. First & last months must have refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, ns, np, dog neg, $1250/mth.Option to purchase available. 250-748-0957

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2 BR house Chemainus, suits working couple, no pets, (250)724-1397 MILL BAY waterfront, modern 1 br cottage, all electric, ns np, avail Jan 1. Refs reqd. $850/mth (250)743-4797 YOUBOU 3Bdrm. Huge garage, borders park. Referâ&#x2C6;&#x2019; ences required. $1100/mo. 250â&#x2C6;&#x2019;745â&#x2C6;&#x2019;6671.

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