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POLLUTION: Residents choking on dust clouds SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Firefighters quickly doused billowing flames a home on Molly Avenue in Duncan Thursday afternoon. For photos and video of the fire, scan this page with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen. com [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Blaze devastates Duncan home SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

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Taking thousands of dollars from a fund earmarked for environmental projects and giving it to the logging industry for a commercial truck wash does not sit well with some Youbou residents.

Nor does it sit well with former Area I (Youbou/Meade Creek) director Klaus Kuhn.

He told the CVRD board as much on Wednesday during its regular board meeting.

“That problem is caused by the forest industry and should be up to the forest industry to fix,” Kuhn told the board.

For upwards of eight years Youbou residents have been choking on the dust and dirt kicked up by logging trucks as they leave the forest and travel out of town along Youbou Road.

“The main problem is the silt being deposited on the side of the road. When it is wet it is slippery. It’s treacherous to walk on,” Kuhn said. “When it dries it gets whipped up into clouds of fine dust that permeates everything from houses to cars, clothes, gets breathed into lungs, gets into the eyes, settles on plants and outdoor

furniture et cetera.”

There’s no argument that a washing station is needed, but just who pays for it has become a hot debate.

Current Youbou Dir. Pat Weaver has applied for permission to give TimberWest $5,000 from Area I’s Nature and Habitat Fund. While not solely responsible for the problem, it’s the company spearheading the $110,000 truck wash solution.

“This has been going on since shortly after the mill went down. I have been working on this for over a year. It has consumed my whole life…” Weaver explained. “I have exhausted every means that I can think of to try to get an end to this situation.”

Weaver said that when she saw the extent of the mud and dust in Youbou and how it was affecting the health and welfare of both the residents and the environment, she felt using the Nature and Habitat money was reasonable.

“I’m grabbing at straws I guess, to see if we can make this happen,” she said.

But the move is not popular with Kuhn and other constituents.

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Neil ‘Spyder’ Giraldo and Pat Benatar salute the crowd during their superb show at the Cowichan Theatre Tuesday, July 9. The big audience happily sang along with numbers such as Hit Me with Your Best Shot and Love Is a Battlefield. For more photos and links to videos scan this page with the Layar app on your smart phone or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Pat Benatar still at the top of her game with Valley show LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Sassy and spunky as ever, pintsized Pat Benatar rocked and rolled back time with a sensational show at the Cowichan Theatre Tuesday, July 9.

And, the audience loved it.

At age 60, the ’80s pop songstress is still plainly at the top of her game.

Female singers can often find it frustratingly difficult to keep their vocals consistent as they get older but she can still belt it out with the best of them, and as for commanding the room: wow, she had all eyes watching her every move.

Not everyone could share a stage with someone like that, but Benatar’s husband, über-guitarist

and keyboard whiz, Neil Giraldo, is up for it.

An astonishing talent in his own right, he enhanced the entire show with his performances and the warmth of his interactions with Benatar added a personal touch that made the event special for the big crowd.

As well as performing almost all her hits in their single, hour and a half set, the pair talked about their decades together, and how their careers started, telling details going back to the ’70s.

Benatar’s cute comments, such as claiming her guy was “older than dirt” and their easy interaction during songs showed them to be a couple of consummate pros who are stars without tripping over their press clippings.

Of course, the fans were mostly over 35, only to be expected when the draw is one of MTV’s earliest luminaries, but, given the Valley’s demographic, this was a positive for concert organizers.

A particularly welcome touch for theatre’s administration was the number of music lovers who, on arriving, were unfamiliar with the parking lots or even with the Island Savings Centre.

That meant they were new to the theatre and, according to Kirsten Schrader, manager of the Cowichan Valley Regional District Arts and Culture Division, nothing is nicer than to be attracting new visitors to the venue.

“We had a similar thing happen at the Corb Lund show,” she said.

“It’s great to see.”

Juice and Jazz is the name of the tour as the Misha Piatigorsky Trio hits the Cowichan Valley Sunday, July 14.

The renowned musician, who has played with everyone from Leonard Cohen to the Zappa Family is coming back for a full day, culminating in two performances in Duncan.

Sip splendid wine and savour tasty tunes at several wineries during the day and finish up with a short free show at the Duncan-Cowichan Summer Festival stage starting at 6 p.m., followed at 8:30 p.m. by a concert at the Duncan Garage Showroom.

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“We are pleased to offer Cowichan music enthusiasts this rare opportunity to not only catch such an amazing band at a local venue but to spend the day with them enjoying Cowichan’s beauty and bounty,” said publicist Mary Ann Watson, in announcing the series of shows.

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Failed mayoral candidate Joyce Behnsen took advantage of a question period to tear a strip off North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure and his council.

On Wednesday Behnsen, whose 944 votes put her third in the 2011 race for mayor behind Lefebure (2,344 votes) and Tom Walker (2,328), unleashed a nearlyfour-minute rant claiming the difficulties of doing business with North Cowichan is driving families away.

“When is the bullying and badgering and intimidation by North Cowichan council and staff on the citizens of North Cowichan going to end?” she asked the politicians.

Behnsen said the municipality is about to lose a family to Alberta because they were met with a brick wall when dealing with the district.

“She gave her notice, after 25 years [at work], trying to deal with North Cowichan on one small acre on Gibbins Road.

He’s even come in to meet with the mayor and deputy mayor to try to make things right after seven years of trying to do business in North Cowichan,” she said. “They’re leaving for Alberta, they are taking their young boys, who they wanted to raise here.”

She said a “cloud of oppression” is hanging over North Cowichan and forcing good families out.

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“If you don’t all turn around you’re going to be turned around because this is enough already. This is horrible treatment. It’s deplorable,” she said. “This is taking too long to make this community work properly and North Cowichan is the culprit. You’re wasting our money, you’re wasting our time and you’re wasting our efforts and you’re devastating families and businesses in this Valley.”

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At the time, the municipality’s assistant director of planning had just left and it had already been recognized that another staffer was required to handle the load.

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Gravel proposal way to make land farmable say proponents SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Rumors of a massive open-pit mine coming soon to the 68-acres of farmland across from Dougan Lake are untrue.

Farmers Oliver and Shelley Balme do, however, want to rehabilitate their steeply graded land by extracting gravel from the plot located east of the Trans Canada Highway near Valleyview Centre.

The long-time farming family has applied to the Agricultural Land Commission to do just that.

“This property has significant gravel reserves on it and the application proposes to extract a lot of the gravel, re-grade the property, import clean fill and basically restore the land to a state that it can be farmed,” CVRD development services manager Rob Conway explained at the July 2 electoral area services committee meeting.

“The operation is expected to take approximately 15 years but that is market driven. It could be longer it could be shorter.”

Conway said it is a nine-phase plan.

“This wouldn’t all happen at once. Portions of the property would be mined, restored, put back into agricultural state and then they’d move on to the next phase,” he explained.

But neighbours are already spreading misinformation about the project, according to Cobble Hill Director Gerry Giles.

“There was, a couple of days ago, a flyer distributed to the community of Douglas Hill,” she said at the July 10 board meeting.

Douglas Hill is the nearest subdivision.

“I am a little bit disappointed in the information that went out classifying this as a 68-acre open pit mine and not mentioning that at the end of the day what we are trying to do is to improve land for agricultural purposes,” Giles said.

At the July 2 meeting, Shelley Balme explained the farm had been in the family for 52 years and by rehabilitating the piece of land cut off from the rest of the farm when the powers that be built a highway through it, they’d be able to farm it for many years to come.

“The project is a land reclamation, not an open-pit mine. We are milking 115 cows and have 240 animals on the farm we have to feed and gravel does now grow grass,” she explained.

“With the barrier being put in…it had a severe burden on the farm and our usage of that land was severely cut back. We used to use that land daily and travel to that land daily but now it’s just not cost effective to do that. If this land was reclaimed to produce more crop then we can justify keeping it,” she said.

Agrologist Brian French has studied the land and created a comprehensive plan for the Balmes. He said he understands much work needs to be done to get the community on board but believes in the end they’ll see that the Balmes want to do things properly.

“This is not basically a pit that is going to be abandoned,” French said. “Gravel pits certainly during the interim have some issues that need to be addressed — traffic, dust, noise — however there’s no reason those things can’t be well controlled.”

French said he understands the hesitation about dirty fill but is certain this site wouldn’t contain it.

“It’s disappointing that apparently some of those

A map shows the 68-acre parcel the Balme family hopes to reclaim for farming. [SUBMITTED] things do go on. There is no reason for it and there’s no reason why it should happen in this case,” he said.

If the plan were approved by the ALC, the CVRD would need to rezone the property or issue a temporary use permit for the Balmes to process gravel on the land.

“Those process[es] do allow for public input into those decisions,” Conway noted. “It’s possible for the board to establish any number of conditions around those approvals for mitigating potential impacts on adjacent properties.”

That includes the provision for strict rules about clean fill.

Community consultation will occur but Cowichan Bay Dir. Lori Iannidinardo wants to know the finer details.

“I met with residents from the community on this and they were really nervous this is going to be a huge impact on the community. They want to have more community input,” Iannidinardo said. “It is not that I am against farming and the farming industry in any way. I just believe this needs to have some more community input. It’s a huge piece of the community that needs some more discussion.”

The issue was sent from the board table back to the committee level for fleshing out.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PEDESTRIAN FOOT BRIDGES The City of Duncan requests proposals from qualified Contractors for the design, construction, and installation of two (2) pedestrian foot bridges over Fish Gut Creek in Rotary Park.

Proposals clearly marked “RFP # 2013-06 Bridges” are to be delivered no later than Friday, July 19, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. (local time) to: Len Thew, Operations Manager, City of Duncan, 200 Craig Street, Duncan, BC V9L 1W3.

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Transit study volunteers needed SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Volunteers are needed to form a community stakeholder group to participate in a transit study.

The Cowichan Valley Regional District and BC Transit want to review the paratransit network in rural and low-density areas in South Cowichan and Lake Cowichan and know the key to improving service is to talk with community members through a short series of meetings.

The outcome will be a greater understanding of the existing system and an improved quality of service. The group will also be asked to consider cost-reducing options such as flexible routes or on-demand services.

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World’s weight gain a growing problem t’s smack in the middle of swimsuit season, and thus a natural time when many think about those few extra pounds they’ve been wanting to drop.

But the concern over weight isn’t just about our vanity.

A new report from the United Nations talking about both obesity and malnourishment worldwide is making news.

In the headlines is the fact that for the first time Mexico has surpassed the United States as the most obese nation.

The numbers are practically splitting hairs, meaning both

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countries, along with all the others in the top group, have a significant problem.

Obesity continues to be a growing problem worldwide.

Canada is not in the top 25 fattest nations, but we’re not far from it. We’re talking fractions of a percentage here.

But wherever we fit on the obesity list compared to others, the fact remains that our obesity levels are too high.

It’s good for neither our health nor our pocketbooks.

Weight-related illnesses are costing our health system a small fortune and as our over-

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weight and obese kids will likely continue to remain so as they get older, the problem will only be getting worse as the years go by.

And watching kids who haven’t even made it to high school yet struggle to walk up a hill without being so winded and exhausted they look as if they might collapse any moment is a national tragedy.

Interestingly (and frighteningly) many of the nations struggling with obesity are also struggling with problems related to malnutrition. Sometimes even in the same individuals.

Hardest hit in both categories

are the poor.

We see evidence of it right here in Canada — right here in Cowichan, even.

These folks are often trapped in a cycle of eating highly processed, cheap foods that are bad for them and make them gain weight.

Often these foods taste great and feel satisfying in the moment, but actually trigger the desire for more food within a short period.

Thus you get people overeating, while still failing to get the nutrients their bodies need.

Sitting on our butts all day

Smart meter class action in 15 years?

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doesn’t help either.

We are in the perfect position here in Cowichan to reevaluate our values around food.

This is a great place to grow stuff — whole, healthy, fresh and tasty fare that can help us to turn around this obesity epidemic on the local level.

Planting a veggie garden is a good place to start. If you don’t have land of your own you can consider getting a plot at one of the community gardens in the Valley. That’s really cheap food.

We need to make eating better a priority in our lives. After all, it’s the basis of everything else.

Shining a light on poverty You cannot expect change if you don’t take a stand. That has been the rule in my family.

Today has been a day filled with gratitude and so many moments of reflection. I cannot thank enough all the wonderful people that showed up to our flash feed mob. It is so wonderful to live in a community that cares and can show so much kindness. Because of your participation the food bank is able to help more folks for a few more days.

A very special thank you to my dear friend Mary Ann Watson.

The question that I am often asked is where do I find the time?

Here is the thing; we all have

the ability to step up, either by initiating the movement or by participating in the actions that bring the needed changes in our communities and society.

I never walk in these situations with preset judgments about others’ needs. Most of the time there is very little planning in it.

Choosing to ignore the reality of many, either because it is uncomfortable or because I feel threatened by the enormity of the task, is not an option I am comfortable with.

So, my friends, be present, live your lives with gratitude, awareness and love so when an opportunity to make a difference presents itself, recognize it and help make the change one little step at a time. To quote Nelson Man-

dela, “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”

We live in a Valley known for its wonderful food but our food banks are empty. It’s a little bit of a conundrum if you think of it. Helping to feed those in need is our civic duty as human beings. To have people, especially children going without a meal due to poverty in our country is morally offensive.

Yes there is a humongous monster in the room called poverty and until we acknowledge and shine a light on it, many families and young children will go on without a meal.

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There is a class action suit against the drug Neurontin as it caused suicidal tendency and death in patients. Only now, after 13 years, has it been deemed hazardous.

The other drug, Vioxx, which caused heart attacks, has been taken off the market.

These medications were all sanctioned by Health Canada and now proven to be detrimental to health. One can go back to Thalidomide, DDT etc.

Our government and Hydro tell us smart meters comply with Safety Code 6. Health Canada has a committee looking into Safety Code 6 with a chairman who has ties to the wireless industry, so is unlikely to show unbiased leadership.

Prove to me that smart meters are not detrimental to my health with longitudinal studies. Guarantee me there will not be a class action suit 15 years down the road due to deaths/illnesses caused by smart meters or the accumulated effect of being blanketed by wireless technology.

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Where are the younger swimmers?

For the past number of years local challengers for the Whittington 1/4 mile swim have been outshone, not only by an “old fart”, but by a foreigner to boot!

Where are our younger swimmers who can and should reclaim the trophy?

Maybe at this August’s [Youbou] Regatta they will come forth and shine.

M.L. Auger Duncan

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he issue of violence cies to prevent violence against against women has been women and policies to respond top of mind for many in to survivors of violence; (c) Cowichan Valley over the last benchmarks for measuring few weeks. progress based on the colAfter the Cowichan Women lection of data on levels of Against Violence Society held violence against women over their workshop in June to time; (d) independent research find ways to end the plague of on emerging issues that relate COMMUNITY violence in the Valley, I have to violence against women; (e) REPORT continued to hear from many a national public inquiry into Jean Crowder constituents asking what role missing and murdered Aborigthe federal government has in inal women and girls; (f) stratstopping violence. egies that address the specific needs and While police services, the shelter system vulnerabilities of different communities and mental health services are all provincluding specific attention to Aboriginal incially funded and are recognized as the women, women with disabilities, women main tools in any strategy to reduce viofrom minority groups and young women; lence, the federal government should still (g) participation by community and other be held to account for its lack of action. civil society organizations, including supFor years now international bodies have port for those organizations to participate called on Canada to develop a national in the implementation of the national action plan to reduce violence against action plan; and (h) human and financial women — and many other countries have resources earmarked specifically to carry already taken this step to help reduce vio- out the program of action set by the plan. lence worldwide.

The goal of this action plan would be New Democrats recently introduced a to make violence against women socially motion in the House of Commons outunacceptable. Too often, popular culture lining just how the government could go still makes jokes about violence or celeabout creating such a plan. It reads: brates the perpetrators Motion 444 — That, in the opinion of the of it. That can in turn JOHNS House, the government should develop, silence the women who SOUTHWARD in collaboration with the provinces, terexperience violence or ritories, civil society and First Nations, discourage them from GLAZIER Métis and Inuit peoples and their represeeking help.

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Precedent worries opponents From page 1 Kuhn and others argued residents shouldn’t be on the hook for a problem industry has created.

“The Youbou residents are just innocent bystanders.

They have suffered for years because the forest companies and the department of highways have ignored the problem,” he said.

Kuhn’s plea was backed up by nine letters from other Area I residents.

In Trish Waddington’s letter to the board, she said the truck wash should be provided by industry as goodwill to the community.

“It is time TimberWest and affiliates show the people of Youbou some respect for our health and our lifestyles and not hold us hostage for money for a

problem they themselves are creating,” she said.

In their letter, Noel and Linda Peters suggested the CVRD board would be setting a precedent if the CVRD spent the cash.

“If the CVRD contributes to the cost of cleaning these dirty trucks, it seems reasonable that other companies will feel they too should be relieved of a portion of their costs of cleaning up the mess from their activities. Consider the precedent this could set.”

Area E (Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora) Dir. Loren Duncan smelled a rat. He wants to hear from the Youbou community.

“TimberWest is not behaving responsibly at all,” Duncan said. “Highways is not doing their job at all. It’s like we’re a fish and they are

telling us to bite the hook — but we can see the hook.

Why are we being fished for $5,000 by a large multinational corporation?”

The Local Government Act dictates how the CVRD c a n a s s i s t a bu s i n e s s financially.

The CVRD can’t just hand over money, it must enter into a partnership agreement with the company and also notify the public of its intent to do so.

After more than an hour of intense debate, the board agreed to explore giving TimberWest the money, subject to the conditions of the Local Government Act. The hope is to hear more feedback from residents about their thoughts on the regional district financing solutions to private industry’s problems.

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Heat radiated into street

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Whee! A happy girl enjoys the bouncy slide at the DuncanCowichan Summer Festival’s popular Children’s Day Sunday, July 7, part of the 39 Days of July celebrations at Charles Hoey Park.

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the home’s garage area.

It was believed that nobody was at home at the time but possibly two dogs may have been inside.

The fire travelled along power lines, which fell in front of the home.

Firefighters rushed to douse a pine tree between the fiery home and a neighbouring one to keep the flames from jumping.

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“Smelled smoke and within a few minutes the house was engulfed,” he told the paper through Twitter.

“Fire crews have contained, but the house is destroyed.”

As fire crews arrived, heat from the fire could be felt well down the street.

Firefighters had the blaze contained shortly after arrival, but damage to the house was significant.

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Routley keeps soil dumping in forefront SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

Cowichan Valley NDP MLA Bill Routley is making good on his promise to hold the Liberal government’s feet to the fire in an effort to protect the Shawnigan Lake Watershed.

During last Tuesday’s question period at the legislature, Routley reminded Environment Minister Mary Polak about comments made by B.C. Liberal candidate Steve Housser during the election this spring in opposition to a plan to dump 100,000 tonnes of contaminated soil into the watershed each year.

“I asked the Minister of Environment whether she agreed with the Liberal candidate’s assessment of things and she had an interesting response,” Routley said.

Outspoken about his wish to protect Shawnigan’s water supply, Housser said last week that his position has “not at all” changed since losing the election.

He has since, however, gone on to secure what he calls “a shortterm contract” with the Liberal government’s strategic communications team.

“The best thing all-around is that the permit is denied but that does not seem to be the way it’s going,” Housser said. “My understanding is, though, if the decision is favourable to SIA [South Island Aggregates] it will immediately be appealed and I believe there will

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In response to Routley’s question, Hansard transcripts show Polak replying: “What I can assure this House of is that our government believes in depending on expert advice and, most importantly, ensuring that there is a proper process followed when we make decisions,” she said.

Polak went on to say that “a statutory decision-maker — not the minister — will pore over the 300 or more submissions that were received and will return a decision that is free from political interference...

“I can confirm to this House that will not be interfered with by the minister. In fact, I can assure this House that we will not be pulling a sudden decision out of our hat that the rest of our team doesn’t know anything about.”

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“They’re claiming that they have a hands-free approach to the environment, which is news to me,” he said.

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Faced with the challenge of a “reluctant reader,” Cowichan Valley teacher Jinder Dhami came up with a unique solution: tooling the reading material specifically to the reader.

“Many young readers have a hard time connecting to books about places or people they have never experienced, and this lack of connection can be even more of a barrier for First Nations children,” said Dhami, who was featured recently in Learn, a magazine produced by the provincial Ministry of Education. “I wanted to see if reluctant readers would be more interested in reading — and become better and more proficient readers — if they had a deeper connection to a book’s text and pictures. Would reluctant readers experience a shift in their attitudes towards reading if the books they read reflected their lives?”

Dhami had the student’s Grade 6 “buddy class” create digital books using an iPad and digital camera, telling their own stories. Dhami tried out those books with the reluctant reader in question, and found that he tended to prefer them to other stories, since he was familiar with the pictures in them.

“I chose students in that class because I thought they would be responsible and because the student knew those kids,” he explained.

The digital books contained elements the student could easily relate to, both in the images and text — something other reading material had lacked.

Dhami started writing his own books for the iPad that roughly matched the student’s reading level, and the student’s interest kept ramping up; he began reading more difficult books, and asking Dhami to create books on specific topics.

Between last October, when Dhami started spending 15 minutes with the student each day, and this March, he made a year’s worth of progress.

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‘Crackpot’ idea heads west for Good Old Daze WHAT’S THAT? Mill Bay will be dotted with life-sized historical figures for folks to hunt down, check out, and photograph LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Strange new “residents” can be spotted in downtown Mill Bay in the next couple of weeks as the community’s first-ever Good Old Daze kicks off Saturday, July 13.

“It’s a new, crackpot idea that nobody’s ever done before on Vancouver Island that I can find,” said Maureen Alexander of the Bamberton and Mill Bay/Malahat Historical Societies.

The idea is to bring visitors to Mill Bay Centre and its environs, according to Alexander.

Her groups are teaming up with the South Cowichan Chamber of Commerce and the Mill Bay Merchants on a unique event.

More than 50 eye-catching figures will be located at various stores in the mall, the marina and nearby.

Visitors can check them out, vote for their favourite, enjoy a kid’s scavenger hunt, and possibly win a prize when all’s said and done on the event’s last day, July 25.

The idea came from Mahone Bay, N.S., Alexander said.

“It actually is very like Mill Bay. It’s a tiny town on a bay on the main highway to Lunenberg, the big tourist draw. The parallels to Mill Bay are startling.”

Merchants there, noting that nobody ever seemed to stop in Mahone Bay as they drove by, made a crucial decision 16 years ago.

“They decided that they needed

an event that would attract people enough so they would get out of their cars and see the little community,” she said.

“They call it the Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival. How I found out about it was about three years ago we were going to Lunenberg and saw all these figures. They’ve got almost 400 of these now and they are just throughout the town. They bring people in by the busload to see them,” Alexander said.

But that’s not all.

“They’ve now got farmers’ markets, ethnic food, folk dancing, an antique fair, an antique car show — all this sort of stuff. So, it’s really grown into a major event. And the whole community supports it.

They all make these figures.”

Alexander thinks Mill Bay can do the same thing.

This year, there will be 53 figures to check out but more will be on the way next year, if this year is the success she hopes it will be.

The figures are being made by the historical society, the Mill Bay Mall Merchants Association and community groups.

“The theme is ‘the past creates the present’ because I’m finding, being the head of two historical societies, that people today, and we’re not just talking about kids, don’t know much about the past,” said Alexander.

“Their feeling is history is dead and gone with no relationship to

life today. I’m saying, ‘no, the past actually has created the present.

For instance, those blue jeans you are wearing were invented by Levi Strauss in 1873 for the gold miners in San Francisco.’ It’s the same for almost any invention.

“We’re also including famous people. Frances Kelsey is a figure that someone has done. She’s a famous scientist, our high school is named after her but now they can see why, the impact she made on people’s lives, that sort of thing.”

It’s not a history lesson though.

It’s summer fun, not summer school.

“We just want to give them a little bit of awareness so all the figures will have very short information signs with them with just a few points.,” Alexander said.

“We’ve got Al Capone from the 1920s, we’ve got the Hippie Era from the 1960s. It’s not ancient history; it’s just any bit of history that has influenced South Cowichan,” she said.

Visitors can pick up a locator map, then take it and go around and find all 53 figures.

The figures will also be on display at Bamberton on Sundays only, from July 28 to Aug. 18.

For more information online, check out www.mbcl.ca or www. bambertonhistoricalsociety.org but don’t miss this chance for a unique jaunt back into history’s Good Old Daze.

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recent offer Dougan. That’s the of some used late Bob Dougan, son books just as I of Nathan Dougan, was planning a Cowiwho really wrote the chan Valley history book, which is a comcourse for adults for pilation of many of his this fall, set me to columns that appeared thinking... in the Cowichan The books were disLeader in the late 1950s CHRONICLES cards from a South through the ’70s. The T.W. Paterson End school. All were selection and organnon-fiction historization of some of the ies, among them two regional chapters leave a lot to be desired and one local title, Elizabeth but, overall, it’s a great introNorcross’s 1959 The Warm Land: duction to the pioneers of the A History of Cowichan.

Cowichan Valley, particularly to That’s when it occurred to me. those of the Mill Bay-ShawniganIf they don’t teach local/regionCobble Hill region. al/provincial history in class, Why? Because Nathan Dougan shouldn’t it at least be made personally knew many of the available to students in what characters of whom he writes. passes for school libraries these He was just a kid when they were days? adults, even aged, but he had a I’ve mentioned before that I sharp eye and an even sharper didn’t encounter B.C. history memory that paid off when he while attending school in Victook up writing in his later years. toria until the eighth grade.

He could describe them physicBut it’s too nice a day to rant so ally, he could remember their I’ll settle for a look at what could mannerisms, idiosyncrasies and — what should — be made availspeech patterns that a latter day able to our young people as some historian such as I can’t possibly really good local histories have replicate. been published over the years.

Bob Dougan did write his own However, the joke is that, but for book in the ’80s. A Story To Be my own books, most are out of Told is, in its own way (in my print. mind) a great little book. It tells Here’s a guide to some of the how Bob, a lifelong farmer with locally written history books a Grade 3 education, undertook published over the past 40-odd in his 70s to learn the real story years besides The Warm Land. behind a family tragedy that had One of my own favourites is Cowichan My Valley, by R.I. See We need to know • page 15 SCAN WITH

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occurred before he was born and which, even after he grew up, was only whispered about.

The Dougans, one of Cobble Hill’s oldest and largest families, have prompted the publishing of three other books: My Daughter’s Request: Spotlight on the Yesterday of Country Folk, a tribute to Charles A. Dougan; Flower Child Logger: The Condensed Life Story of David Esmond Dougan, and The Dougans of Cobble Hill

by Dougan descendant Doris Benjamin. Published only three years ago, Flower Child Logger

by Allison Hyatt should still be available. But that’s it, for all these books’ wealth of history.

They’re not just family histories and as such of interest only to Dougans, by the way; they’re door-openers to all of South Cowichan’s rich and layered history and I highly recommend them for their entertainment value as well.

The late Adelaide Ellis Barry wrote two South Cowichan histories: At the Foot of the Hill: A

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There are three Shawnigan Lake books: Alice Brownie Gibson’s 1967 Canadian Centennial history, Green Branches and Fallen Leaves (available as a reprint in the Shawnigan Museum); R.H. Milne’s Shawnigan At War and Jay Connally’s Rough Diamond: An Oral History of Shawnigan Lake School.

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As you can see, I haven’t even touched the rest of the Valley, for which there are 65 books on my shelves not counting my own contribution (11) over the past decade or so. Some of those by other authors are yet available at local bookstores and museums and at the libraries, but not

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We need to know about the men and women who built this land that so many of us seem to take as our due. At the risk of repeating myself, we of later generations are the beneficiaries of the sacrifices of the legions, mostly unsung, who came before us.

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REMEMBRANCES OBITUARIES GENEREAUX, Marion Lovina July 27, 1923 – June 22, 2013 Mom passed away peacefully at Cairnsmore Place in Duncan, BC on Saturday, June 22, 2013. Mom was born in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba July 27, 1923. Predeceased by her husband Paul in September of 1983 and her parents Frank and Isabelle Longstreet, siblings Ames, Grace, Jack, Everett, Frank, Kathleen, Daisy, Eleanor, Allan, Stewart, and Ray; also two baby brothers. She leaves behind her son, Eugene and her daughter Pauline (Gary) Jackson, grandchildren Tony (Belinda) Jackson, Cary Ann (Jason) Jordan, great-grandchildren: Aaron and William Calvert, Ryelee Simard, Jared and Jackson Jordan. A big thank you to Dr. Ibrahim and the staff at Cairnsmore Place who showed Mom such dignity and compassion in her final days.

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Passed away peacefully at home in Duncan, BC in his favourite recliner on July 8, 2013 at the age of 92. Bill was born on May 1, 1921 in Winnipeg, MA. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Luckhurst and brother Bert.

Beloved husband to Margaret Fairfield, loving father to Rick, Geoff (Margie), Doug, Nancy (Chuck) and Heather (Dennis) and many nieces and nephews. “Bumpa� to 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren who he adored.

Special thank you to grandson Ethan for his loving daily care of Bumpa.

Bill cherished his family, never missed a birthday and was always generous.

After retiring from the U.I.C. Bill and Margaret settled in Matlock on Lake Winnipeg where they spent countless wonderful summers. Bill loved to drive and took his family on many exciting road trips. He was also an accomplished cook.

Bill relocated to BC after Margaret’s passing, living in Victoria for many years before settling in Duncan. His quick wit, charm, and sharp mind will be sorely missed.

This life for me is truly passed I’ve loved you all to the very last, Weep not for me, but courage take, And love one another for my sake.

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VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • Summer storytime at Kin Park Youth Urban Farm Tuesdays, July 2Aug. 13, 10-11 a.m. Vancouver Island Regional Library and the Farm team to host children’s storytime geared to three to five year olds (all ages welcome). Part of library Summer Reading Club. Stories followed by garden-themed activity.

Info: Kristen Rumohr 250746-7661, or www.virl.bc.ca or www.cowichangreencommunity.org • Valley Seniors Organization of Duncan opens doors for Duncan Daze open house and facility tour, 198 Government St., Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Craft table in front of Dino’s Grill 10-5 Friday, 10-3 Saturday. Info: 250-746-4433.

Seniors • Valley Seniors Organization of Duncan open house and tour of facilities (198 Government St.) July 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Discover activities for those 55+.

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• Chemainus 55+ drop in centre dance with the Esquires, July 27, 7 p.m.

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Bus trips, carpet bowling, whist, bridge, cribbage, 3 bands, a choir. Info: 250-746-4433.

Recreation • Cowichan Valley Scottish Country Dancing Thursday evenings 6:308 p.m., singles, couples, beginners welcome, Chemainus Seniors Centre.

Info: 250-748-9604.

Meetings • Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Group monthly meetings the last Thursday of every month (next, July 25). Canadian Cancer Society board room in Duncan, 7 p.m. Meet and talk with survivors and others. Info: Gord 250-743-6960.

Arts • Ladysmith Camera Club presents “Creating The Photo” with Kurt Knock, Duncan-based pro shooter.

Tuesday, July 23, 7 p.m., Harwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Ave., Ladysmith.

Non-member $5 drop in fee. Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub.com

FANTASTIC JUGGLING IN THE STREETS OF CHEMAINUS Christian and Kai Schwarz, sons of Courtenay inventor John Schwarz, demonstrate their dad’s creation, Phantasticks, in front of the Little Town Market during the Chemainus Street Market on Saturday, July 6. The toys are available at the Little Town Market as well as other retailers.

The market attracted hundreds of visitors as local shops and collectors set up booths all along Willow Street.

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Cowichan’s Connor Sutton is met by a Juan de Fuca defender as he charges toward the net during Tuesday’s Island playoff game. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

‘Padgate’ stymies midget A Thunder KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

You could say that one-eighth of an inch was all that separated the midget A1 Cowichan Valley Thunder from securing their Island lacrosse championship on Tuesday.

For that to be the case, it would have to be known without a doubt that the Thunder definitely would have won if Pollo Claxton played the rest of the game in goal, and of that we can never be certain.

What we do know, however, is that Claxton was penalized midway through Tuesday night’s game at the Island Savings Centre when the Juan de Fuca Whalers coach had the referees measure his pads.

The gear was illegal, all right: Claxton’s pads were all of one-eighth of an inch too wide at the ankle.

“They were bought this year, and I guess they flare out a little bit,” said Cowichan coach Lorne Winship, who was in the officials’ room when the pads were measured.

Winship was not impressed by the turn of events, but wasn’t surprised by Juan de Fuca’s tactics.

“To make a mockery of the game is something to be expected from that team,” he said. “I’d rather see the boys decide the game on the floor than resort to some eighth-of-an-inch technicality.”

Cowichan led 3-0 prior to Padgate, but with Claxton replaced by cold back-up Mark Gagnon, a call-up from midget B, and a sudden rush of powerplay goals, the Whalers surged ahead 4-3 before the end of the first period.

Both teams scored three times in the

middle frame, and Taylor Martin knotted the game at 7-7 early in the third. Gagnon had warmed up by the second, and made several spectacular saves down the stretch to keep his team alive, but the Whalers got ahead with less than three minutes to play.

Brandon Corby appeared to tie things up with a minute and a half on the clock, but was determined to be in the crease (another eighth of an inch, perhaps?) and an emptynetter sealed the 9-7 victory for JDF. Martin finished the game with a hat trick and one assist, while captain Tyson Black had two goals and three helpers. Corby and Colin Winship had one goal and one assist apiece, and Mitch Page and Derek Hayes each recorded an assist.

“It took a while for me to get the kids to weather the storm,” coach Winship acknowledged. “It’s more than sports sometimes; it’s life lessons. Pollo was devastated by the call. It certainly wasn’t something we did maliciously.”

Claxton will be back for the third and final game of the Island series at 10 a.m. this Saturday at Kerry Park Arena. The Thunder will also have top scorers Braylon Lumb and Mathieu Jung back in the mix after they return from a field lacrosse event in California.

The winner of Saturday’s game will carry the Island banner into provincials, while the loser will face a Vancouver-area team for a wildcard berth.

“All I can say is karma will win out,” said Winship. “We’ve beaten them more times than they’ve beaten us this year, and I think we can do the same Saturday morning.”

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A curler from Denver watches as a rival team tries to score some points. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Craig rink tops Summer Bonspiel results KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

For the 38th year in a row, curlers found a great way to beat the July heat with the Kerry Park Curling Club’s Summer Bonspiel.

This year’s event attracted 27 teams, up from 24 in 2012, including one from an American state not often considered a curling hotbed.

“We were really pleased with the number of teams attending and the distance some teams travelled to attend,” said Kerry Park Curling Club president Lorraine Gagnon. One team came from Denver,

Colorado, while many teams were from other parts of the Island.”

Kerry Park’s own Wes Craig rink won the A event, while the B event was won by the Dennis Sutton team, the C event was won by the Cory Chester team, and Mike Angrove skipped his rink to victory in the D event.

Gagnon expressed her gratitude to everyone who made the event possible.

“We especially want to thank all of the businesses in the area for their overwhelming support,” she said. “Special thanks to the small but incredible committee that made this event successful.”

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With teammate Clayton Vickers providing backup, Cowichan captain Liam Kennedy fires at the Nanaimo net during the third period of Tuesday’s midget C game against the Nanaimo Timbermen. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN] Triathletes switch from the swim stage to the bike stage of last year’s Cowichan Challenge Triathlon at Fuller Lake Arena. [CITIZEN FILE]

Midget C2 Thunder headed for third game with T-Men Hoping to come away with the Island championship banner after game two of their playoff series on Tuesday evening, the midget C2 Cowichan Valley Thunder saw their third-period lead slip away and will have to play a third and final game against the Nanaimo Timbermen for the title.

Kellen Wilson and Wyatt Gibb scored as

Cowichan Challenge changes its course

Cowichan took a 2-1 lead over the first two periods, but Nanaimo tied the score in the third, then pulled ahead with a breakaway goal in the final minute.

The two teams are already guaranteed berths in the provincial tournament, but they both want to go in as Island champions. That will be decided this Saturday in Nanaimo.

TRIATHLON THIS SUNDAY:

New bike route, volunteers still wanted for race KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

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Athletes and residents will have to be on the alert this Sunday as the Cowichan Challenge Triathlon tests a new cycling route.

Construction on the Chemainus River bridge has forced organizers to find a new path for the bike portion of the event, which will now head north from its starting point on the shores of Fuller Lake rather than south.

“Because of the missing bridge, we are heading out through Chemainus on Chemainus Road, heading out through Saltair and back,” said longtime race organizer Janine Frank.

The triathlon starts at Fuller Lake Park at 8 a.m., with a sprint event (500m swim, 16km bike, 5km run) and main event (1,000m swim, 34km bike, 9km run), both contested by individuals and teams.

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Registration closed at midnight on Wednesday, and Frank was expecting the event to sell out, with 230 entries as of Tuesday afternoon.

The CeeVacs Roadrunners put on the event, with Frank leading a crew of more than 70 volunteers assisted by several other supporters.

“North Cowichan has been amazing, loaning equipment, manpower and allowing us the use of the park,” she said. “We have Cycle Therapy as bike sponsors, Wilderness Kayaking for the swim, and Frontrunners for the run.”

There is still room for more volunteers, all of whom are eligible to win a kid’s bike, donated by Cycle Therapy. Visit www ceevacs.com to volunteer.

“We are totally volunteer driven, one of the last grass roots triathlons left,” said Frank. “We work hard to keep this event fun and friendly.”

This will be Frank’s last year as race organizer, as she is passing the torch after 14 years. As organizer, she gets to choose the charity that receives the profits from the race, and has selected the Cowichan Hospice Society in memory of her father.

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