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Luscombe set for Paralympic debut SKIING WITH CONFIDENCE:

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Braydon Luscombe has been to the Paralympics before, but it’s going to be an entirely different experience this time around.

The para-alpine skier from Duncan was a forerunner at the Vancouver Paralympics, testing the course before the competitors used it. He also had the honour of carrying the International Paralympic Committee flag in the opening ceremonies.

In Sochi, however, he’ll be going for gold on the slopes.

“I sort of know the atmosphere, but I don’t know what it’s like as a competitor,” he said earlier this month, the day before he was set to leave for Europe. “I’m looking forward to the opening ceremonies, wearing the Team Canada jacket, with hundreds of thousands of people looking at you, all they hype of it.”

Luscombe had his leg amputated at the age of four after contracting necrotizing fasciitis — also known as flesh-eating disease. He became a mainstay of the junior national team, then moved up to the senior team in 2011.

Luscombe is already familiar with the slopes at Sochi. In years before the Paralympics, the World Cup finals are held in the location of the next games, so he was in Russia a year ago, and his results from that event bode well for the Paralympics.

Luscombe’s best-ever finish on the World Cup was a fifth in the slalom at Sochi, and he thinks he can do even better than that.

“I was really happy with it,” he said. “I had two really good runs, but they weren’t the best I could do.”

Luscombe could ski in all five events at the Paralympics — the slalom, giant slalom, super G, super combined and down-

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In the lead-up to Sochi, Luscombe and the rest of Canada’s para-alpine team are competing at the World Cup finals in Italy this week. Luscombe’s recent World Cup results include sixth-place finishes in both the downhill and super combined at Panorama in January.

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“I’m really confident,” he said. “I’ll have to have a few really good runs, but I’ll be in there for sure. I know I can do it. It’s just a matter of putting it all together at the right time.”

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In December 2011, teachers from Cowichan Valley public schools and their supporters rally in front of the school district offices to support bargaining. In that negotiation, teachers across the province adopted a work-to-rule mode in an attempt to forward contract demands. [CITIZEN FILE]

Valley teachers set to take strike vote LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

“At this point, there are absolutely no plans for disruption,” Chris Rolls, president of the Lake Cowichan Teachers Association said on Wednesday. “It’s not like we’re going to take a strike vote and be out the following week. That’s not the way it’s going to work.”

Teachers in the Cowichan Valley will be taking a strike vote next week, joining colleagues across the province, but it’s simply part of bargaining, Rolls said, adding, “It’s not a decision that came very easily.”

The last time the BC Teachers’ Federation bargained with the BC Liberals, the result was a disruptive work-to-rule campaign.

Rolls didn’t want to speculate if that might be a possibility again.

“At this point, I don’t know exactly what’s going to be happening because a lot of it will depend on what the government chooses to do next,” Rolls said.

Although this BCTF action appears to have arisen quickly, teachers have been bargaining with the province for well over a year, according to Rolls.

“Everything was agreed to, not with a media blackout, but in the sense that everything was going to be done without going to the media so both sides could bargain,” she said. “Things were actually moving forward.”

After the last provincial election, that all changed. The newly formed government changed what BC Public School Employers’ Association, the province’s own negotiating team had been given to work with, Rolls said.

Now, Peter Cameron, the province’s chief negotiator, has begun making public comments, claiming that the BC Teachers’ Federation is refusing to put their cards on the table.

“We are ready to talk about everything.

The only thing the teachers haven’t done is talk about percentages when it comes to pay increases,” Rolls said.

“I have utmost faith in our bargaining team and their extreme patience when it comes to trying to get to something that’s

“At this point, I don’t know exactly what’s going to be happening because a lot of it will depend on what the government chooses to do next.”

CFIA issues recall on salads and noodles sold at B.C. Safeway stores KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A recall has been issued for salads and ramen noodles sold at some B.C. Safeway stores.

The salads, which are potentially contaminated with Listeria, include 140g and 300g Signature Cafe brand chicken Caesar salads, with best-before dates up to and including March 1; 100g and 205g Fresh ’n Delicious Ceasar salads and 280g Fresh ’n Delicious chicken Ceasar salads, all with before dates up to and including Feb. 28; and 100g and 205g Nester’s Own Ceasar

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CHRIS ROLLS, Lake Cowichan Teachers Association president

230 Kenneth Street, Duncan negotiated. If you look at the track record of this government, what have they done except legislate us and strip us?”

Before speaking to the Citizen, Rolls had been meeting with LCTA members.

“It’s hard to see them because they are working so hard because we care about our communities, we care about those kids and we want to see things start to happen.”

And the provincial action doesn’t even address what teachers could face locally, Rolls said.

“We’re hopefully not faced this year with a whole lot of closures. But we don’t know what’s going to happen because there were to be cuts every year for three years. And this is year two.”

The recent court decision and the government’s protests about it underline one thing, according to Rolls.

“It actually tells you what we’ve lost in the past 10 years.”

Earlier this week, provincial negotiator Cameron said restoring old class size and composition formulas is a poor way to allocate resources. The government prefers a system in which teachers and principals would be able to invest money where it’s needed most, he said.

“Why would you not go with a lot of weight, and decisive weight, on the teachers’ opinions — the ones that are actually working with the kids?” he said. “To us, that’s a more professional approach than deriving allocation of resources by a formula that is decades old at this point.”

Once the BCTF takes a strike vote, it would have 90 days to activate it by taking job action.

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Approved in principle by the regional district’s regional services committee, it seemed all that was needed was a rubber stamp from the board’s next meeting.

But, in a last minute attempt to approve one more applicant, Duncan Mayor Phil Kent had an idea: reduce the other six approved applications to make up for the amount of the seventh. The move allowed the money to reach more but at the same time keep the CVRD’s annual grants-in-aid contributions capped at $300,000.

Approved by the board were requests by: Cowichan Green Community ($30,000), the Cowichan Sportsplex ($149,430), Cowichan Valley Hospice ($50,000), Cowichan Valley Performing Arts Foundation ($2,500), Cowichan Valley Caregivers ($30,000), and a trio of arts groups splitting $25,000: Cowichan Valley Arts Council ($19,000), and its contemporaries in Ladysmith ($4,000) and Chemainus ($2,000).

The CVRD board will still likely approve each of those, but at about a three per cent reduction of the totals they left the room believing they’d receive.

It meant a $22,000 infusion to Cowichan Energy Alternatives, though no doubt that group’s total will be shaved down as well.

“What the board has been doing by voting the various components in or out is expressing a sense of the implied value of that particular activity,” Shawnigan Lake Dir. Bruce Fraser said. “By including the Energy Alternatives Society in, we’re saying that’s on the inside because of the value that we attribute to that activity.”

Last year, with the exception of a multiyear grant commitment to the Island Corridor Foundation, which has still not been paid, community members received about $381,500 in grants-in-aid.

“Probably the hardest part of this job is actually saying no once in a while.”

LOREN DUNCAN, Area Director

Island Corridor Foundation grant discussions have been referred to a future CVRD meeting pending the outcome of an ICF meeting this week.

This year, requests totalled $694,640 but a subcommittee of the regional services committee was struck in an attempt to filter the applicants and to draft a strict regional grants-in-aid policy aimed at making the process easier — for both those applying and for the decision makers.

Cobble Hill Dir. Gerry Giles said the subcommittee was only struck in January and is working hard to get a new policy to present to its parent committees for ratification and eventual approval.

“The regional services committee will look at [the proposal] and will decide for the future how we are going to decide these applications,” Giles explained. “We are working as fast we as can. We think we are on the road to formulating a very good policy but we’re not there yet.”

More than half of the organizations that applied this year were denied.

“Probably the hardest part of this job is actually saying no once in a while,” Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora Dir. Loren Duncan said.

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Games begin for Luscombe on March 7 They only iffy thing is the weather.”

The snow has the potential to be slushy, Luscombe said, but the Canadians have practiced skiing in soft conditions, so they won’t be going in unprepared.

The downhill is scheduled for March 7 at 11:10 p.m. Pacific, followed by the Super G on March 8 at 10:20 p.m., the super combined on March 11 at 12:50 a.m. (first run) and 6:30 a.m. (second run), the slalom on March 13 at 6:15 am. (first run) and 9:10 p.m. (second run), and the giant slalom on March 14 at 11:55 p.m. (first run) and March 15 at 3:20 a.m. (second run).

For updates from Luscombe himself, follow @OneLeggedHustla on Twitter.

LUSCOMBE, From Page 1 He can’t help but think about being on the podium in Sochi.

“It’s definitely in my mind,” he said. “I’m thinking about it a lot. You don’t just go to the Paralympics to finish seventh or eighth and be happy with that. I know in my mind I can do it.”

Many of the concerns about Russia not being ready for the Olympics turned out to be unfounded, and Luscombe was impressed with the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort when he was there last year.

“It’s a pretty cool mountain to be at,” he said. “They did well with what they had.

South End firefighters were summoned to a lot just off Tzouhalem Road on Feb. 13 after an abandoned travel trailer caught fire. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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She said relatives called police on Feb. 18 to report their elderly father’s Sherman Road-area home had been broken into between Feb. 14 and Feb. 18 and “a substantial amount of property was stolen.”

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Armed with a search warrant, police entered a residence three days later believing they would recover the property.

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The investigation continues but a 39year-old Cowichan man must now appear in court on May 13 on charges related to stolen property.

“In the mean time he is bound by a list of strict conditions,” Hobday said.

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Four-year terms can be both good and bad T

he provincial government has announced it will introduce legislation to make local elections four-year terms, up from the current three, starting with the 2014 elections.

Now, more than ever, it’s time to do our homework before we head to the ballot box in November to decide who will represent us at city hall, the regional district, and school board.

It wasn’t that long ago that these terms were only two years.

Now, four years puts them on par with provincial and federal governments, and, as always, there are pros and cons.

If we have a good, productive, attentive and responsive local or regional government, then that would be positive.

However, if we elect a group of individuals who refuse to work as a team, it could be four years of heartache and headache for local residents and taxpayers.

And, because of the lack of a party system or “slate” in local and regional governments, each and every election seems to become an exercise in “herding cats”. Not until after these elections do any of the players know who exactly they’ll be sharing deliberations with.

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That could be a good thing, but it more often than not produces an organism that is filled with schism and ideological differences that prohibits much in terms of positive, forward progress.

Slate or party politics at the municipal/district/school board level also comes with a downside, although it is more predictable.

We know what the NDP/BC Liberals/Conservatives/federal Liberals stand for, so we would know what to expect if the majority of members are from one particular political stripe.

Perhaps that isn’t palatable when it hits so close to home.

No level of government has as much impact on what goes on in our neighbourhoods than city and regional district elected bodies, and to have those groups expected to tow the line with bigger, stronger provincial and federal camps is likely not in the best interests of local taxpayers.

Vancouver has parties, but they’re basically split along provincial party lines. Surrey as well.

It is being done, but is it being done well? The jury is still out.

School board is the one area where most voters seem perplexed and don’t pay attention, even though their budgets rival

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those of the city. The “experiment” that is taking place in Duncan, where the entire school board was removed for refusing to balance their budget, has been operating quietly and successfully with one person in charge.

Maybe that’s the way to go.

The savings would be sizeable with school boards eliminated.

In any event, it’s time to start paying attention to whom may be making local decisions on our behalf starting this fall, because we’ll be stuck with them — good or bad — for a long, long time.

One per cent cap takes burden off taxpayers Last week I introduced a motion to cap North Cowichan’s budget increase at one per cent.

North Cowichan’s priority setting and planning for the future has come at a cost.

The new addition to the municipal hall, the expansion and re-organizing of planning and engineering has increased capital and operational costs significantly. These government increases were made during tough economic times.

Increases, combined with the tax shifting since 2009, has resulted in major tax increases on everyone’s property taxes.

I support the sensible measures and systems that have added

to the cost of government. The planning we do now in slow times is designed to streamline operations and create attractive investment conditions for increased planned growth. We’re getting ready for when good times return.

Where I depart from administration at this point during the budget review, is how the municipality pays for all the things it wants and needs. From what I can see in the proposed budget, administration needs about $700,000 more this year then it needed last year.

I will ask council to direct the CAO to draft a budget that raises taxes by one per cent or $250,000, and use the surplus, also known as reserves, forestry profits and other means, to cover the rest.

I will ask council not to shoulder the entire cost of future planning onto today’s taxpayer. Let future taxpayers contribute and pay for the parts that have future benefit.

Given the enviable financial position and amassed wealth of assets of North Cowichan, it can easily take that contribution from surplus without causing any harm or great risk to itself.

I’m confident we can replenish “reserve” shortfalls in a timely manner on the strength of our capacity to grow and increase revenues without raising taxes.

I encourage folks to watch council debate the budget online next week.

John Koury North Cowichan councillor

First some questions and answers: 1.) Who scores the goals?

Answer: the players 2.) Who coaches the players BUT does NOT score any goals?

Answer: simple, the coach!

3.) As I understand it, who trades and secures players?

Answer: the GM. 4.) With whom then should the fault lie? Answer: the GM. 5.) Comment: why trade the coach and players? Get rid of the GM. 6.) Who gets to fire the GM? Presumably the owners. Who are they?

7.) Owners, really do they care as long as the house is full?

Answer: don’t think so.

8.) Salaries, simply put, OUTRAGEOUS! And, talk about bringing in foreign workers!

9.) Salaries — a coach tells players what to do and the players get more money than he does?

Something wrong there?

In conclusion, the game of the year “might” be the Canucks vs. the Canadian women’s hockey team, and I’ll take the latter, because they simply play to win. No GM had any say in their structure and the salary cap is much cheaper.

Finally, watch curling. Much more competitive and no fights!

Spectator tickets NOT required and free parking. That is a deal!

And it requires a great deal more expertise.

Reg Blackmore Shawnigan Lake

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Feb. 10 plowing wasn’t worth N. Cowichan taxpayer dollars Re: Monday snow plowing waste of money, Citizen, Feb. 14 From Ken Sauchuk’s letter regarding snow plowing in Cow Bay on Feb. 10. I guess I was not the only one wondering why we were no doubt paying plow drivers double time at least to plow snow on our streets in Chemainus and presumably the rest of North Cowichan.

North Cowichan had brined the road twice in the previous week and it was

already raining before the plow went by my home.

My driveway, too, was clear before he came by. The temperature was well above freezing and topped out a 7 C at my front door that afternoon. It only went to 3 C overnight Monday and the last vestiges — from the plow — were gone by noon Tuesday.

It would seem the CVRD is not the only one spending tax dollars for no purpose.

Last week’s question: On February 21 we asked you: Were you happy with the provincial budget presented earlier this week?

This week’s question:

A) Yes 29% B) No 51% C) I don’t pay attention to those 19%

Is the Cowichan Valley properly prepared for big snowstorms?

A) Absolutely B) Not at all C) Mostly, but it could be better

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OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3781 ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW No. 3782 Applicable to Electoral Area G – Saltair/Gulf Islands NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above described Amendment Bylaws: TIME 7:00 PM DATE Thursday, March 6, 2014 PLACE Mount Brenton Centre, 3850 South Oyster School Road, Saltair, BC Of¿cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3781 proposes to amend Electoral Area G – Saltair/ Gulf Islands Of¿cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 2500 by deleting Policy 9.2 which reads: “Development of land in the Manufactured Home Park Residential Designation will comply with the Regional District Mobile Home Park Bylaw”.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3782 proposes to amend Electoral Area G – Saltair/Gulf Islands Zoning Bylaw No. 2524 by deleting Section 3.11.8 (Minimum Parcel Size Exemption for Manufactured Home Park Strata Plan), and by deleting Section 5.5 (MP-1 Manufactured Home Zone 1) and replacing it with a revised MP-1 zone that would permit site built dwellings.

The purpose of Bylaw Nos. 3781 and 3782 is to amend the MP-1 Zone to permit “site built” dwellings as an alternative to mobile homes (CSA Z240) and modular homes (CSA Z277) that are presently permitted in the MP-1 zone. The only properties currently zoned MP-1 and which will be affected by the amendment bylaws are shown outlined on the side map.

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Ferry changes target baby boomers

Gratitude for fundraiser assistance

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he tribute to Karrie-Ann Stone and violence against women fundraiser that was held at the Cowichan Bay Pub on Feb. 2 was a huge success. A cheque in the amount of $2,650 on behalf of Karrie-Ann Stone was given to the Cowichan Women Against Violence Society.

Even though it was a tragic time in my life losing my daughter to violence, this fundraiser brought so much positive energy to everyone involved. It was a great time, and being able to try and help other women that face violence every day in their lives made the event well worth it. I can not give enough thanks to everyone that helped make this event so successful.

There are so many people I would like to thank. A big thank you goes out to the Cowichan Valley Citizen newspaper for all their advertising for this event, which helped us out so much.

Singer/songwriter Loren Halloran put in many hours helping me to plan this event, for which I give many thanks to him.

Loren’s time and energy helped me all the way with the fundraiser. Ray Harvey, the producer of the song (Swept Away: Reflections of Karrie-Ann Stone), spent many hours in the studio putting the song together. A big thank-you to Ray. A big thank-

Karrie-Ann Stone you goes out to Superstore for their large donation which helped with the funding for the event.

The following names are all businesses that gave donations for the silent auction, which was a big success: The Ginger Tea Room Beauty Salon, Home Depot, FitStop Gym, Pure Fitness Training, Dolores Boutilier, Warmland Dental, the Eagles Lodge, Garment Factory, RONA, Mt. Prevost Vet Clinic, Flagship Ford, Duncan Auto, Sports Traders, Shades clothing store, Beverly Street Liquor Store, PetSmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, Staples, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Lordco, Merit Furniture, Rembrandt’s Chocolates, Cowichan Valley Golf & Country Club, Walmart, Safeway, and

Thrifty Foods.

Thanks to Chris Dobell for getting the bands together to play the event: Sweet Potato Brown, Shelly Brown, Daniel Keller, Rick Jarvey, Shelly Doupkla, Gordon Bighorn, Linda King, Thor Kristen, Garmey Sager, Nick Garvey, Gord Garvey and Bob Rutzbeck.

I hope I got all the names correct. The music was great, and I appreciated all for their time, entertaining everyone at the pub. Thank you for being there and for your support for the event.

The fundraiser brought so many people together, and brought a happy time out of a tragic event in my daughter’s life. Karrie would have been so grateful for all of the people that thought of her.

Once again I can not give enough thanks to all the people that were there for me in making this event successful. I have had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people in the Duncan community.

Doing this fundraiser for my daughter made me grateful that I could help other women who experience violence every day of their lives. This is the best feeling I could have hoped to have.

Bev Stone Duncan

This is my take on the elimination of senior discounts on the ferries: There is no way the powers that be would allow baby boomers’ wallets to escape their greedy little hands, because they’re partially privatized and becoming more so exponentially. Baby boomers are the largest senior demographic in history, that we know. The boomer generation is huge compared to previous senior numbers.

Board members focused on the economic loss while ignoring the discount’s original purpose, to show economic compassion for seniors. It isn’t a stretch to imagine board members saying, “We can’t let the boomer market escape us. They’re a cash cow.�

Banned over opinion It would appear my most recent opinion has made me rather unpopular with the one of the many Facebook groups I once frequented which I brought attention to this past week. I had logged into my account to follow up on a thread of mine to discover I was no longer in the group.Upon further investigation I was told that I’d been removed for “taking personal details from the feedback board to print� (as quoted from an

During discount days, until it is eliminated, you’ll find the ferries resemble floating senior centres, not an unpleasant experience. It appears those days will soon be gone, which is a travesty. Austerity is a proven failed practice by governments.

Further, using this practice to gouge seniors in a particular generation is reprehensible.

Can the B.C. and Harper governments create worse memories of their tenure? They simply view compassionate policies as unaffordable. I think we can’t afford not to be compassionate wherever and whenever it can be done, especially seniors.

Geez, if they’ve made it this far, they deserve some respect through dignified policies.

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The poll questioning British Columbians about their attitudes regarding the importance of water shows that more than 90 per cent say its B.C.’s most precious resource — but just 38 per cent of respondents believe current water use in their region is sustainable.

What’s more, three in four British Columbians believe that if nothing is done to improve the management of water resources, it will become a serious problem in the next 10 years.

That’s what the folks at One Cowichan have been saying all along as they fight for greater control of local water systems.

Jefferson noted an “encouraging” poll result that notes that 87 per cent of respondents agreed that, subject to strict environmental standards, local communities should have the right to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to decisions affecting their fresh water.

“This is critical support for those of us who are fighting to protect our vital water resources,” Jefferson said. “Many in our community are working towards getting some form of local control for our watershed.”

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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Friday, February 28, 2014

Lake Cowichan plagued by thefts through January and February SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Thus far, 2014 has been unkind to Lake Cowichan residents opting to keep their valuables insecure in their cars or even locked in their outbuildings.

Thefts have plagued the lakeside community during the last two months.

“Lake Cowichan RCMP are cautioning the citizens of Lake Cowichan to lock their unoccupied vehicles and take extra precaution in safeguarding their personal property in their residences and their yards,” detachment commander Sgt. Wes Olsen told press.

The most recent incident occurred sometime after midnight on Feb. 23 when thieve(s) used a crowbar to break into the St. Christopher’s Anglican Church on Cowichan Avenue West.

A small sum of money was stolen.

Olsen noted that most of the offences are occurring in the early morning hours, between midnight and 5 a.m.

Three break-ins, however, to residences along Grant’s Lake Road occurred during the day, when the homeowner was out of the house for just a shor t period of time.

“Thieves are targeting small change, electronics and tools from the unlocked vehicles, hand and power tools from sheds and outbuildings and cash and jewelry from the residences,” Olsen said.

Unlocked vehicles are quick and easy for thieves but they haven’t been shy about cutting locks of forcing their ways into secure sheds, outbuildings

and residences and grabbing what they can carry away on foot or with their bicycles.

Olsen did note one irregularity in that trend — the Feb. 10 theft of a set of four tires on chrome rims from a shed in the 200 block of Grant’s Lake Road. No doubt a vehicle was needed for that one.

More than one group of criminals may be at work, police figure, based on the different MO’s of the various thefts.

Police also believe sometimes one criminal is suspected and other times multiple thieves seem to be working in concert.

“Lake Cowichan RCMP would like to remind the community to be vigilant in safeguarding their personal belongings in their vehicles, residences and outbuildings and to report any suspicious activity to police no matter what the time of day,” Olsen said.

He suggests recording the serial numbers from items to help police track recovered stolen property and link it with its rightful owner.

Keeping an eye out for suspicious activity also goes a long way.

“Detailed suspect descriptions including what they are wearing and vehicle descriptions with license plate numbers are very helpful to police for when the public calls in suspicious activity or vehicles,” Olsen said.

Those with information about these or any other crimes are asked to call the Lake Cowichan RCMP at 250-749-6668 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Duncan honoured again for quality of financial reporting KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

For the second year in a row, the City of Duncan has been recognized for the calibre of its financial reporting.

The city received the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers’ Association of the United States and Canada for the year ending December 31, 2012.

The award program was created to encourage municipal governments throughout Canada to publish high-quality financial reports and to provide peer recognition and technical guidance for the officials who prepare the reports.

“Council is proud that once again the city has met this standard of excellence and represents a significant accomplishment by the management staff,” said Mayor Phil Kent.

To receive the award, local governments are required to publish a readable and organized financial report conforming to program standards.

“As one of the smallest municipalities to have received the award, the city is very pleased to have done so for the second time,” said Duncan Chief Administrative Officer Peter De Verteuil. “It takes a concerted effort to meet the expectations of the review panel, and staff are to be commended for their hard work. In particular, I would like to recognize Marisa Paitson, the City’s Accountant and Office Manager for her numerous extra hours.”

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You’d think that we’d have solved the sasquatch mystery by now HEARING HIM APPROACH, it

but on account of the dense undergrowth was forced to give up the chase.”

We’re talking Sasquatch, right? But wouldn’t you think that, after all these years, after all the credible sightings, the gigantic footprints, we’d have solved this mystery, one way or another, by now?

Yet Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Yeti, whatever, remains as elusive as ever despite reward offers of up to $10 million for its capture.

“The wild man of Vancouver Island has Which is a pretty good trick when you’re been seen again by a prospector while out said to range from eight to 18 feet in in the mountains last week, near Cowichan height and weigh from 500 to 1200 pounds.

Lake...”

To date, despite countless sightings, numSo began a single paragraph erous close encounters and in a 1905 issue of the Cowichan hundreds of plaster casts taken Leader. Note the reference to of footprints measuring up to the “wild man” having been 18 inches in length, no one has seen again. offered the conclusive proof The newspaper’s unidentified that Sasquatch exists. informant reported “seeing I’ve already told of Jacko, what he believes was the much believed to have been a young talked of wild man. He saw Sasquatch captured by a train something through the bush crew at Yale in the summer CHRONICLES and at first sight thought it of 1884 and turned over to one T.W. Paterson was a bear, and raising his rifle George Tilbury for exhibition, moved a little closer, when to only to disappear into limbo. I his surprise a man straightened up before could go on at length about some of the him. He immediately lowered his gun and wilder theories as to the genealogical and shouted to him but the wild man at once geographical origins of Sasquatch but, for sprang into the thicket and was soon lost today, I’ll settle for the tale of the Spanish to view. explorers who arrived off the B.C. coast “The prospector tried to follow his track with, of all things, a captive gorilla. Which

wheeled about, shrieked a “human cry of mingled terror and defiance,” and vanished in the twilight.

Renowned Campbell River-area timber cruiser Mike King spotted a ‘monkey-man’ and few questioned his veracity. --TWP escaped, kidnapped a teenaged native girl, took up residence in the mountains and produced two children–Sasquatch.

Other legends attribute his origin to a white youth who vanished from Qualicum and became wild about the turn of the last century. Some Island tribes believed them to be descendants of the ‘Ahootzoos,’ tribesmen outlawed from Flores Island, near Tofino.

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King was alone that late afternoon, his native packers refusing to serve him in a region which was the lair of “monkeymen.” Packing through the dense foliage, the cruiser was startled to see a weird creature washing edible roots in a waterhole. Hearing him approach, it wheeled about, shrieked a “human cry of mingled terror and defiance,” and vanished in the twilight.

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‘Wild man’ reports come to us from all corners of the province YOU’D THINK, From Page 12 “His body was covered with reddishbrown hair,” recounted King, “and the arms were peculiarly long and used freely in climbing and bush running. The trail showed a distinct human foot, with phenomenally long and spreading toes.”

In December 1904, “four sober-minded settlers of Qualicum” were hunting near Horne Lake when they spotted an “uncouth being whom they described as a living, breathing and intensely interesting modern Mowgli [Rudyard Kipling’s wild-boy].

“The wild man was apparently young, with long matted hair and a beard,” the Colonist continued, “and covered with a profusion of hair all over the body. He ran like a deer through the seemingly impenetrable tangle of undergrowth, and pursuit was utterly impossible.”

Further tribute to the Qualicum hunters’ veracity was the statement, “There is not the slightest deviation or variation in detail in the stories they tell with an earnestness that defies ridicule.”

The following year, yet another encounter was recorded when a party of Indians, canoeing between Union Bay and Comox, told of having shot at a “deer” on the shore. When the creature jumped up and ran into the trees, the marksmen were shocked to see he was a “naked man”.

In 1902 there was a report from Dawson

City, Y.T. that some Indians at Stewart River were “hurrying away...in terror of their lives from a strange beast, which, from the description, is as large as a prehistoric mammoth, and bellows with a noise like a fog signal”.

Some conjectured that a mammoth which “had been slumbering for 5000 years in the great glacier beds, had come to life again to terrorize the natives”. Alas, no further details were given.

Sasquatch seems to have remained incognito until 1924 when several prospectors sought refuge in Kelso, Wash., claiming they’d been chased and stoned by “a band of apes”.

Although silenced by the derision of his colleagues until the 1950s, it was in 1924 that Albert Ostman of Fort Langley said he was kidnapped by a Sasquatch.

Although his story would seem improbable, it’s considered by some to be “indestructible.” When John W. Green, publisher of the weekly Agassiz-Harrison Advance, interviewed the old woodsman, he was accompanied by Harrison magistrate Lt.-Col. A.M. Naismith. A former criminal lawyer, Naismith used every device of cross-examination he knew to reveal a weakness in Ostman’s account– and found none.

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HarbourCats mascot Harvey joins GM Jim Swanson and DJBA president Kevin Olender at Wednesday’s announcement. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER]

HarbourCats headed to Duncan KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Island tournament MVP Doug Groenendijk, far left, and the rest of the Duncan Christian School Chargers are headed for the provincials championships in Langley next week. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

DCS captures third Island crown KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

For a third straight year, the Duncan Christian School Chargers are the best single-A senior boys basketball team on Vancouver Island.

The Chargers completed the three-peat with a tight 54-52 win over Glenlyon Norfolk School last Saturday.

“I told the boys before the game the it was going to be an ebb-andflow game with the lead switching many times,” DCS coach Jim Brandsma said. “Glenlyon is a fast team and their center can block pretty much anything coming from our big guys so he really affected our game.”

The Chargers led for most of the game, but were down by nine points going into the fourth quar-

ter. Defensive stops and quality shots allowed the team to claw its way back.

“We had really good ball pressure at the end of the game to finally pull off the win,” Brandsma said.

Nick Kapteyn finished the game with 18 points and 12 rebounds, Doug Groenendijk had 13 points and 13 steals, and Jesse van Wingerden had 13 points and six steals.

The Chargers easily won their pool to reach the final, beating Dwight International School and Campbell River Christian handily.

G r o e n e n d i j k l e d t h e way against Dwight with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Kapteyn had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Johnny Caron had 12 points,

van Wingerden and Michael Brandsma had 10 points each, and Alan Park eight points and 10 rebounds.

Against Campbell River Christian, Groenendijk put up 29 points, 18 rebounds, and seven assists; Kapteyn had 25 points, 15 rebounds and six steals, van Wingerden had 14 points, eight assists and 13 steals, Brandsma scored 14 points, and Park had 12 points.

Groenendijk, who averaged a double-double, was named tournament MVP, matching his feat from two years ago, and van Wingerden was selected as an all-star.

The Chargers will head to the provincial tournament in Langley next week, hoping to improve on their fifth-place seeding.

Shawnigan third at jr. Islands, Cow High off to B.C.’s KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Shawnigan Lake School’s unprecedented run to the Island junior boys basketball championships ended with a fourth-place result, just five points away from a berth at provincials.

Shawnigan played host Oak Bay for the bronze medal and the final Island spot at provincials, and it ended with a 50-45 loss.

The score was tied at 45-45 with less than a minute left to play when a long rebound ended up in the hands of Oak Bay’s best shooter, who delivered a threepointer fore winning basket.

“We were right in the thick of things,” Shawnigan head coach Jason Lam said. “It was just a strange play that decided it. It probably could have gone either way, and I couldn’t be happier with the way the guys played.”

Kento Hori had a game-high 24 points.

Shawnigan opened the tournament with a 67-38 win over Claremont last Thursday, led by 20 points from Hori, 17 from Mostyn Findlay and 10 from Irvin Chen.

The victory put Shawnigan in a semifinal against Dover Bay, but a 20-point showing from Irvin Chen and 14 more from Findlay weren’t enough as Shawnigan fell 48-40.

Redemption came in a crossover game against G.P. Vanier, where a 43-40 victory gave Shawnigan a shot at third place. Findlay scored 18 points and Hori had 10.

Findlay was named a firstteam all-star at the end of the tournament.

Shawnigan may have missed out on provincials, but the fourthplace finish was the best result in school history, and Lam couldn’t be more proud.

“The way they played in the last few weeks, that led to a great opportunity to do something the school had never done before,” he said. “Any disappointment [in missing provincials] is for the guys not getting to experience that. By no means is the season we had a disappointment.”

Cowichan Secondary, who Shawnigan defeated in the North Island final, was awarded an atlarge berth at the provincials, which began in Langley on Wednesday.

“The berth is a celebration of our season — the reward for the work that has gone in to preparing, and playing,” Cowichan coach Lucky Walia said.

“We understand there was no guarantee of being awarded the berth, and now that we have it, our goal is pretty straightforward: work hard, and play our best.”

The HarbourCats are moving north.

It’s only for one game, but Victoria’s elite baseball team will make its home in Duncan on June 22 for an exhibition game as part of season wrap-up festivities for the Duncan Junior Baseball Association.

The HarbourCats, who play in the West Coast League, a summer circuit for collegiate players, will take on the Langley Blaze of the Pacific International League at Evans Park in the first game of its kind in the Cowichan Valley.

“This is an exciting thing,” HarbourCats general manager Jim Swanson said. “It’s great for baseball, and it’s great for this association. It’s a win-win.”

It’s not unusual for college summer leagues to play exhibition games in nearby communities, Swanson noted, but this will be the first such attempt for the HarbourCats, who are heading into their second season of play.

Dubbed “Baseball Day in Duncan,” the events will include team awards and a couple of woodenbat games involving Duncan play-

ers, leading up to the HarbourCats game.

“What we’re going to have happen will be a ton of fun,” Swanson promised.

Although it will be the end of spring ball in the Cowichan Valley, the HarbourCats, who represent the highest level of baseball on Vancouver Island, will be in the middle of their season. The team includes a number of Canadian players, including Island products like Victoria’s Kelly Norris-Jones and Nanaimo’s Griffin Andreychuk.

The HarbourCats’ competition, the Langley Blaze, are a senior team made up of former college players and ex-pros. The Blaze have won their league two years in a row, and finished second in the national senior championships last year.

The DJBA is hoping to make the game as affordable as possible for all local ball fans.

“We’re going to try and raise funds to give this to the community for free,” president Kevin Olender said.

The fundraising efforts will begin with a bottle drive at Evans Park on March 8.

Isles swept out of playoffs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Kerry Park Islanders’ postseason lasted just six days.

The Isles were swept four games to none by the stacked Victoria Cougars in the first round of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs, falling 10-1 last Thursday, 6-0 on Saturday, 3-1 on Sunday and 10-2 on Tuesday.

“Talent-wise, we couldn’t quite match up with them,” owner Mark Osmond said.

Things got off to a terrible start for the Isles, who got their only goal last Thursday from Francis Slicer late in the second period.

“The boys went in and they knew they were going to lose, and they played like it for two periods,” Osmond said.

The team was much better on

Saturday, however, despite being shut out.

“I didn’t think it was a 6-0 game,” Osmond said. “There was no shame in the way they played.

They competed and made Victoria work for every puck.”

Kerry Park lost three players over the course of the game: Nick Kean, who was knocked out by an elbow to the head; captain Eric Mansueti, who injured his groin; and Jamie Jensen, who was hurt when he was charged in the third period. Ryan Paisley was also unable to finish the game after he broke a skate blade, leaving the team with just two forward lines by the end.

On Sunday, they again played with two lines of regulars, See OWNER, Page 18

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Owner vows to compete Chargers stumped in Island final ISLES SWEPT, From Page 17

Mansueti tried to play despite his injury, but only managed a handful of shifts.

Goalie Leighton Williams suffered a similar injury halfway through the contest and was replaced by affiliate backstop Ty Rennie for the balance.

Along with Colton Burt and Trevor Beauregard, Mansueti is one of just three 20-year-olds aging out of junior this year as the bulk of the team is expected to return, a year older and wiser, next season.

“We’ve got a good core of guys coming back, and they got great experience in the last four games,” Osmond said. “We should be able to build on that for next year.”

bolstered by a trio of affiliates.

Slicer again potted the lone marker. Osmond was proud of how his team performed, especially considering they played most of the third period shorthanded.

“They played awesome,” the owner said. “Even in a loss, it felt like at least a tied game.”

Paisley and Curtis Csuk scored on Tuesday as Kerry Park was eliminated. Paisley’s goal was the only one of the second period as the Isles played some of their best hockey of the playoffs.

“It was a decent game,” Osmond said. “They were just too strong for our team.”

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The Duncan Christian Chargers found themselves in an unusual position last Friday in the final of the Island senior girls single-A basketball championships against Glenlyon Norfolk School.

Used to being in control of games, even when they played the same GNS team earlier this season, the team wasn’t sure how to respond when they fell behind by 11 points early.

“In some ways, the girls were hesitant because they didn’t want to be the one to make a mistake,” coach Michelle Nederlof said.

“But, I always say, ‘In basketball it’s better to make the wrong decision than hanging around making no decision at all.’”

The Chargers came back and led by as many as six points, but the game ended up slipping away and DCS lost 57-54.

“It was tough,” Nederlof admitted. “GNS played the best I’d seen them play in a long time.

They earned the win, but seeing our girls’ desire and fight, they didn’t deserve to lose either. But that’s how things go in sport and that’s how we learn and grow as athletes.”

Becky Bazinet led the team with 21 points in her last game with the Chargers. Lauren KingNyberg had 14 points, 16 steals and nine assists, Juliet King had

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Duncan Christian School senior Becky Bazinet aims for the basket during the final against Glenlyon Norfolk. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] nine points, 12 boards and seven steals, and Danielle Groenendijk had six points, 12 rebounds and eight steals.

The Chargers defeated Queen Margaret’s School in one semifinal. Everyone scored for DCS, led by Player of the Game Groenendijk, who had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Bazinet had 16 points, King 11, and King-Nyberg and Carli Stevens 10 each. Rebecca Bakker led the team with 14 rebounds, and King added a dozen.

Bazinet and King-Nyberg were named to the tournament all-star team.

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McKaylee Catcher played every minute of every Royals game, and was honoured as Player of the Game against DCS. QMS closed out with a loss to St. Andrew’s in which Nicole Lu was named Player of the Game.

“It was during this game we saw growth in their understanding of the offensive and defensive systems they had been working on,” said proud coach Kirstin Bains.

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The Stingrays had 10 swimmers with AAA qualifying times this season, including four who made the trip to Kamloops for the provincial meet. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Castle leads Stingrays to great AAAs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Oliver Castle peaked at the right time.

The 12-year-old swimmer from the Duncan Stingrays obliterated the team record book with an astonishing performance at the 2014 Swim BC AAA Short Course Championships on Kamloops earlier this month.

Castle set team records in five events.

Two of the records he broke — in the 50m backstroke and 400m individual medley — were his own, while the marks in the 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke had stood since 1992, and the record in the 400m freestyle had lasted since 1982.

Castle also had personal bests in all of his events and four top-16 placings.

The four Stingrays who competed in Kamloops were among 600 from 43 clubs from throughout the province.

Joining Castle at the meet were Laura Kissack, 16, Malia Prystupa, 11, and Savanah VanNieuwkerk, 14.

Kissack came home with three personal bests and two top-16 placings, including eighth overall in the 50m butterfly, as she continued to prepare for the Western Canadian Championships.

Prystupa finished with four personal bests and top-16 results in all eight of her

races, including silver in the 50m backstroke, bronze in the 400m free, and fourth in the 100m backstroke.

VanNieuwkerk had one personal best in Kamloops.

Two more Stingrays, Natalia Garriock and Cailine Keirstead, had qualified for the meet but weren’t able to attend.

Two major factors affected the Stingrays’ results at AAA provincials. One was the move to age categories of 11 and under, 12/13, 14/15, and 16-18.

“This is the first season that we have gone to the multiple age categories rather than single ages and this significantly impacted those on the ‘bottom’ of the age group,” Stingrays head coach Leanne Sirup explained.

The meet also required swimmers to have at least two AAA qualifying times to attend this year. Three more Stingrays had qualified in one event, but didn’t meet the requirement of two.

“It is exciting to note that aside from these changes, the Stingrays have 10 swimmers achieving the highest qualification standards in B.C.,” Sirup said. “This is the greatest number of swimmers the Stingrays have ever had at this level and many more are on the doorstep of achieving this level as well.”

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Defender Trey Cleemoff pesters a Vic Field player during the final. [PAULA HARRIS PHOTO]

U14 Thunder finish second in Island finals The U14 Tier 1 Mid Island Lightning were edged 10-5 by Vic Field in the Island championship game, but showed themselves worthy of a provincial berth.

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The game was played in cold conditions, and the rain came just moments after the players lined up to shake hands.

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KITCHEN and BATH Makeovers Done Right (NC)—Updated kitchens and baths are a key draw for homebuyers. They also rank high in return on investment at resale, according to the Appraisal Institute of Canada, who suggests a potential return of 75 to 100 per cent for kitchen and bathroom renovations. This can translate to an added $22,500 to $30,000 on the resale value of your home.

For maximum return on investment, it is important to ensure your upgrades are in keeping with the value of homes in your neighbourhood. “I tell people to resist the impulse to over-renovate,” says Sandra Webb, a senior executive at Royal LePage Canada. “Know the price trends in your neighbourhood and visit a few open houses to see what others in your area are doing.

Going overboard on your renovation means you put your investment at risk.”

According to Remodeling magazine’s 2010-11 cost versus value report, replacement projects have performed

better in resale value than other types of remodeling projects, partly because costs are lower to begin with.

The U.S. magazine’s report cites the national average for a minor kitchen remodel at $21,695 nationally. A sample remodel at this cost includes replacing cabinet fronts, flooring, laminate countertops and oven and cook top; installing mid-priced sink and faucet; adding backsplash and repainting.

The U.S. national average for a mid-range bathroom remodel was $16,634, which included replacing fixtures, installing a porcelain-on-steel tub, new shower and ceramic tile flooring.

Homeowners fixing to sell should lean toward replacement, rather than total renovation. Re-facing cabinets, changing door and draw pulls, replacing flooring, sinks, faucets and countertops, along with a fresh coat of paint, can go a long way in boosting the resale value of your home.

Go green without going in the red (NC)—Doing your part for the environment doesn’t mean you have to renovate your home and sell the family car. Incorporate these small changes into your daily life and you’ll see how easy—and affordable—it can be: 1 Unplug inactive appliances—Not using your laptop?

Is your coffeemaker standing at the ready? If you leave your appliances plugged in when you’re not using them you’re a victim of ‘phantom power’. When inactive, electronic appliances that are left plugged in suck energy from your home and can account for up to 20 per cent of your total in-home power use. The worst offenders? DVD players, phone chargers, nightlights, printers and laptop chargers.

2 Consider your options on-the-go—When you’re onthe-go, opt for a bottle made with plant-based materi-

als. Dasani water now offers PlantBottle packaging, which uses up to 30 per cent plant-based materials, reducing the amount of non-renewable resources required for production. It is also 100% recyclable.

3 Turn down the thermostat—Just because temperatures are dropping outside doesn’t mean you have to make your home tropical. Turning your thermostat down by 2 degrees can decrease your heating bill by up to 10 per cent. So turn down the heat and put on a sweater, chances are you won’t even notice the difference.

4 Cook in bulk—Fall is the perfect time to start cooking your meals in bulk. Preparing and saving larger quantities of hearty meals like stews, chilis, and soups will provide you with valuable energy savings and save time as well.

However, Webb points out that an amateur renovation can take away from the value of a home, so be sure to call in a professional when the job is beyond the scope and skills of the homeowner.

Concentrating on changing one or two elements can make a huge difference in its appeal to you and a potential buyer. Choose your projects wisely and make sure you renovation is in keeping with the price range of homes in your neighbourhood.

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A local business is looking to change the way Cowichan Valley residents do business in the future. Sources close to the project say that this event is going to revolutionize commerce here in the Valley, and will put Duncan in the spotlight not only here on the Island, but also all of British Columbia.

Although not much can be said about the event, high expectations are set. Organizers are confident that this event will help launch a banner year for the Cowichan Valley and its residents.

Manufactor dedicated to safety and dependability With over 100 years under its belt, General Motors has been a leader in innovation and safety. With over a century of manufacturing behind it, General Motors also knows a lot about dependability. In 2013, General Motors produced more than 15 model lines that have earned top safety honours from IIHS and NHTSA. If this was not enough, General Motors has received more segment awards than any other auto maker in the J.D Power 2014 Vehicle Dependability Study. This doubles last year’s awards from four to eight! GM earned the top two spots in the Large Heavy Duty Pickup segment for the second year in a row, never done before by any other auto maker. “Dependability is one of the top purchase reasons for a car or truck and it is key to customer loyalty” said Alicia Boler-Davis, senior vice president GM Global Customer Experience and Product Quality. “Receiving more segment awards for our cars and trucks than any other auto maker reflects our commitment to provide customers with the best overall experience in the industry”.

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MORE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE Local residents stopped and took notice when they spotted the elusive Sting Ray. Lurking near Somenos Marsh, the aggressive predator could not be mistaken. The all-new 2014 Corvette Sting Ray has officially arrived to the Cowichan Valley, and has made quite a splash! With 460 horsepower, and 265 lb.-ft of torque, it’s the quickest, most powerful, and most capable standard Corvette ever made. The all new

Corvette is capable of cornering up to 1.03 g, and 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds making it the Industry’s Most Awarded Car of the Year! As quick and dangerous as this 3,000 lb predator is, it was quickly caught by a local fisherman where it was taken home to serve as a trophy!

Anyone that is interested in catching their own Sting Ray, please call Peter Baljet GM to book their excursion.

LOCAL DEALER DEFIES BANK OF CANADA’S WARNINGS! General Motors of Canada, along with Peter Baljet GM continue to offer its customers 0% financing. In another bold step, they have also offered price adjustments as high as $7,850 on select 2014 models.

Typically you see manufactors and their dealers only offer one promotion or the other, but Peter Baljet GM are breaking the rules and allowing their customers to have the best of both!

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