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Duncan apartment fire forces 100 out KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

More than 100 residents were left wondering when they could return to their homes after a fire in a Dobson Road apartment complex on Sunday afternoon. The blaze, which broke out on the third floor of the south end of Parkland Place shortly after 3 p.m. and spread up to the fourth floor, was put down quickly by Duncan and South End firefighters. The entire structure was evacuated, however, and residents were staying with family or friends, or in emergency facilities set up by the Cowichan Valley Regional District at the Island Savings Centre. “ We d i d a q u i c k k n o c k down,” Duncan Fire Chief Mike McKinlay said. “It was pretty well under control 35 minutes after we got there. After that it was a matter of dealing with hot spots and getting the smoke out.” There was initial concern that some individuals were trapped in the complex, but when all was said and done, no residents were injured. “We called for mutual aid from North Cowichan because of the size of the building and because people were phoning and saying people were still inside,” McKinlay related. The only person hurt turned out to be a firefighter who was bitten by a dog he was trying to rescue. The building is home to many animals, some of whom made it out along with the human residents, some of whom were rescued by firefighters, and some who remained inside awaiting the

Two men killed in separate crashes KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A Duncan firefighter gets instructions as he works to put down flames in a Dobson Road apartment complex. For more photos from the fire, scan this image with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] return of their human families. Resident Frank Stevens stood outside the building holding a scared black and white cat named Doots. The fire started just down the hall from his suite, he said,

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and he managed to get both his cats out. False alarms aren’t uncommon at Parkland Place, but Stevens said he knew right away this was a real one. “Someone said, ‘Oh, it’s just

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Miles Phillips was killed in a crash Thursday morning.

Miles Phillips, Kyle Adams identified From page 1 the BC Biofuel Network. He was also a co-founder of the Community Carbon Marketplace. Kyle Jonathan Adams, 25, also of Duncan, died when his vehicle left Osborne Bay Road shortly before midnight. A nearby resident heard the crash and went to investigate, finding the vehicle’s passenger standing by the road. When police arrived, they found Adams trapped inside. BC Ambulance and volunteer firefighters from Crofton and the South End hall were on hand, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. “It appears at the initial stage of the investigation that the vehicle had been southbound on Osborne

Bay Road and failed to negotiate a curve,” Cpl. Krista Hobday reported. “The passenger received minor injuries, was treated and released at the scene.” A traffic reconstructionist and the coroners service also attended and continue to investigate. Another driver was fortunate to survive a collision on Chemainus Road early Saturday morning. A pickup truck was travelling north on the Halalt reserve when it appeared to have lost control, crashing through a telephone pole and a railway crossing sign before colliding with a tractor trailer. Volunteer firefighters from Crofton and Chemainus worked to free the driver of the pickup, while the driver of the semi was able to get out on his own. Both were taken to hospital.

The driver of this pickup truck was lucky to survive a collision with a semi on the Halalt reserve early Saturday after he first crashed through a telephone pole and then a railway crossing light. Crofton and Chemainus firefighters had to cut the cab of the truck apart to remove him. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

RCMP ask: do you know him? KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Police are asking for the assistance of the public in identifying a suspect in a break and enter at a Chemainus business earlier this month. Around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14 a man was caught on video stealing items from a business located on Henry Road. North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP were alerted to the crime at 8 a.m. Police released a video capture of the suspect in the hopes that

the public knows who he is. “The suspect’s clothing is very unique and distinguishable,” Cpl. Jon Stuart pointed out. “The RCMP are hoping that members of the public are able to identify the suspect in the photo and provide information to the police.” Anyone with information should contact the RCMP at 250748-5522 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. Police are asking the public for help in identifying this man, a suspect in a break and enter. [RCMP HANDOUT]

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One resident still found in building after 5 p.m. but alarm got most moving From page 1 Although one resident was found still in bed after 5 p.m., most of the people in the

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ing. Some people didn’t want to leave.” The CVRD was quick to set up an emergency reception centre at the Island Savings Centre, providing food, and in some cases lodging, for displaced residents. “We registered over 100 people,” emergency services coordinator Sybille Sanderson related. “Some went and stayed elsewhere, and some stayed with us.” Firefighters were sent back in throughout Sunday and into Monday to retrieve necessary items for the evacuees. “The fire department was wonderful about going back in and getting as much as they could in the way of medication,” said Sanderson. At a community meeting early Monday

afternoon, residents learned that some parts of the building — the structure is made up of five “pods” separated by firewalls — could be open for their return as soon as Tuesday. Hydro was restored Monday. The speed at which residents can return will depend on the amount of damage, from fire, smoke and water, and from doors that had to be broken open when the building’s master key was only able to open about 70 per cent of the units. Smoke damage was limited to the south end of the building, McKinlay said. As of Monday, the cause of the fire had yet to be determined.

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A public inquest will be held in March into the death of Jeremy David Richardson, who died after a stay in North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP cells in 2012. The BC Coroners Service announced the inquest into the 37-year-old man’s death Monday, though an external police review by the Oak Bay Police Department found in February of last year that North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP were not at fault. Coroner Barbara McLintock said it is common for there to be a civilian inquiry into a death involving someone in police custody, along with an external police review. The reason the inquest has taken so long to be called is because the Coroners Service was waiting for the investigation by the Oak Bay Police Department to be completed. Richardson died April 22, 2012 at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. He was transported there after he went into medical distress in North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP cells the previous day. He was being held there until he sobered up, police said, after he was detained following complaints the he was intoxicated in downtown Duncan. “Prior to police arrival, [Richardson] had walked away from the original location after declining assistance from the British Columbia Ambulance Service,” said RCMP Island District spokesman Cpl. Darren Lagan at the time. Lagan went on to say that Richardson “was cooperative with police throughout his arrest and time in custody.” But things took a turn for the worse when an onduty guard found the man in medical distress. An autopsy found Richardson died of severe respiratory failure caused by methadone and acute alcohol intoxication. There was no evidence of use of excessive force at any time Richardson was in custody, the review found. Presiding coroner Matthew Brown and a jury will hear evidence from subpoenaed witnesses to determine the facts surrounding Richardson’s death at the inquiry starting March 3. The jury will not be determining legal responsibility. They can make recommendations aimed at preventing any future deaths under similar circumstances.

Air quality advisory issued for Duncan area ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

All that fog we’ve been experiencing isn’t just water droplets. The Ministry of Environment and Island Health issued an air quality advisory Monday for the area within 15 kilometres of Duncan City Hall. “High concentrations of particulates are expected to persist for the next three days,” the advisory read, urging people with chronic medical conditions not to do strenuous exercise and stay indoors and in air conditioned spaces to reduce their exposure. Exposure is particularly a concern for infants, the elderly and people who have diabetes, lung or heart disease. The advisory also states there is a burning ban in effect for the area for the next three days. An increase in air quality problems this fall and winter can be traced to the unusual weather we’ve been experiencing said Earle Plain, air quality meteorologist with the Ministry of Environment. We’ve had few storms and little rain to clear the air, he said, while also experiencing high

pressure ridges and temperature inversions, like what’s been hovering over the Valley for the past four to five days, that have trapped air close to the ground. “That leads to stagnation,” Plain said. “Inversions aren’t good for air quality. Basically what an inversion does is it creates a lid over an area.” The choice of heating system people are making for their homes is also having an effect. “We don’t know for sure, but anecdotally I would say that, more and more people are turning to wood heat faced with the cost of natural gas, electrical sources of heat. It’s a cheap alternative. And it can be a clean alternative if people use it properly.” Cumulatively, the number of people burning wood, particularly if they have old stoves or they are burning improperly, creates an issue. “It makes a big difference,” Plain said. “All those small sources of emissions add up and create a problem.” He said cleaner air is likely on the way, however, as some rain predicted for Wednesday should “cleanse the Valley.”

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When the ﬁre alarm goes oﬀ, get yourself out ur volunteer firefighters do an exemplary job of keeping us safe in the event of a fire. Even when people make it harder for them. Some people seem to deliberately act in a boneheaded way, while others probably just don’t know what they should do if there is a fire. Apartment building fires can be particularly tough this way. First, let’s talk about the numbskulls who, while smoke is billowing down the hallways and infiltrating around their door frames seem to think that

they don’t really need to exit the building. Somehow they seem to believe themselves invulnerable. It’s nuts. Anyone who has lived in an apartment building knows that fire alarms can be quite frequent, and usually, there is no fire. But for goodness sake, even if someone’s just burned their toast and set off the alarm you’re still required to leave the building. Because you don’t know that somebody has just burned their toast and set off the alarm. Just because you can’t see flames or smoke doesn’t mean

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it’s not on its way. And even if nine times out of 10 it’s the toast and not a fire, better safe than sorry. Consider the false alarms a fire drill and streamline your plan to get out. We really don’t know what to do about the folks who stick their heads out their doors, see smoke, then proceed to just go back to whatever it was they were doing. It’s baffling. The other thing that people are often leery to do but should is leave their apartments unlocked when they head outside. We know folks are worried about someone taking advantage

of the confusion and stealing their stuff, but the locked doors only make it difficult for the firefighters to do their job. Firefighters must clear all of the apartments, and if they can’t get into yours, guess what? They have no choice but to break down your door. Then your apartment is open anyway and your door is damaged. Your landlord may not have the master key, as happened during Sunday’s apartment blaze in Duncan. So let’s try to make things easier for those trying to save our lives and property.

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Building on floodplain a disaster in waiting North Cowichan’s council is turning me into a concerned citizen. It amazes me how often our councillors demonstrate such bad decision making skills. This time, councillors Koury, Siebring and Woike insist on building the police station on the Somenos marsh floodplain. The current police station, we are told, has to be replaced because it is in the floodplain and it flooded in 2009. Council was informed that just the site preparation costs alone, at the marsh, would exceed the cost of both purchasing and preparing the site at Drinkwater, yet these three councillors insist on wasting taxpayer

dollars on the marsh floodplain site. These three are preaching pure rhetorical dogma, and it has no basis in fact. Our politicians are considering placing the proposed hospital on the floodplain as well. Just imagine if an earthquake occurred in our Valley and a tidal surge resulted because of the quake. Our dikes would collapse; the water would flood the plain and render useless our most important facilities in that event — the hospital and the police station. In the civic elections this fall, it is time to replace this type of thinking with some rational decision makers.

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A recent letter writer insisted the film industry in B.C. doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime. In reality there is a BC Commission that oversees attracting this industry and offering tax incentives. The basic tax credit is 30 per cent plus additional location credits of six per cent and visual effects credit of 17.5 per cent and a federal credit of 12 per cent. How is this scheme not costing taxpayers when it pumps money into the industry?

I am not opposed to paying taxes when the money is spent wisely to offer much-needed services to Canadians, but wasting $2.5 million of taxpayers’ money by the Conservative government on a program that doesn’t exist is contemptible. What I am referring to is the job grants program as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. While there were plans for this program and talks with the provinces it never came to fruition (ie: it doesn’t exist)! So why did the Conservative government even start running these ads on TV — let alone continue for many months? Was it an underhanded way of pushing the Conservative dogma at no expense to the party as they used our hard earned tax dollars? So where is this program now? GONE! Where are our $2.5 million tax dollars? GONE! Where would the prime minister be if he was the president of a company in the private sector and spent $2.5 million dollars advertising something that doesn’t exist? GONE! To quote well-known Canadian Rick Mercer: “The only reason a government would advertise a program that does not exist is because they believed people were too stupid to tell the difference or too beaten to care and if we don’t get angry about this one they would be right.” Let’s not let yet another devious Conservative exploit go unnoticed. Ruth Morden Cowichan Bay For more from the Citizen check out www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

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Privacy and individuality threatened Under the heading of reasons why I should just go home and slit my own throat, I submit the following observations of our post-modern society. My recent reading of a 2001 book Cyborg: Digital Destiny and Human Possibility in the Age of the Wearable Computer, by Canadian Steve Mann, informs my comments on the cultural implications of digital “smart” technology, the salient points of which, I’m sure, the corporate fascists of this continent would truly desire to suppress. The environment we live in allows us neither physical privacy nor mental solitude. The increasing use of video and audio surveillance are just the visible elements of what amounts to a sustained attack on human individuality. Decades ago, as a student at MIT, Mann clashed with the school’s “corporate-directed set of priorities…to develop the computerized ‘smart’ technology model, built on top of an ubiquitous surveillance network.” Mann cites Margaret Morse’s warning in Virtualities (Indiana University Press, 1998) that “If the future promises to be an ‘augmented’ reality, an animistic, artificial world supported by ubiquitous computing…in what only appears to be ‘real time’, and in which virtual space itself is a surveillance agent, then this will be a world that television has prepared us for by pretending to be talking to you.” This caution reminds us that society is far closer to blindly accepting limiting and potentially dangerous wearable computers. The “dumbing down” of our educational system facilitates the corporate/government/industrial complex agenda of producing a nation of distracted “consumer drones” by the use of “smart” technologies. (We’ve already had the “smart” hydro meter imposed on us by administrative fiat.) Ah yes, you say, “We Canadians, shouldn’t we just go along to get along?” I’d rather we get a spine and resist this growing abrogation of our individual and civil rights. Steve Mann asks: “Why are we so passive, so willing to be told what to do, particularly where technological issues are concerned?” My answer is one word: “Sheople’.” The corporatized tracking of more and more of our daily activities is of great monetary interest to the multi-national corporations. The introduction of these technologies is invidious and insidious. It all begins very slowly and smoothly, presented as means to make life easier and safer, slipping along like a snake in the night until these totalitarian fascist philosophies have completely transformed the society into a police state. Once a populace has realized the new “state of affairs” as history shows, atrocities and terror are easier to orchestrate, under the guise of science and progress “ordered” by “superiors” but carried out by the general population. As a Wired Magazine reviewer of Mann’s book noted, “The trend…is to wipe out private identity. The result would be electronic totalitarianism. To resist this trend and to moderate its power is something Steve Mann is (warning us about).” G. Rolfe Duncan

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Picketing not radical it’s almost all we have left Re; Letter to the editor by Nick Caumanns, Cowichan Valley Citizen Friday, Jan. 24. You are so obviously over the top “scary” Conservative, spitting nails, and in bullying form. Can’t have your leader looked upon with any criticism. How sad. You bet he’s “anti-democratic.” When you get rid of our country’s sci-

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entists, that is anti-democratic! When you do not give a voice to anyone but yourself and the corporations who are taking over this country, that is anti-democratic. When the prime minister cherry picks his mostly Conservative forums to speak at across the country, that is anti-democratic! What a joke. And you say “In a democracy you cannot demand to be heard.” Tell me exactly what a person is to do when the Conservative government just

quits listening and only sends out “their” message? By the way, why a private school? Why not one of our struggling public schools? You know, the ones most of our kids go to and only a few of our tax dollars go to! You bet we have the right to picket! You really call this radical? It’s almost all we have left! D’Arcy Rattray Mill Bay

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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are set to hit the stage in Cowichan in February. For a taste of their sound, scan this image with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [SUBMITTED] writer-guitarist triumvirate. “And when we’re not sensitive, we’re loud.” The fabled Canadian roots-rockers are a Canadian institution, where they’ve been crafting personally-charged music for nearly two decades. South represents a fresh creative step, showcasing the three songwriters’ strengths but ensuring that their energetic performances maintain that vibrant chemistry, first forged in 1996 in Hamilton. The group was initially assem-

bled as a one-off side project to record High or Hurtin’: The Songs of Willie P. Bennett, a tribute album to Canadian folk artist Bennett, whose 1978 LP Blackie and the Rodeo King inspired the combo’s name. They’ve moved ahead on several fronts since then, maintaining their solo careers while keeping Blackie alive and kicking. Tickets are $35 each. Get them online at cowichantheatre.ca or by calling the Cowichan Ticket Centre at 250-748-PLAY.

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Dissolve tackles serious themes

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Alcohol, drugs and sexual assault are on stage at the Cowichan Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 11 starting at 7:30 p.m. No, it’s not a bad-boy rock band. This show is a thought-provoking acclaimed one-woman tour de force called Dissolve. Penned by Meghan Gardiner and at turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Dissolve confronts the topic of drink-spiking and drugfacilitated sexual assault. This play has been touring to colleges, universities and high schools throughout North America in response to interest from schools and educators. It stars award-winning actress Emmelia Gordon and follows a young girl on a night out. The adventure is peopled by the girl and those she encounters, with the lone actress morphing skillfully among 14 compelling characters. Designed to provoke thought and dialogue about sexual consent, Dissolve challenges the audience to change beliefs and behaviour surrounding alcohol, drugs and sexual assault, trying to transform poten-

This play takes on drink-spiking, sexual assault in a wake-up call for viewers. [SUBMITTED] tial bystanders into upstanders. Dissolve is a wake-up call for parents, teenagers and young adults. It is especially relevant for youth of an age to enjoy the freedom and independence that comes with socializing with friends and classmates. The presentation is 45 minutes long and is followed by a talkback session. There is even a study guide available. Check out shamelesshussy.com for more information. Tickets are $15 per person. Get them through the Cowichan Ticket Centre at 250-748-PLAY.

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ages to produce a fully-realized sound. He has been fortunate enough to study and perform with great musicians including Maria Schneider, Jon Faddis, Bobby Shew, Laurie Frink, Dee Daniels, Frankie Valli, Wycliffe Gordon and Patrick Stewart. Andrews is a winner of the 2013 Grand Prix du Jazz Montreal, and produces inspiring performances every time out. He has shared a stage with artists such as Josh Redman, Paquito D’Rivera, Thomas Chapin, Kirk MacDonald, Sunny Fortune, Joe LaBarbera, P.J. Perry and Brad Turner. Tickets are $10 at the door and the show is located in the Crofton Hotel & Pub at 1534 Joan Avenue.

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sales of both the hanging pieces and the calendars go to CWAV. Heidi Mendenhall, who developed the concept, will be at Portals Jan. 29 and Feb. 6 from 12-3 p.m. for face painting demonstrations.

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Legend has it that a cashbox filled with cash, coin and jewels is still in the murky waters of CHRONICLES Nanaimo T.W. Paterson Harbour. uch was the intriguing headline for April 9, 1887. Well over a century later, this case is every bit as fascinating. And, if legend has it right, some tempting mementos are yet buried in the muddy bottom of Nanaimo Harbour. It all began in Victoria when 19-year-old Lee Guay tired of her arranged marriage to an elderly, wealthy Chinese merchant. With a determination uncharacteristic of her cultural upbringing, she resolved to return to China and, aided and abetted (likely encouraged) by two countrymen of dubious intent, she slipped out of the house. Ah Fat and Ah Sam were to bring her to Nanaimo where she would board a steamer for China. Such, at least, is what they told her. Whether they ever intended to see her safely on her way remains a matter of conjecture as, per plan, Lee Guay was carrying the expensive jewelry given to her by her husband. No sooner had she disappeared than he raised the alarm that she’d been spirited away by Sam and Fat. At first police had difficulty in picking up their scent, but turned up a report of two Chinese males and a woman seen on a boat near Kuper (Penelakut) Island. By this time, as would be learned later, Lee Guay was already dead. As Ah Sam later confessed, while they were camped in separate tents in a secluded bay near Wallace Island, just north of Saltspring, Ah Fat had decided to destroy the evidence of their complicity, so to speak, by getting rid of her.

The Vancouver Coal Co. wharf, Nanaimo Harbour. Do these murky waters yet contain a murdered woman’s treasure? —TWP This, he did with a hatchet, as she slept. Next morning he told Sam (so the latter assured arresting officers, thus disowning any active role in her murder) what he’d done and they rifled her body and effects of almost $1,000 in money and jewelry. Poor Lee Guay, they wrapped up in the tent, weighted it with stones, and sank it in the bay in 30 feet of water. They then carried on to Nanaimo. But, the nearer they approached, the more nervous they became. They were prime suspects in her disappearance. What if police found her body? Not willing to take chances, Ah Fat wrapped the money and jewels in a blue handkerchief and, as they tied up at the Vancouver Coal Co. dock, dropped them over the side. They — and the hatchet — were apprehended in New Chinatown. Both maintained that they’d smuggled Lee Guay aboard an outbound collier. If Ah Sam hadn’t blabbed to an interpreter — by trying to put all the blame on his partner — it’s unlikely that a case for murder could ever have been made against them. But, armed with his detailed description of the fatal campsite in Trincomali Channel, police went to work with grappling irons. When this means initially failed because of the bay’s rocky bottom, they considered calling in the services of a diver. However, thanks to Sam’s

detailed description of the murder site, Consts. Drake and Stephenson were able to recover Lee Guay’s battered body during a second attempt after enlisting several Indian prisoners and a length of rope barbed with large hooks. After hours of dragging the seabed, within 100 feet of where Sam had indicated, they snagged the waterlogged tent. It was held underwater by a strong manilla rope tied round the victim’s waist and attached to a flat stone weighing almost 100 pounds. Although the body was decomposed and had been attacked by dogfish, the skull showed definite injuries such as would have been delivered by a hatchet. When Lee Guay’s husband formally identified her remains by her clothing, the Free Press congratulated Nanaimo and Provincial Police officers for the “energy and sagacity with which they have prosecuted this investigation”. No doubt this was in answer to cynical rumours that the officers’ industry had been motivated by suggestions that the victim, unbeknownst to her killers, had had as much as $1,500 in jewelry sewn into her clothing! While efforts were being made to find a body, police had continued questioning Indians from Saanich north. Again, they learned of a boat with three See Did Lee Guay • page 11

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7 drafted from midget Thunder KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

An unprecedented seven players, the most of any association in the province, were picked up from the Cowichan Valley Thunder as B.C.’s junior A lacrosse teams held their midget draft last Sunday. “It’s definitely an indication of the quality of lacrosse players growing through the Valley,” said Lorne Winship, who coached the Thunder to third in the province at the midget A1 level last summer. “It’s very rewarding on a coaching level and a personal level.” Taylor Martin was the first Cowichan player drafted, going fifth overall to the Victoria Shamrocks. Goaltender Apollo Claxton went sixth to the Langley Thunder, and Tyson Black was selected eighth by the Nanaimo Timbermen. Martin has great hands, Winship noted, but his blazing speed might be what rocketed him to the top five. “On a breakaway, he’s the player who’s most likely that no one’s going to catch,” the coach said. Winship evaluated Claxton as the top goalie on the Island, and the junior A scouts apparently agreed as he was the first player picked at that position. “He’s not the biggest kid, but he’s very strong, mobile and agile,” Winship said.

Heads-up goaltending earned a shutout for Kerry Park’s Leighton Williams last Friday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] At fifth overall, Taylor Martin was the first Cowichan player picked in the BCJALL draft. [CITIZEN FILE]

Apollo Claxton was the first goalie selected in the BCJALL draft, going sixth overall. [CITIZEN FILE]

Chris Branting went in the second round, 10th overall to Nanaimo. The fifth round saw Brandon Corby go 34th to Nanaimo and Colin Winship taken at 40th by the Coquitlam Adanacs. Finally, Connor Sutton went 48th to Coquitlam in the sixth round. The number of Cowichan players picked was a record for the association, and easily surpassed the two from last year, Adam Golia and Luke Frost. Only players outside of junior teams’ catchment areas are eligible for the draft. Yet another Cowichan player, Braylon Lumb, would have been picked — Winship guessed in the top three — had he not secured residency in the Shamrocks’ area prior to the draft.

Several factors have combined to get the Cowichan players to this level, according to Winship. “It’s a result of development, good coaching, and their success at provincials as they’ve grown from the pee wee to the midget level,” he said. Most of the players will likely play intermediate A for their new associations next year. If there is a negative to lacrosse in the Cowichan Valley, Winship pointed out, it’s that the Thunder’s own intermediate and junior B teams will miss out on the top graduating midget players. The positives, however, outnumber the negatives significantly. “We’ll be watching Cowichan players play top-notch senior lacrosse for a few years,” Winship said.

Caps take BCHL’s best to back-to-back overtimes

Islanders’ Leighton Williams stops 41 for first junior B shutout KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Leighton Williams made 41 saves last Friday to earn his first Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League shutout in a 7-0 win over the Oceanside Generals. Williams got his team through a scoreless opening 20 minutes, but the Isles got on the board in the second and drove their point home in the third. “Leighton faced a lot of shots in the first period,” Isles owner Mark Osmond said. “He was seeing the puck well, and not giving much up for rebounds.” After starting the game with just five defencemen and 11 forwards, the Isles lost affiliate Seth Davis to an ankle injury in the first period. Matt Osmond and David Bittner were moved from the forward ranks back to defence, both players’ natural position, and the club rolled three

lines for the rest of the game. Cody Short and Kyle Green scored in the second period to open things up, and the Isles vowed to hold on through the third. Green and Short both scored again in the final frame, while Ryan Paisley, Adam Page and Hobin Zinck also found the net. Green finished the night with two goals and one assist, while Eric Mansueti, Jamie Jensen and Brendan Gowanlock had two assists each. The Isles will visit the Peninsula Panthers — and former Islanders stars Alex Milligan and Tylor Branzsen — this Friday, then play host to the North Divisionleading Campbell River Storm at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. “Campbell River will be a tough one, but if we play the way we did against Oceanside, we might surprise them,” Osmond said.

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The Cowichan Valley Capitals earned points against two of the B.C. Hockey League’s best teams, but their efforts weren’t enough to hold back the pesky Alberni Valley Bulldogs in the B.C. Hockey League standings. They took the Island Divisionleading Powell River Kings to double overtime on Friday, losing 4-5, then tied the Langley Rivermen 2-2 on Saturday. “It would have been nice to get some more points,” Caps head coach Bob Beatty said. “Especially with Alberni Valley beating Powell River [Sunday], that makes it pretty tight. But two double overtime games back to back against, statistically, the top two teams in the league is an indication that we can play with anybody if we play our best.” Powell River took a 2-0 lead in the first period on Friday, but the Caps battled back to take the lead with three goals in the second frame, courtesy of Colton Kehler, Mason Malkowich and Adam Moody. The Caps then extended their lead on a powerplay marker by Dane Gibson just 36 seconds into the third. Powell River clawed back and

Cowichan gets revenge for loss to Vic West United KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Myles Powell protects the puck against the Rivermen. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] tied the score with 1:07 left, then won the game 27 seconds into the second extra period. Malkowich, Gibson and Myles Powell all finished the game with two points apiece, while Robin Gusse made 37 saves in the loss. On Saturday, after the Caps and Rivermen played through a scoreless opening, Gibson got Cowichan on the board with a powerplay marker midway through the second. The Rivermen scored a pair in the first eight minutes of the third but then, with just over four minutes left to play,

Cowichan’s fourth line went to work and Daniel Wanner scored to force overtime. Neither team scored in the extra two sessions. Gusse finished with 38 saves on the night. The Caps will head to Powell River this weekend for back-toback games. “We have to find a way to get some points against Powell River. This weekend against Powell River and Langley showed that there’s a lot of parity in the league and it was an indication that we’re right there.”

Cowichan avenged a loss earlier in the Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association season with a convincing victory last Sunday. Playing on their home turf at Evans Park, Cowichan beat Vic West United 3-0, more than turning the tables after a 5-3 defeat in October. “That game, we didn’t have Kerynne Bain in net and we were missing Colleen Bob sweeping in the back,” head coach Marilyn Pugh pointed out, emphasizing the roles both players had in Sunday’s victory. “Kerynne made a few good saves to keep them off the scoreboard. Our defence did a fantastic job once again. Colleen is really starting to control the back line and getting them out of our own end every chance we can.” Nicole Pugh opened the scoring, taking a solid pass from Ashley Stultz and dribbling around the defender before releasing a shot. Stultz then scored one of her own on a 30-yard free kick. Finally,

Ashley Stultz scored once and set up another. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Tarah Thomas scored her first of the season, burying the ball after Kristyn Large hit a defender on a cross from Pugh. Now in third place in Div. 1, two points back of Prospect Lake with a game in hand, Cowichan will visit fifth-place Gorge on Sunday.

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Club’s calibre shows as Stingrays host regional meet KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Duncan Stingrays qualified a club record 30 swimmers competing in the Vancouver Island Regional Championships at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre on Jan. 17-19, but the meet was as much about quality as quantity for the club. Three swimmers — Olin Dahlstrom, Oliver Castle and Natalia Garriock — medalled in every one of their races, and two more — James Ogihara-Kertz and Laura Kissack — also collected medals. Seventeen more earned points for the team with at least one top 10 result. “We are very pleased with the final performance times of our swimmers,” head coach Leanne Sirup said. “For both our 10 and under swimmers, as this was their main focus, and for our senior swimmers, as we are in the midst of heavy training leading into the provincial championships and Western Canadian Championships.” The focus for the senior swimmers was achieving personal bests despite fatigue, a strategy that worked out well for the team, proving the seniors are on the right track. The Stingrays also put the swimmers who had already qualified for the provincial AAA meet on a limited schedule and might have otherwise had several more podium finishes. “The Stingrays are growing, not just by size but by depth too,” Sirup said. “It is exciting to watch the camaraderie grow amongst our swimmers. We may be an

Shawnigan’s Blakely Campbell gets away from Brentwood’s defence during last Saturday’s game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

SLS tops BCS in tournament KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Stingray Olin Dahlstrom races to a gold medal in the 10 and under 200m individual medley. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] individual-type sport but our swimmers definitely evoke a team atmosphere which only benefits every member.” Dahlstrom finished with three gold medals, two silver and one bronze, while Castle and Garriock each collected two gold and two silver. Ogihara-Kertz picked up one bronze and one gold along with three other top-eight results, and Kissack earned a bronze and a fourth-place finish. Other top-10 finishers were Desirae Ridenour (four top-10s); Jeremy Kissack (two top-fives); Haakon Koyote and Dylan Kruger (two top-sixes); Malia Prystupa (two top-sevens); Savanah VanNieukerk and Sabrina Willsey (two top-eights); Rosie Lee, Mary Paridaen van Veen, Montana

Prystupa and Chong Teng (two top-nines); Olivia Campbell, Jasmin Marston and Mya Smith (two top-10s); Megan Kruger (one topseven); Robyn Zinkan (one topeight); and Gavin Morrison (one top-nine). The Stingrays also collected several strong relay results, including second-place finishes in the 13/14 male 4x50 freestyle and 4x50m medley, and 15 and over male 4x50 medley, and third in the 15 and over female 4x50 free. Other highlights included new provincial AAA qualifying times for Cailine Keirstead, Olivia Campbell and Robyn Zinkan, and a new club record for Oliver Castle, whose time of 10:11.71 surpassed a 13-year-old mark in the 11/12 male 800m free.

Like nearly every team involved, Shawnigan Lake School was missing key players for their own senior girls basketball tournament last weekend, but they still managed to end the tournament on a winning note last Saturday. After earlier losses to Cedar and Mt. Douglas, Shawnigan ended the round-robin tourney with a 42-26 win over a Brentwood team that was similarly shorthanded. “Shawnigan was playing without two key forwards all weekend, and without Casey Crowley for our Saturday morning game,” head coach Darrin Austin noted. “Consequently, we struggled with rebounding and scoring.” Shawnigan’s balanced attack had three players tied for the lead against Brentwood with eight points: Crowley, Taylor Hamm and Michelle Miles. Petra Jackson

replied with 16 for Brentwood. Crowley also led Shawnigan with nine points in a 47-33 by Mount Doug, while Amber Ridgeman set the pace with seven in a 73-32 defeat by Cedar, the only team not hit by the injury bug. Jackson was Brentwood’s top offensive leader in all three games, scoring 16 in a 70-44 loss to Cedar and 18 in a 59-36 loss to Mount Doug in addition to her game against Brentwood. Shawnigan and Brentwood will meet again this Thursday for their final league game before the South Island Tournament in Victoria. “We plan to advance to the Islands this year as the third or fourth seed from the South,” Austin said. “There are three tough teams in Victoria — Lambrick, Pacific Christian and Parkland — so it will be tough to make it to the tournament final.”

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Hometown rinks duel in Duncan Ladies Bonspiel final

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“This year’s theme was ‘Things You Find at the Zoo,’” bonspiel organizer Heather Broughton noted. “Lots of interesting costumes Saturday night.” First place in the B event went to the Tricia Mayea rink from Lake Cowichan, followed by Nanaimo’s Heather Lindsay-Lecuyer, Victoria’s Lu Neilson, and Duncan’s Pat Moore. In the C event, Mary Gibbs of Kerry Park guided her team to first, followed by a trio of Duncan rinks: Grade Predy in second, Cathy Lambert in third, and Sheila Percival in fourth. Bonspiel sponsors included A&W, Hardie Honey, Best Western Cowichan Valley Inn and Leon Signs.

Victoria High School last Friday. Doug Groenendijk took advantage of a tournament-free weekend to head out on a volleyball recruiting trip, but his teammates stepped up in his absence. Nick Kapteyn led the way with 25

points and 23 rebounds, Alan Park had 21 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, Jesse Van Wingerden had 16 points and seven steams, and Mike Brandsma had five points, seven boards and five assists.

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A pair of Duncan rinks duked it out for first place in the A event at the Duncan Ladies Bonspiel earlier this month. Out of the 14 teams — which included foursomes from Lake Cowichan, Nanaimo and Victoria in a mostly Duncan-based field — it all came down to the rink of Vicki Sjoberg, Sherry Squire, Shawn Bates and Tara Burnell beating Louise Martin, Lorraine Hamilton, Virginia Conway and Alita Grass for top spot. The Martin team also came away with the “Biggest End” prize sponsored by Glen Harper, after scoring a six-ender.

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