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Boy pulled from pool, airlifted to Vancouver KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

A four-year-old Cowichan Bay boy was airlifted to BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver on Sunday after nearly drowning in an inground pool. “We’re not sure how he got in there,” said Cowichan Bay Fire Chief Ken Bulcock, who was among the first people on the scene. The boy was found by a family member shortly after 10 a.m. A volunteer firefighter from a few doors down responded immediately, and started performing CPR along with a neighbour. Bulcock arrived soon after. The youngster was transported to the field at Bench Elementary School and transferred to a medevac helicopter that flew him to

Vancouver. He was in critical condition when he left, said Bulcock, who was trying on Tuesday to get an update on the boy’s status. “It’s a tragic, tragic accident,” he said. “It was tough on all the first responders there: the police, firefighters and paramedics. Everybody did a great job. We are hoping for the best outcome.” Bulcock said this was the first time in his three decades as a firefighter that he has responded to a pool-related incident, but still advised parents to be cautious around the water, especially as the temperature ramps up. “Keep an eye on all children,” he said. “Don’t let them out of your sight, whether you’re at the pool, the beach, the lake. All it takes is a split second and this can happen.”

Owners put down pit bull after puppy attacked LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

It’s never too hot on Canada Day for a patriotic tuque. This participant in Maple Bay’s Canada Day parade braved the heat with his woolly hat and mittens as the Cowichan Valley celebrated. For more from Canada Day see page 19. Scan this SCAN WITH page and page 19 with the Layar app on your smart phone for more photos and video or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

The pit bull dog that savagely attacked a puppy in Chemainus last week is dead. “The owners have had it put down. These are wonderful people who just did the right thing,” said Sheila Wray, who last week shared the story of how Zorro, her three-

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Puppy Zorro still gets ‘spooked’ From page 1 “The next day after the article came out in the Citizen, I got contacted by the pit bull owner. That was really wonderful. It was real closure for me because you hear about these bad dog owners, especially in relation to pit bulls. But they were the exact opposite of all that. “They’d adopted this pit bull two years ago from another owner. They had watched it closely and it didn’t appear to have any aggression issues or anything. But they did have it chained up in the yard so my guess is they still must have had some concerns. In any case, it had gotten loose and the woman had run down to the beach shortly after the whole thing had happened and I imagine got her dog back then.” Wray had left the park to go to the veterinary clinic by that time so she was unaware of what had happened. “The dog got put down. These are wonderful people who just did the right thing. He said it broke his heart to do it but they had to do it because if it’s happened once it could happen again. And they also said they’d pick up all my vet bills. It was wonderful, it really was,” Wray said. Now, she can concentrate on making sure little Zorro is not permanently harmed by his experience. “Oh he’s absolutely not traumatized at all. He remembers, but it comes out in strange little ways. For instance, there’s a big boxer who lives next door. He’s a gentle giant of a dog and he’s played with Zorro in the past. Well, he

Sheila Wray and her puppy, Zorro, can now concentrate on recovery from the incident. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] came running out of nowhere and spooked little Zorro and Zorro came yelping back briefly with his tail between his legs like he’d been injured and he then turned around when he realized who it was he went back and played with [the boxer] for the rest of the afternoon. “He knows he’s safe but once in a while he gets spooked.” Wray said she was happy to have the chance to talk about the story’s conclusion. “I think it’s important to know the follow-up, especially around pit bulls and their owners. These people were wonderful, they were just horrified at what happened. In the owner’s words, his wife was mortified by it. They contacted me, too, I didn’t have to hunt them down, which I didn’t want to have to do.”

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Traffic in and around Lake Cowichan has been snarled lately as the big summer paving and roundabout project swings into high gear. Motorists need to be ready for delays making their way through the community, which is already extra busy in summer with the usual influx of tourists. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Trash burning ‘not acceptable’, says Chief SARAH SIMPSON CITIZEN

A fiery mountain of trash on Cowichan Tribes reserve land has been extinguished — but not before the smoke wafted through the Cowichan region last week spreading toxic fumes. The incident prompted Cowichan Tribes leaders to take quick action, reminding the First Nation’s members a burning

ban is in effect on all Cowichan reserve lands — and has been in place since May 15. “Environmental health concerns are a top priority for our council and our community,” said Tribes Harvey Alphonse in a press release Friday. “Leadership does not take these types of issues lightly and we are doing everything in our power to rectify the situation on Indian Road

as soon as possible.” The smoky piles of trash at the end of Qulshemut Road, off Indian Road were monitored over the weekend. “Cowichan Tribes is proactively working on the issue,” Alphonse told the Citizen on Tuesday. “This is not an acceptable action and Cowichan Tribes is working with the federal government to address it.”

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Come together: joint council meeting a ﬁrst KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The mayors of Duncan and North Cowichan are looking forward to renewed cooperation between the communities following Monday’s groundbreaking joint meeting between the two councils. “I think it was a very constructive discussion,” Duncan Mayor Phil Kent said of the meeting, held in Duncan’s committee room. “One of the strong points was the fact that the councils were looking to create some form of protocol. We have so many things to collaborate on that can benefit the citizens. It’s always better to do things together.” Staff from both communities have been directed to develop an inter-municipal cooperation plan for the two councils. Agreements between other similarly adjacent communities were examined as templates for a plan for Duncan and North Cowichan, and the councils agreed that meetings should be held twice a year. “If that’s the only outcome of that meeting, it’s still a great start,” said Kent. North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure was also pleased with the

Members of Duncan and North Cowichan councils held a joint session for the first time last week. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

results of the meeting. “There are lots of things we are doing in common,” he said. “It makes sense to have regularly scheduled meetings together, at

which we can discuss our mutual interests.” Beyond protocol and future meetings, the councils discussed other issues, including the inter-

twined concerns of conserving the Somenos Marsh and managing storm water. With regard to the Somenos Marsh, the joint committee agreed

to work together with their stakeholders on conservation measures, as outlined in a report by North Cowichan Chief Administrative Officer Dave Devana. Devana’s report mentioned the creation of a zoned conservation area around the marsh, a storm water management plan for the proposed new RCMP site on the southwest corner of the marsh — regardless of that site being chosen for the police building or not, and a plan to manage invasive species. A new storm water treatment site was also discussed for the site of the current RCMP station, but it was agreed that talk is premature until a new site is approved. The joint committee also talked about plans for how to share the water supply as North Cowichan tries to increase the population density of the University Village area, which is currently served by Duncan’s water system. “The City of Duncan had five council members, and all seven of us [from North Cowichan] were there, so there were 12 people around the table,” Lefebure noted. “We accomplished a lot and had good discussions, considering how many were around the table.”

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on top of the 200 announced last February. About 50 jobs are based at its headquarters in the Montreal-area while the remaining positions are based in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Winnipeg. The North Cowichan store is among a group that “continued to lose money,” Valerie Lamarre, Rona spokeswoman, said on Thursday. Human resources specialists will assist staff facing unemployment, she said. Brothers Grant and Wayne McKinnon owned and operated the Rona store when it opened in 2008 as part of the Cowichan Commons, which has 502,373 square feet of retail space on 43 acres. A Walmart superstore was first to open at Cowichan Commons, followed by Rona, which then faced further competition when Home Depot and Canadian Tire arrived. The McKinnons sold the Cowichan business to Rona’s head office, but retain ownership of the building, held by Rona under a long-term lease. They also own buildings holding four Rona stores in Cobble Hill, Nanaimo and Campbell River. “We own the properties but the operating company is corporate Rona,” Grant McKinnon said. When the McKinnons sold the business, it had 75 employees, many long-term, McKinnon said. “When Rona took over, they took over all our employees,” he said. “It’s a shame. There are certainly a lot of good people, they’ve spent their life really in building

supplies.” He does not know Rona’s plans for the property. “There’s a lot of retail still looking to move from the south [of Cowichan Commons], so I think you are going to see a fair bit of demand for those sites.” When Home Depot and Canadian Tire opened “it wasn’t what we envisioned,” McKinnon said. However, the downturn in construction had a bigger impact on Rona than the competition, he said. North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure, who designs and builds houses, is a long-time account holder at Rona, where he knows all the staff. “My main concern is the employees. Anytime anyone loses a good-paying job, it’s hard,” he said. He pointed to competition within the centre, noting, that each store with home-renovation supplies also had a garden centre. Geoff Millar, economic development manager for the Cowichan Valley Regional District, said, “It’s a Canadian company and [with] Canadian owners. It’s certainly unfortunate it is closing from our perspective.” He anticipates speaking with site owner Shape Properties of Vancouver about possible tenants for that building. Brian Higgins, who owns the BayWest Rona on Bay Street in Victoria with his wife Sylvia Blekin, said the North Cowichan store was in a “tough, competitive situation” and the closure is a common-sense move.

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Right, Chemainus Secondary teachers Jennie Hittinger and Brent Pinnell learn how to use an AED on a CPR dummy during an instruction session at the school on June 24. Above, Pinnell takes his turn with the practice dummy. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Schools teaching life saving LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Last week, 15 Cowichan Valley teachers were trained in the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) as an enhancement to a high school program that sees every Grade 10 student learn CPR. “The Heart and Stroke Foundation says that up to 75 per cent of lives can be saved in a cardiac arrest situation if someone starts CPR right away and a defibrillator is used right away,” said Sandra Clarke, Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation executive director. “In B.C. we’re seeing defibrillators being made available in more and more public places but we don’t have enough people that know how to use them. So, by training students as part of their high school experience we’ll see, just in the Cowichan Valley School District, 650 students who will be new CPR providers in their communities every single year, so the ripple effect is fantastic.” The teachers attended a session at Chemainus Secondary School and will start passing on these lifesaving skills to their students in September, when school resumes. The ACT Foundation, in partnership with the Emergency and Health Services Commission, British Columbia Ambulance Service and community partners are providing this service in the district’s four secondary schools: Cowichan, Chemainus, Frances Kelsey and Lake Cowichan.

Clarke said June 26 that she’s delighted to see the program expanding. “These teachers will train their students as part of their regular curriculum. So they’ll train all Grade 10 students every year and that means every student will graduate knowing how to perform CPR and how to use a defibrillator; a useful skill.” The training is doubly important because schools are more and more like community centres, with hundreds of people going through their halls each week for sporting events, for adult education and community events. This means a defibrillator will be available in each school should an emergency occur. “The teachers love the program, the students love the program. It’s positive all around,” said Clarke. “We’ve set up the CPR programs in schools. Now this is an enhancement. It just made sense to do it. We asked the teachers and the Cowichan Valley teachers said ‘yes, let’s have it yesterday’.” Thanks to a donation from RBC, AstraZeneca Canada, Pfizer Canada and Sanofi, the schools will each receive AED training mannequins and AED training units, as well as an AED for in-school cardiac arrest emergencies in case a student, staff or visiting community member suffers a sudden cardiac arrest at the school. That’s a total of four automated external defibrillators, 13 AED training units and 13 mannequins. The ACT Foundation is the national charitable organization

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CPR, AED training gets to heart of education

ome question how much of what you learn in school is really useful to you over the years that follow. There’s even a book with the title All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. It all depends what you take on in your life and career after school, of course. In the news business, we can’t say we have to use the knowledge of how to bisect an angle all that often. Others likely don’t need to properly dribble a basketball, recall a quotation or theme from the novel 1984, or remember

when the Battle of Waterloo was. Not that those bits of random know-how and know-all don’t come in handy when you sit down to do a crossword, shout the correct answers at game show contestants, or even tackle that home improvement project your significant other has been nagging about. Being well-rounded — and hopefully learning how to think critically, no matter the specific subject — is never a bad thing. But there’s one skill we were impressed to find out is being taught to all Cowichan Valley secondary students: CPR.

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It hits particularly close to home this week when we hear about the four-year-old Cowichan boy who was pulled from a home pool and had to be airlifted to hospital in Vancouver. While the basic CPR, and now, how to use a defibrillator, will not make the students into professional first responders, they will have a thoroughly good grounding in what to do if they are faced with having to take steps to save a life. There is nothing more useful or practical than this knowledge, and we commend both the school system and the private partners

who have chipped in to help offer the training. This is something that we think everyone should have some basic training in, actually. It’s about creating good citizens in our communities, people who will not only want to help in a crisis, but have some idea of how to do so. You never know when you might need this kind of information. It can be a son saving his father’s life when his father suffers a heart attack. It can be someone knowing how to use the defibrillator at the

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local community centre. Community centres and public buildings everywhere are increasingly equipped with these devices. They’re not that much help if not enough people know how to use them. The more people that know, the better. Our school system is doing the right thing by making sure we have an educated populace that will have that information. That’s the very definition of what our school system is supposed to be doing: creating educated citizens who will make our communities thrive.

The owner is at fault not the dog I’ve just finished reading the article about the puppy, Zorro, who was attacked by a pit bull in Chemainus this week, and I am very disturbed by what I’ve read. There are many misconceptions about dog breeds, pit bulls especially. Pit bulls are supposedly dangerous and vicious animals, and this could not be more untrue. As a past member and leader in the 4-H community, an avid animal lover, and with personal experience with pit bulls, I have to say I am appalled that so many people still blame the dog and not the owner. Dogs behave badly when

they are treated badly. I have known many pit bulls to have the nicest temperaments of any dog I’ve had the pleasure of encountering. No one ever publishes a story about the cuddliness, the lap dog, the affection they receive from pit bulls, and let me tell you, those stories are true, and much more common than those of the mistreated dog who attacks another because of the abuse it has to suffer daily. Pit bulls are bred by the wrong people, for the wrong reasons. I am writing to you in the hope that you will contact Sheila Wray and inform her that is it not the dog, it is the owner. I would encourage her and the authorities to remove the dog from its

current home and be adopted by someone who has the time to rehabilitate the dog. Putting down the dog is not a solution. It is a cruel way to get your recompense for an unfortunate situation. The pit bull’s owners should have to pay the vet bill and lose their dog, but not due to euthanasia. I hope the voice of a concerned Chemainus citizen will make a difference in the outcome of this unfortunate event. Chelsea Fairbrass Chemainus Send us your letter! Write 300 words or less on the topic of your choice and email news@cowichanvalleycitizen. com

I want to share something with you that has been bothering me for a few months now. Tragically, my husband was killed instantly in a single vehicle car accident. In a flash our lives changed forever. Back in February, I discovered a few of his precious belongings missing. Back in December, I sold our Cobble Hill home and purchased another. I had a moving company move everything except for boxes containing our valuables, which I moved myself. In February 2013, I thought about a coin, a one ounce gold Krugerand, and wondered where the heck it was. Well, I tore my closest apart, where it would normally be kept, to no avail. I pondered this for a week, waking up at night wondering where it was. Then a week later, I woke early and had a sinking thought. I rushed back to the closet to my husband’s jewelry box. Imagine my horror when I realized that several of his very unique, special pieces of jewelry were indeed not there. Once again I tore the place apart. He had jewelry that no one else would ever have. Pieces that were to go to our two daughters. Pieces that meant a lot to us, because they were so special to him. He was an outstanding man with unique taste. The pieces that are gone will be gone forever. The part that bothers me is that I called the police and they did not seem to care. As well, I emailed my realtor, and she responded she was sorry. One of the first questions I asked my realtor when I listed my home, (after living there for See Lost sleep • page 7

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Current proposals by Kerry Park committee leave many questions to be answered. A committee of mostly CVRD directors and civil servants sent an either/or proposal to the CVRD board (itself) suggesting millions of dollars be spent on Kerry Park. This is after a referendum that clearly said no to the previous proposal. In a normal world the responsibility of the CVRD would be to accept the referendum and keep the building maintained. Now we are told of seismic upgrades urgently needed, renovations needed and a desire to build office space for people, all at a cost that is unimaginable. A cost that has no explanation. No independent engineer’s report has been shown to the public on the condition of this building, nor the necessary scope of work that is needed, nor the cost of such work. Are we the public to understand that the CVRD has been operating this facility in an unsafe condition? Every year there are requirements for the CVRD to have fire, insurance and maintenance inspections; where are these reports? Seismic upgrades are not code mandatory until a major renovation is done. The CVRD has taken a great amount of money (believed to be $1 million) out of the Kerry Park budget to pay for the white elephant, the Duncan pool. If that money was still in our Kerry Park budget would all this misinformation be necessary? Would it pay for proper maintenance? Has increasing user rates to Duncan levels been considered? Even when we said we as taxpayers did not want to pay for the Duncan pool out of our taxes this board put it under regional recreation and we are paying in our taxes for it today. To add injury to insult someone at the CVRD also approved a contract, untendered, to Acumen Communications to help convince the masses of the need to again deficit spend tax dollars unnecessarily. You remember Acumen, the spin doctors who got $55,000 at the last minute for the Eco Depot fiasco to help us understand. Did the CVRD need to hire an advertising firm when we pay so many civil employees over $100,000 tax dollars a year? What are their qualifications for this high pay if they cannot handle an open house? What has this CVRD board done totally ignoring the taxpayer again to meet its own agendas? Why is it necessary to hire a communications company to be involved in a question of a local arena maintenance issue? Why all this spending without our knowledge or even a tender to work by the bid process? In the past month we heard of $70,000 spent on test wells for Fisher Road and now another $70,000 on Kerry Park! That is $140,000 spent without a tender process or as much as a comment to the taxpayer. These board members need to become accountable; end the smoke and mirrors and personal agendas and get the provincial auditor in here to do an audit, a report card if you will. Everyone should be calling their area directors and demanding the provincial auditor to come and do an audit; enough is enough. Larry Woodruff Cobble Hill/Shawnigan

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Lost sleep wondering, ‘who?’ From page 6 26 years, and never sold a house before) was, “Is there ever any theft while a house is being shown?” The response was that she had never heard of any such incident. As you may know, selling a house can be very stressful. You have to vacate for showings, it has to be immaculate, the yard has to be kept up, pets must be out

etc. I did all this while commuting to Victoria for work, and I did it all by myself. I strongly believe that our pieces were taken from our home while it was being shown. There was never a sign of a break in. I am not accusing anyone. My whole point is that no one cared enough to look into it further. We will never get my husband back, and all we have are memories and a few mementos. I am truly disturbed that after all my family has gone

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Owner Michael Kelly drove it to the Shawnigan Lake Show & Shine but before that he’d taken his 1964 Amphicar for a dip in the lake. The collector car was one of 200 vehicles at the Sundrops Centre fundraiser. For more photos and video from this event scan this page using the Layar app on your smart phone, or go to www. cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Nadine Hoyt and Carmen Ang, two of the ambassadors for the British Columbia Used Oil Management Association and Tire Stewardship BC, brought their province wide tour to the Cowichan Valley last week. Along with another team, the girls have been canvassing the province, travelling through 130 municipalities and visiting 700 return collection facilities, promoting the responsible recycling of used oil, used antifreeze, tires and such connected materials as oil containers and used filters. The whole idea behind the tour is to increase collection rates for used oil, used antifreeze and scrap tires using an education and communication outreach to help the environment. “What we are doing this summer is visiting return collection centres across B.C. as well as attending government meetings and community events,” said Hoyt. In the Cowichan area, they visited several businesses such as Canadian Tire, Oil Check, Kal Tire and Midas. T he message is tha t people don’t have to go to the Bings Creek Recycling Centre to drop off this kind of recycling.

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Nadine Hoyt, left, and Carmen Ang are travelling the province, urging everyone to recycle their used oil, antifreeze and tires. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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R.P. Rithet was ‘always for Victoria’ in business, and politics “Probably no to begin the name is more business career respected on the that would Pacific Coast, make him one from San Franof the capital’s cisco to the Far leading citizens North.” and “respected e were as much in speakSan Francisco CHRONICLES ing, and Hawaii T.W. Paterson Wednesday, of as in British historic BroadColumbia”. mead Farm in the Royal After a variety of jobs, Oak area. Once all of this including that of stevepart of Saanich adjoining dore, he and Andrew Christmas Hill and the Welch partnered in wholelandmark Maltwood propsale groceries, insurance, erty were part of wealthy shipping and brokerVictoria businessman age — the future Rithet Robert Paterson Rithet’s Consolidated. vast farm estate, named for Over the years, he was a one of his favourite race shareholder in a Moodyhorses. ville sawmill, Canadian But the large Rithet Pacific Navigation Co. farmhouse, the Chinese (forerunner to Canadian quarters, the massive barn, Pacific’s famous Princess outbuildings and private fleet), Albion Iron Works reservoir have long vanand Capilano Waterworks. ished and the Broadmead He also was a principal that’s an upper-scale resipromoter of the British dential development today Pacific Railway, president is considerably smaller of the Victoria Board of than in R.P.’s day. Trade in 1873, and a justice Still with us, happily, is of the peace. Rithet’s Bog, now a conIn 1885 he was elected servation area and said to mayor of Victoria (serving be one of the last surviving without salary); nine years bogs on Vancouver Island later, he was elected to the and the Gulf Islands. Legislative Assembly and As Victoria writer Ginserved four years. nie Beardsley noted some Said the Colonist upon years ago, “Much of the rumours of his intention to 1,000-acre [sic] farm has run for mayor: “...We know long since given place to of no citizen who is better houses, stores, schools, qualified to discharge the municipal offices [the oriduties honestly and well ginal Saanich Municipal than Mr. R.P. Rithet. Hall]. No longer does the “He is a leading businessblack smoke rise from man, a public-spirited, hunters’ guns from Christuseful and energetic citmas Hill, and past the izen who, having made cemetery, from Blenkinsop his money in this city, has Lake to the west... The invested it here. Under race-track, with its pacers the circumstances of an and trotters has gone, and increased population and today a horse on the road enlarged revenue, the presinto Victoria is a barely ence of a man like R.P. tolerated intruder. BroadRithet is indispensable. mead and the others live We hope he will consent to only in photographs...” stand; feeling certain that The seriousness with should he do so he will be which Robert Paterson elected over any possible Rithet took his hobbies candidate.” showed in his business When not enjoying the career. country amenities of Sixty years ago, a newsBroadmead, Rithet, his paper columnist wrote, “... much younger and attractI don’t believe any single ive wife Elizabeth and man did so much for [Victheir three children lived toria] as R.P. Rithet. What in one of Victoria’s most it might have been without opulent mansions, Hollyhis faith, courage and bank (named for its landdriving ability can only be scaping of the red-berried conjectured at best. He was trees), on Humboldt Street always for Victoria...” overlooking Beacon Hill Born in Applegarth, Park. Commuting between Dumfrieshire, in 1844, Hollybank and Broadmead and trained as a clerk in allowed him to indulge in Liverpool, Rithet landed in a hobby other than horses, Victoria in 1862, one of the motoring. thousands of adventurous Between his business hopefuls who heeded the ventures, public duties and call of Gold! from distant horses, he found time to Cariboo. serve as president of the He must have liked what California and Hawaiian he saw in Victoria as, three Sugar Refining Co., and his years later, he returned own firm, Welch, Rithet

and Co. which, in 1891, was listed as one of the largest commercial operations in the province. Locally, R.P. Rithet is perhaps best remembered for one of his greatest gambles, “Rithet’s Folly” — the Outer Docks, or Rithet’s Wharf, which, until the Second World War, handled most of the deep-sea shipping that called at Victoria. At first, city businessmen had been openly scornful of his attempts to make Victoria a major shipping port; but skepticism gave way to respect as, again, Rithet was proved to be right and his dock played a vital role in the capital’s development. It’s interesting to speculate what might have been the outcome of another of his pet projects, a railway bridge linking Vancouver Island to the Mainland. He claimed to have the money in hand but a surprisingly cool reception from the provincial government of the day discouraged his financial backers. It was rumoured for years that they’d been “bought off,” by whom and why unstated; another story for another day. Upon his passing in 1919, at the age of 75, the Colonist said of Robert Paterson Rithet: “Probably no name is more respected on the Pacific Coast, from San Francisco to the Far North.” Landmark Hollybank, home to Mrs. Rithet until her own death just short of 100 years, was demolished in 1953. By then she’d outlived both sons and a daughter. The old house with six fireplaces of white marble and 12 brass chandeliers, originally gas-lit, was replaced with two apartment buildings. Said one of the wreckers: “The timbers are as good as the day they were put in. Some of the 2 by 8’s are 45 feet long, and there’s not a knot in them, or any sign of rot.” But the name continued to live on with the consolidation, in 1921, of the Rithet interests which, by this time having shifted from wholesale groceries and merchandising to insurance, finance and mortgage loans, as Rithet Consolidated Ltd. The handsome Rithet Building at the corner of Wharf and Fort Streets survives as one of Victoria’s best heritage structures. www.twpaterson.com

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Allison Brown brings roots to Garage MIKE D’AMOUR CITIZEN

We hear that train acomin’, and roots songstress Allison Brown is aboard and fired up to play Duncan. Brown is getting ready to hop aboard VIA Rail’s On-Board Entertainment Prog ram this month for a 29-day ramble out to the west coast and back with her mandolin accompanist, “Uncle” Dan Henshall. Just one stop on a 10town Island hop, the duo will be playing the Duncan Garage Showroom, July 11. The pair will also be bringing their musical talents to Charles Hoey Park about noon the very same day to put on a free concert.

The upcoming performances will mark Brown’s fourth trip to Canada’s west, and she’s bringing along a new collection of recordings on her Secret Identity EP, fresh from the House Of Miracles studio in Ontario. Featured performances include Chris Crossroads on banjo, Scotty Hughes on guitars, J.J. Ibsen on piano and Hammond organ, Lonesome Lefty Houston on fiddle, and Henshall on mandolin and upright bass. Marshall Bureau was behind the kit on Allison’s first ever recordings to include drums. You can preview a few of the tracks at www. allisonbrown.ca

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You can visit Bev Thompson in her studio during the Visions Artists studio tour taking place this coming weekend throughout the Cowichan Valley. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Artists share visions on annual studio tour LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The 2013 edition of the popular Visions Artists studio tour is back this week, running from July 5-7 at participating venues all across the Cowichan Valley. Of course, what has made the tour a must-do for Cowichan art lovers for the past 18 years is the inclusion of new artists and craftspeople every year. There is always someone new to meet and this year there are six new artists bringing the total to 25 artists available in 17 studios throughout the Cowichan Valley during this three-day free, self-guided tour.

From silverwork of exceptional delicacy to thoughtful paintings to fun and funky garden decorations, everything on show displays the taste and talent of a great selection of the Valley’s artistic community. This year, members of the Visions group have been spreading their wings together far more than in past seasons, according to spokesperson and glass artist Terry Harrison. “We’ve been warming up for the tour with a show at the Coast Collective in Metchosin,” she said. “This is the first time the Visions artists have gone afield as a group. It’s an exciting show. And, once the tour

is over, we’re going to be at the Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre during August.” During the Cowichan wine festival in the fall, various members will also be taking part at some of the wineries as well. “We’re trying to work more as a group instead of just individually,” Harrison said. All studios will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day of the tour. Colourful brochure/maps are available at libraries, community centres and visitor information centres from Qualicum to Victoria, and can be downloaded from the Visions website (www.visionsarttour.ca).

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Lavigne to help honour our heroes MIKE D’AMOUR CITIZEN

Cowichan Valley resident Ken Lavigne has been slated to play an event to honour Canadian heroes. The Pacific Tattoo — July 13 and 14 at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria — will pay tribute to fallen police, fire and emergency

personnel and features hundreds of military and civilian performers from across Canada, Europe, and Australia in a production that honours first responders, police and firefighting services. “Each year the Pacific Tattoo incorporates a central theme,” said tattoo director Dave Tarry.

“This year’s Tattoo honours Canadian heroes who, every day, face emergency situations and keep our communities safe. “In addition to active participation by fire, police and ambulance services, a film tribute to those who have fallen in the line of duty will remind us all of the dangers

faced and the sacrifices made on our behalf.” Lavigne will perform with the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy. Since his Carnegie Hall debut, the Chemainus resident has performed with multi-Grammy winner David Foster and recently for His Highness Prince Charles.

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Locals Burdett and Lowther make finals of song contest LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Sara Lane impressed Valley audiences when she starred as Laurey in Oklahoma! earlier this year. She is now cast as Eliza Doolittle in the upcoming production of My Fair Lady. [CITIZEN FILE]

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The directors have chosen! The final casting of the major parts for the South Island Musical Theatre Society’s upcoming production of My Fair Lady has been announced. Cathy Schmidt shared the good news last weekend. “We’re really looking forward to the Cowichan Valley seeing My Fair Lady. And we have some really familiar faces in the cast,” she said. The charming flower girl Eliza will be played by Sarah Lane, who performed the role of Laurey in the group’s highly successful show, Oklahoma! earlier this year. Irascible Professor Henry Higgins will be performed by the multi-talented Alex Gallacher, most recently seen in the Kaatza Lakeside Players’ production of Blithe Spirit. Mrs. Pearce will be Laura Mottinger Cardriver, and Eliza’s father, Alfred Doolittle will be played by John Francis.

Col. Pickering will be performed by Valley veteran actor Bob Norris while the romantic young Freddy will be played by Zander Felton. The other roles cast include Zoltan Karpachy (Marinus Vesseur), Harry (Jim D. Armstrong), Jamie Connor Lachmanec), Mrs. Pearce’s maid (Mary Egan), Mrs. Pearce’s maid (Laura Westwick), Higgins’ Butler (Dave Ehle), Mrs. Higgins (Susan Elo), Lord Boxigton (Ian Rothnie), Bartender (Mark Felton), Queen of Transylvania (Delphine Menu), Flower Girl (Lily Killam), Junior Maid (Willow Paras-Charlton) with Irwin Killiam, Robert Ingarfield, Finian Rice and Mary Lynn McGill chosen for the chorus already. Schmidt said June 25 that organizers were delighted at the turnout to the recent audition call. “We had a nice cross-section of people turn out. We are really excited about the new cast and are getting ready to move forward. We do have several bit

parts that we haven’t cast yet. When the chorus rehearsals start in the fall, we’ll be able to choose from those folks to fill the rest of the cast up. There’s plenty of quality available in that group.” Drew Kemp will take on the role of drama director. And Schmidt said they will be performing the entire show, which clocks in at quite a length. “We’re planning on running the show in its entirety,” she said. “It’s going to be a long one, with only one intermission, but we really feel with this cast that it won’t feel long. It will be something similar to Oklahoma! That was a very long show but it really moved along. We really expect that My Fair Lady will be the same. “It’ll be really quite exciting to see this cast gel and move forward in this production.” Those already cast will be getting their scripts within the next week or so, with the rehearsal schedule beginning in September, she said.

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The nine finalists for the 2013 Islands Songwriting Contest include two from the Cowichan Valley. Duncan’s Cari Burdett and Mesachie Lake’s David Lowther have made the cut for the big event, which will be held Friday, July 19, to launch the annual Islands Folk Festival at Providence Farm. This year the organizers asked songwriters to come up with tunes about food and the response was astonishing. After a three-part elimination process that trimmed competitor numbers, the finalists include: Jack Sigurdson, Food; Doug Folkins, I Love You More than Bacon; Megan Blu, Food Not Lawns; Nathan Senner, Food for Thought; Hebecca Montoril, Import; Cari Burdett, My Roots; Gerry Auger, Dinner with the Devil; Renata Shaw, Watch Our Garden Grow and David Lowther, Haut Cuisine. All finalists will perform in front of a panel of professional musicians and, of course, the knowledgeable and appreciative Folk Festival audience. It’s always an exciting event. An exuberant Burdett, widely known for her efforts to help people find their own singing voices in various groups, was

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thrilled to discover that she’d been chosen, saying on her Facebook page, “Yeah! Made it to the finals in the song writing competition for the Island Folk Fest. How much fun is that? I can’t believe I have waited this long to write songs. I am forever grateful to Hannah Morten and all the other youth who have inspired me so much to go for it, not waste another second and to share our voice. What a vibrant community we have here in the Cowichan Valley. Thank you to everyone who supports the work I share here in the community and the singing! Yippee. Folk Fest here I come.”

New Duncan drum studio opens LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Percussionist Michael Beechey, known for his work with Duncan Music, is offering families the chance to try drumming for free. As he opens his new studio, One Planet Percussion, Beechey, a professional who has played drums since he was 14, is ready to open some local eyes — and ears. “We all learned our first rhythm from our mother’s heartbeat. When we heard our first song or band and liked that catchy beat we entered the captivating world of drumming. Students from five to 95 can gain the benefits of drumming including: memory stimulation, improved coordination and discipline and enhanced social skills,” he said. The added bonus is that having

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fun by playing drums is “one of the best ways to relieve stress there is,” Beechey promised. Drumming is a highly physical activity, too, which means it’s great exercise. “When Dr. Steve Draper at the University of Gloucestershire, monitored the heart rate of a professional drummer on stage it got as high as 190 beats per minute, his exertion rate equaling that of a professional soccer player. Mental stimulation was shown in a study by E. Glenn Shallenberg at the University of Toronto, where IQ test scores of six-year-old children significantly improved after receiving drum lessons,” he said. To enjoy a free trial drum lesson, families need to contact Beechey at 250-597-DRUM or visit the site www.oneplanetpercussion.com

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AREA PLANNER Western Forest Products Inc. is currently seeking an Area Planner to join the Holberg Forest Operation, 45 minutes west of Port Hardy. Nestled at the head of Holberg Inlet and neighbouring Winter Harbour and Quatsino, the Holberg Forest Operation is located 45 minutes west of Port Hardy on the north end of beautiful Vancouver Island. Cape Scott and Raft Cove provincial parks are popular destinations in the area, along with a lifetime’s worth of known coves and beaches. The north Island is brimming with recreational opportunities such as surfing, skiing, boating, diving, hunting and, of course, fresh or saltwater fishing. Reporting to the Operations Planners, this full time position will be a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with production crews and their supervisors, is interested in contract supervision and production supervision, while performing the classic roles of: • Providing leadership in safety and stewardship for peers • Leadership in both operations and silviculture planning • Managing budgets for timber development for an annual cut of up to 200,000m3 • Delivery of road construction and harvest plans to road construction, falling and logging supervisors • Block development planning following through with cutting permit and road permit submissions • Strategic, tactical and operational planning • Liaising with First Nations and provincial ministries • Supervising other WFP staff and contractors The successful candidate will be a registered forest professional with a degree or diploma. You must also possess a minimum of 5 years’ experience in coastal forestry and will be team-oriented with an ability to deliver results that are aligned with our Company’s strategic goals. You will have the ability to adopt and encourage innovative thinking that contributes to achieving practical solutions to complex problems. Being an Area Planner can be a physically demanding role at times, so you must also be able to withstand the demands of coastal field work. Experience with Genus, Forest Ops, Road Eng, Plant Wizard and Survey Wizard would be considered an asset.

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A temporary, part time Human Resources Assistant position is available at the CVRD, for up to one year in duration, primarily providing payroll support in the Human Resources Division. We are seeking a positive, enthusiastic individual with highly developed interpersonal skills complimented by strong analytical/ mathematical aptitude and proficient computer skills who can work with speed, accuracy and discretion. If you have experience with payroll and administrative work, preferably in a local government or human resources setting, consider joining our team. The CVRD offers an exceptional team environment and competitive salary and benefits package. Please visit our website for complete details including qualification requirements and application instructions. www.cvrd.bc.ca

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Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 • Email: resumes@westernforest.com Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Reference Code: Area Planner, HFO

RECEPTIONIST wanted for well established, family oriented dental office. We are looking for a confident, people loving person with dental experience and computer knowledge. We offer a relaxed, caring working environment with great patients, working a four day week in the beautiful Cowichan Valley. Please send us your resume if this interests you. Fax: 250-746-8588 272554

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Coastal Mountain Fuels Petro-Canada is a Wholesale Fuel Company specializing in the marketing of Petro-Canada commercial fuels and lubricants. We have several branches located throughout Vancouver Island and Southern British Columbia and currently have one permanent full-time opening based out of our Duncan location. OFFICE ADMINISTRATION The ideal candidate will have previous experience with data entry, and Microsoft Office Suite, along with strong customer service skills. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently. An accounting background is preferred. The salary for this position is $20.84 per hour plus benefits. Please send your cover letter and resume to: Ron Gertzen 1609 Stewart Ave, Nanaimo BC, V9S 4E4 or by email: rgertzen@cmfuels.ca or fax: (250) 753-8503 Closing Date: July 19, 2013 273514

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AVAILABLE IN CHEMAINUS 5-UNIT COMPLEX 1Bdrm, new carpets On Wharncliffe Rd. and paint. Available 3Bdrm, 1.5Bath, F/S, now. N/P, N/S. W/D. Fenced Small $650./mo. garden with patio. 250-246-1399. $1200/mo. + some 272360 utilities. Well mainCondos & Chalets tained. Pets considered. 250-701-7217 For Rent

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3226 COWICHAN LAKE RD. 2bdrm/1bath condo, quiet buiding, 5 appl. 10 mins from hospital. N/S, N/P, deposit. Ref. Avail now. $800/ mo. 250-748-4964.

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CHEMAINUS 3BDRM ranch style house includes 5 appliances, carport, deck. N/S. References required. Available Aug. 1. $1200/mo. 250-246-9736. 273352

4BDRM+ Family home on Government St. Available Aug. 1. Reference a must. $1175./mo. Call evenings 250-701-8566.

MAPLE GROVE APARTMENT 3271 Cowichan Lake Rd 2 and 3 bdrm units. Heat and hot water included. Family orientated. Clean and quiet. Renovated units. Indoor pet welcome. On site laundry facilities.

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COBBLE HILL 2 BR Level-entry. Heat, elec. incl. No dogs. Ref./dep. req. $750/ mo. 250-743-4154.

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Malkowich brings big heart to Cowichan

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Newcomer looks like a potential fan favourite KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan Valley Capitals fans might have a new favourite on the way, if head coach Bob Beatty’s description of recent acquisition Mason Malkowich is even close to accurate. “He has a lot of energy,” said the coach. “He plays on the edge, you might say. He’s a bit of a Kenny Linseman type.” The forward, who turns 20 on July 17, is more than just an energy player, though. He recorded 33 points on 15 goals and 18 assists in 54 games for the Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League last season, and appears capable of even more. “The reason I picked him up is that I thought he could add some offence to our team,” said Beatty. Malkowich — who is listed as 5-foot-6 and 161 pounds but plays bigger, racking up 115 penalty minutes last year — feels he can contribute on several levels. “I see myself as a skilled player with a big heart,” he said. This is a homecoming of sorts for Malkowich, who spent most of his youth in B.C. and wanted to finish his junior career here. “I couldn’t be happier,” he said. “I’m excited to be coming home. I’m really looking forward to it.” Malkowich is well-travelled already. He played in Cloverdale

minor hockey until he was 12, then spent a year in Winnipeg after his family moved there, before heading to the Pursuit of Excellence Hockey Academy in Kelowna for a year. When his family moved to New Westminster, he went to the North Shore Winter Club for his second year of bantam and first year of midget, and a year of junior B with the North Delta Devils. He spent the first year of his junior A career with the New England Jr. Huskies of the Eastern Junior Hockey League, then played two years for Drayton Valley. “It has been a goal of mine to come back to B.C.,” he explained. “There are a lot of good things about that league: it’s very competitive, there’s a lot of skill, and I think the team suits my game.” He already knows a thing or two about hockey in the Cowichan Valley, having attended his first junior A camp with the Capitals when he was 16. “There’s a lot of history there. There’s a very passionate fan base. I’m looking forward to helping deliver a competitive team.” First-year Capitals head coach Beatty has already experienced success in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, winning backto-back titles with the La Ronge Ice Wolves in 2010 and 2011, and Malkowich is eager to work with him. “I’ve heard from his past players that he can find talent out of nowhere,” he said. Malkowich said he was happy with the way he played in Drayton Valley last year, but wasn’t

“It has been a goal of mine to come back to B.C. There are a lot of good things about that league: it’s very competitive, there’s a lot of skill, and I think the team suits my game.” MASON MALKOWICH, Capitals forward

pleased when the Thunder were knocked out in the first round of the AJHL playoffs. “I’m a very competitive person,” he said. “I don’t accept losing. I’ll do anything to win.” That fire will continue to burn when Malkowich skates with the Caps this year, as he has clear goals set out, both for his team and for himself. “My first goal is to win,” he said. “On a personal level, I’m hoping to get a Div. 1 scholarship, and I know Cowichan can give me the opportunity to achieve that.” Hockey has already taken Malkowich places, including a trip to Japan with Team BC when he was 14 for a tournament in Nagano celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 1998 Olympics. “That was pretty cool for a 14year-old,” he said. If it all works out, the sport will continue to provide big opportunities for him, such as the aforementioned scholarship and perhaps the chance to play professionally. “Hockey’s a big part of my life, and my ultimate goal is to play in the NHL,” he said. “If it leads to that, that would be amazing.”

Evan Campbell (25) skates for the Kerry Park Islanders during a game against Campbell River in the 2010/11 VIJHL season. [CITIZEN FILE]

Returning to B.C. was a priority for forward Mason Malkowich, who will be skating for the Cowichan Valley Capitals this fall, bringing plenty of skill and energy to the team. [SUBMITTED]

Former Islander Campbell claimed in NHL Entry Draft KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Former Kerry Park Islander Evan Campbell was snapped up by the Edmonton Oilers during the NHL Entry Draft last Sunday. Campbell, who skated last season with the B.C. Hockey League’s Langley Rivermen, spent one season in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League with the Isles in 2010/11, recording 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points in 41 games as a 17-year-old. He also got into one game with the Cowichan Valley Capitals that year. Campbell started the next season with the Coquitlam Express, but was traded to Langley early on. In 2012/13, he was the second leading scorer on the Rivermen, with 20 goals and 46 assists for 66 points in 512 contests. The Oilers claimed him in the fifth round, 128th overall. Campbell was the third BCHLer picked on Sunday, despite not being among the eight

BCHLers listed in NHL Central Scouting’s final pre-draft rankings in April. Former Capital David Pope, now with the West Kelowna Warriors, was also selected, going in the fourth round, 109th overall, to the Detroit Red Wings. Pope started his BCHL career with the Caps in 2011/12, recording seven points in 24 games before he was traded to the Warriors for veteran Richard Vanderhoek. He finished the 2012/13 season with 39 points in 42 games. Other BCHL players picked on Sunday included Adam Tambellini of the Surrey Eagles (65th overall by the New York Rangers), Dane Birks of the Merritt Centennials (164th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins), Wade Murphy of the Penticton Vees (185th overall by the Nashville Predators), Jedd Soleway of the Vees (193rd overall by the Phoenix Coyotes), and Nolan De Jong of the Victoria Grizzlies (197th overall by the Minnesota Wild).

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The Duncan Renegades celebrate winning the Greater Victoria midget AA baseball championship late last month. [SUBMITTED]

Renegades claim midget AA baseball championship KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Duncan Renegades, including some players who will be part of Duncan Junior Baseball’s host squad for the midget AA provincials in August, won the Greater Victoria Midget AA Championship in convincing fashion last month. After winning round-robin play at the tournament in Carnarvon, the renegades mercied Layritz 152 in the semifinals, then crushed the host Giants 10-0 in five innings in the final. Jordy Frost ruled the diamond from the pitcher’s mound, coming within one hit of a perfect game, while striking out eight and issuing no walks. The lone hit came off the bat of Glen Harrison, who Frost picked off of first base, ensuring he only faced 15 batters. “Our catcher, Alex Boos, did a great job calling the pitches,” said coach Jim Frost.

Besides the strikeouts and the pickoff, the Duncan defence was perfect, as Aaron Frost made three outs, Cameron Frame made two, and Jordy Frost showed his fielding abilities to make one. In terms of scoring, the Renegades were held scoreless in the first inning, but got their offence going in the second when Reiya Tomida reached first on an error, then came home on a single by Jake Heerwagen. In the same inning, Keygan Hankins walked, then made his way home on a failed pickoff attempt. In the third inning, Sam Cross and Carlito Livingstone walked, and Cameron Frame brought them home with a triple. With two out, Adam Sakuma walked, and came home on a single by Aaron Frost. Blair Robertson walked to start the fourth inning, after which Heewagen reached on an error, followed by back-to-back singles by Justin Doucet and Ben Slang.

Thunder top rec lax standings KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Thunder secured top spot in the Cowichan Rec Lacrosse League and the Warriors earned their first victory of the season, while the Cowboys limped to the finish line in the final week of regular-season play. On Wednesday, June 13, the Thunder doubled up the Cowboys 10-5, earning their fifth win and putting first place out of reach for the Cowboys. Young guns Pete VandenDungen and Ryan King led the way for the Thunder with three goals apiece, VandenDungen adding two assists and King contributing one helper. Ben VandenDungen had two goals and two assists, D.J. Henry had a goal and three helpers, Mark Cunnah rounded out the scoring, and Mark Lander had a trio of assists. For the Cowboys, Neil Gailey had two goals and an assist, Dave Prangley and Chuck Seymour had a goal and an assist each,

and Jinder Dhami rounded out the offence. Peewee Klaassen had three helpers. Mark Fisherman earned the win in goal, helped out by a brilliant goal-line stop by Cunnah, while Chris Alphonse took the loss. The Warriors used the last game of the regular season to finally collect their first victory, beating the Cowboys 9-7 on Tuesday, June 25. Blair Pigeon had a game-high three goals, Pete VandenDungen added two, and Seymour, Gord Macdonald, Ben VandenDungen and Luke Van Huiz en had singles. Replying for the Cowboys were D.J. Henry and Terry Steele with two each, and Dhami, King and Chris Punnett with one apiece. Fisherman secured his second straight victory, while Ardie Sloat had the loss. The Warriors and Cowboys will meet again in the semifinal this Wednesday, while the Thunder will have a bye to the final on July 10.

Watched by teammates Neil Gailey (left) and Dan Cvitanovich, Chuck Seymour gets airborne as he unleashes a howitzer from the top of the circle. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Undermanned River Rats battle through B.C. masters KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Cowichan River Rats won two hard-fought battles against Nanaimo, but couldn’t solve Surrey as they finished second in the C pool at the provincial masters box lacrosse championships in Nanaimo last weekend. All three teams in the pool went 2-2, as the Nanaimo Timbermen won both their games against the Surrey Firefighters in convincing fashion, and when the results went to goals for and against, Nanaimo topped the group, followed by Cowichan and Surrey. The Rats opened the tournament on Friday night facing the T-Men in front of a boisterous Nanaimo crowd, and fended off the hosts for a 6-5 victory. Neil Gailey was selected by organizers as Player of the Game for his two-goal performance, while Blair Pigeon also had a pair. Rob Dewarle and Chris Punnett rounded out the offence with

singles. Mark Fisherman earned the win in goal. Neither team held back physically, with the T-Men edging the Rats 24-22 in terms of penalty minutes, and officials vowed to keep an eye on both teams in future games. Saturday morning’s game between the Rats and Firefighters was a tamer affair, resulting in a 5-4 Surrey victory. Gailey led the way with a pair of goals and a helper, but it was Pigeon’s threeassist outing that secured Player of the Game honours. Jamie Rigby and Gord Macdonald also scored for Cowichan, and Chris Alphonse was solid in net despite the loss. That afternoon, the Rats faced Nanaimo once again in another spirited tilt, but won 5-4. Dewarle paced the offence with a hat trick, Pigeon scored once, and Dave Prangley potted his first of the tournament. Ardie Sloat’s brilliant game between the pipes

earned him recognition as Player of the Game, but he was lost to the team for the remainder of the tournament due to a broken thumb. Regrouping on Sunday morning, the Rats found themselves down four runners thanks to injuries, but pressed on, hoping to avenge their earlier loss to Surrey. The lack of bodies caught up with the Cowichan team early on, and despite a late-game push, the Rats had to settle for a 10-5 defeat. Pigeon, Rigby, Macdonald and Bruce Klaassen scored, as did Fisherman, who converted to runner to help bolster the ranks. Faced with a barrage of shots, Alphonse ended up taking the loss. The Rats were presented with the opportunity to play Nanaimo again in a winner-take-all final, but after losing more players to injury on Sunday morning, had to bow out.

Jr. Storm end up undefeated KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Cowichan Storm’s junior women’s field lacrosse teams went undefeated last Saturday as they closed out the 2013 season at the Cowichan Sportsplex. The U15 team won both their games, edging Victoria 3-2 and beating Westshore 5-3. The U19s wrapped up the day by tying their Victoria counterparts 6-6. Lauren Keller took care of all Cowichan’s scoring in the first game, potting a hat trick. Keller added two more against Wests-

hore, while Amber Howard, Jenna Howard and Kaitlyn Anderson had singles. “Our girls gave it all this weekend,” said coach Kim Liddle. “As coaches we couldn’t have asked for anything more. The girls really incorporated what they learnt at practice and it showed. Winning both games this weekend was definitely a highlight of the season.” In the U19s’ draw with Victoria, Shae Ogilvie led the way with two goals. Team BC member Chantal Arnold scored once, as did Charlie

Jones, Natalie Craig and Jenna Howard, pulling double duty. “The girls did a fantastic job at getting possession of the ball and driving to the net,” said U19 coach Taylor Knowles. “There were plenty of opportunities to score, and the girls took advantage of every situation. They have been gradually improving with every game and the scoreboard showed their hard work.” Rookie goaltender Tawney Geddes guarded the net for both Storm teams, playing all three games.

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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Canada Day in Cowichan From Duncan to Chemainus, Shawnigan to Mesachie Lake, Valley residents celebrate Canada Day. For more photos and video, scan this page with the Layar app, or go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

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Showing off the special shirts theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be wearing on their eagerly awaited trip to California this week, members of the Cowichan Pipes & Drums officially kick of Canada Day celebrations at the BC Forest Discovery Centre. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Little Holly Jones enjoys an ice cream cone as she and parents, Cody and Sarah, enjoy Canada Day at Chemainus. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Nine-year-old Ocean Robinson takes her friend for a run during Canada Day celebrations at Shawnigan Lake. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Duncan city councillor Michelle Bell sets the ball during a beach volleyball game in downtown Duncan. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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