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Denis Coupland, chair of the Saanich Inlet Protection Society, surprised some directors with the news that in spite of four-year-old federal legislation establishing a no-dump zone along the coast of B.C. within three nautical miles of the shore, the Valley’s coastline remains a legal dumping zone due to exemptions that also take in the waters around the Gulf Islands.

“In effect, what they’re saying is, you can’t dump except in the areas where there’s the most boats and the most homes and the most people,” Coupland said.

While his petition directly affects the Mill Bay and Cobble Hill areas of the CVRD, it also takes in areas in jurisdictions to the south, which have all jumped on board.

Pleasure craft and an increasing number of liveaboards forced out of other areas are a major source of pollution in the inlet, Coupland said.

Most don’t have holding tanks,

he said, and if they do, many don’t bother to head to a pump-out station, they just dump it wherever they happen to be.

“This has created some real hot spots,” he said. “Everyone has a problem with dumping in their coastal waters, but the Saanich Inlet, unlike many other inlets and estuaries does not flush regularly with the daily tides.”

There is a sill at the mouth of the inlet, Coupland explained, that catches the waste. The inlet flushes only about once a year during particularly high tides in the fall.

The area was included in the exempt zone because the federal government said there were not enough pump-out stations.

To get out of the exempt zone requires a petition be presented in Ottawa — essentially an exemption from the exemption.

“You might want to consider making a similar petition yourselves,” he told the directors, pointing out that areas such as Cowichan Bay, Genoa Bay, Maple Bay, Chemainus and Ladysmith are also zones where boats can dump their sewage without restriction.

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Judge Wood remembered for commitment to curb violence LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Judge Josiah Wood may have died in early June but his legacy to the Cowichan Valley will be a special court that helps victims of domestic violence.

Wood, 73, who was Joe to many, was notable for his humanity, according to Cathy Welch, program supervisor at the Cowichan Women Against Violence Society.

“Watching him in court, you could see he respected everybody who came before him. That didn’t mean that whatever they’d done was fine. It included accountability as well but the respect was there,” she said.

Safety was another priority for Wood, she said.

“Particularly in the realm of domestic violence; safety for women and the community as a whole. That was particularly important for him; it was a quality where he went above and beyond others.”

A number of Cowichan Valley agencies have been using a team approach to deal with domestic

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violence, particularly where prolific offenders are involved and, although Judge Wood was not directly a member of that group, his actions on the bench were still part of the follow-through moving forward.

“We were involved because our mandate is to work with the victims of violence, domestic violence or childhood abuse or sexual assault. We’ve always had relationships with the police and with Crown,” Welch said.

An initiative almost a decade ago between then North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP Inspector Linton Robinson and Judge Keith Bracken, who was a provincial court judge at the time, led to the starting up of a special domestic violence court.

There was a backlog in those days that meant it might take some time for a case even to be heard.

“And by that point, who knew what had happened,” Welch said.

“The idea of having a designated court day where they only deal with domestic violence cases — on Wednesday every other week — allows cases to move through a lot faster.”

Wood took that idea and ran with it, partly because of his history presiding over a huge case in Vernon in 1996 where a woman was murdered by her estranged husband and she and eight of her family members were also murdered before the perpetrator himself committed suicide.

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Shaun Chadburn, the engineering tech responsible for environmental programs at North Cowichan, made a presentation at the July 2 council meeting, talking about the differences between the new, provincially sanctioned MMBC recycling program and its locally-organized predecessor.

Chadburn explained that while some items like garden pots and trays, hot drink cups with plastic lids, plastic clamshells for salads and baked goods are now acceptable, some items, notably what is called film plastic must not be put in with recycling.

It was the list of acceptable plastics that councillors found most difficult to understand.

Coun. Kate Marsh asked specifically about plastics like the semi-hard bags

that pasta comes in and said, “People are frustrated. I myself don’t know what to put in from this [MMBC] list.”

She wasn’t the only one who raised concerns.

Coun. John Koury liked the resources available to residents through links on the municipal website but said the outreach needed to be wider than that.

Looking at the MMBC material, he said, “I’m not sure if this list is in the hands of our taxpayers beyond what’s available on the Internet. This gives a long description of what plastic is but it’s still difficult to make a decision.”

He used Ziploc bags as an example of things that can no longer be recycled, saying lots of things, such as cheese, now come in Ziploc-style bags.

“Maybe 30 per cent of the things I could put at the curb can’t go in any more,” he said. “I think this is a cultural shift for us.” Koury suggested that homing in on information about plastics could be a good way to connect with the public, saying he agreed with a comment made previously by his colleague Coun. Al Siebring that if people become frustrated

at the difficulty of recycling plastics, they are just going to put more of them in the garbage.

“We need to ramp up our communication on this,” Koury said.

Mayor Jon Lefebure said that at his house, his wife, who is an enthusiastic recycler, has been cutting the ziploc part off plastic bags and putting in the rest.

Chadburn said that North Cowichan hadn’t focused on the content of the recycling bags so closely before.

“There could have been a lot of contamination before,” he said.

Koury agreed.

“What wasn’t a contaminant before is a contaminant now. We need to make it as easy as possible for people.”

Coun. Marsh agreed with Koury that it’s important to make sure the public has easy access to information outside of the Internet, but that the municipality should look at other ideas than an expensive general mail out.

District officials suggested that, as a start, a simple list has been included on the back of the popular collection calendar sent to property owners every year.

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Health care workers, including those from the Cowichan Valley, have ratified a new five-year collective agreement by a vote of 64.6 per cent.

The agreement between the 11-union Facilities Bargaining Association and government’s bargaining agent — the Health Employers Association of B.C. — covers 47,000 workers in hospitals, care homes, emergency health services, logistics and supply warehouses, and other settings.

Backed by a hefty 96 per cent strike vote, the negotiators knew there were problems to address.

The new deal includes 5.5 per cent in general wage increases, a cap on contracting out of 500 full-time equivalent positions over the life of the agreement,

a transition to joint administration of benefits, and continued funding of a union-managed education and skills upgrading program.

“The agreement provides some stability and certainty in a sector that’s been racked by privatization and restructuring,” said Bonnie Pearson, Hospital Employees’ Union secretary-business manager.

The term of the agreement is April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2019.

But, there’s still the need for more talk.

“At the same time, the vote results should send a clear signal to government that health care workers are impatient with government’s inflexible and tightfisted attitude at the bargaining table,” she said.

Pearson is also chief spokesperson for

the FBA. In a separate set of provisions relating to ambulance paramedics and dispatchers, negotiated changes maintain distinct language covering ambulance services while addressing long-standing issues within the collective agreement, according to Pearson.

HEU represents about 85 per cent of health care workers covered by these talks.

A further 14 per cent are represented

by CUPE Local 873, the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, and the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 882/882H. Another seven unions represent less than one per cent of workers in the FBA and are represented at the bargaining table by the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers Local 5.

The Anglican Parish of St. Peter, Quamichan would like to thank the following businesses and individuals who donated Silent Auction items or sponsorship funds for our Gala held on May 31, 2014.

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OUR VIEW

For the speeders, limit never high enough aising the speed limits on B.C. highways is completely unnecessary.

We’re surprised that the provincial government has elected to do so against the urging of the B.C. Trucking Association.

With transport trucks making up such a large component of the traffic on our major highways, the province should have heeded their warnings. It’s foolish not to.

Police have also expressed concern about a possible increase in frequency and severity of crashes.

There are several important drawbacks of raising the speed

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limit, and not much to recommend the plan, except making speeders, who already show their contempt for the rules of the road, feel like they can go even faster.

Because there’s the rub.

For those who speed, it will never be fast enough.

If the limit is 80 km/h they will go 100 or even 120. If the speed is 120, well, they’ll go 130 km/h or 140, rather than the 120 they were doing before.

It’s an ever-spiralling menace.

And far too many people treat the speed limit as the minimum, not the maximum that it repre-

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sents in good road conditions.

The comments of the truckers association bring to mind a youtube video that went viral this past winter. It was taken by the dashboard camera in a transport truck. It showed the driver of that truck almost run off the road by another truck driver as that driver attempted to pass another vehicle on a snowy road, on a hill, with a curve ahead and truck number one headed straight for them.

What is really striking is the ignorance demonstrated in the comments below the video. Many viewers, presumably also drivers,

criticized the first truck driver for not slamming on his brakes and stopping before the other truck — in the wrong lane — got so close.

Clearly far too many people do not understand the laws of physics that govern a large truck in motion. These vehicles cannot stop on a dime, and the faster they go, the longer it takes them to slow and stop in an emergency situation. That number just gets higher on slick roads.

Another very good argument against raising the speed limits is what it will cost drivers. It’s simple math. Fuel costs go up

We must address logging to preserve water

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Ken James of the Youbou Timberless Society once stated that: “Instead of clear-cutting our forests and shipping out raw logs to international locations for milling and cutting, that we push our government representatives to ensure international forest companies mill the lumber in B.C. By this method we could cut half as many trees and employ twice as many B.C. workers.”

Instead, we have clear-cut our forests to such an extent around Lake Cowichan and the mountains surrounding the Cowichan River that there are no dense forests left to hold back rain water (resulting in flooding in rainy seasons), and no thick forests left to keep the forest floor from drying out in the hotter months (resulting in significant drought periods affecting the river flow).

Throw in housing and big-box store developments paving over land which previously held back moisture in the soil...and we have a real water problem.

I am sure this process in going on all across B.C. One of the solutions is to consume less.

Another is to encourage industry to use less water in the dry season.

Another is to raise the weir and keep the lake waters a few feet higher to compensate in the dry season.

And the most important is to re-think our policies around the logging industry.

That means regulate clear-cutting and re-planting practices in such a way that the forests continue to assist in preventing erosion, floods, and the lowering of river levels.

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as your car goes faster. With our rising gas prices, it’s no small potatoes for many of us.

On Vancouver Island the highway between Parksville and Campbell River will see a speed increase to 120 km/h. The speed limit there is already 110 km/h.

What was wrong with that?

Between Cowichan Bay and the Nanaimo airport on the Trans Canada Highway, where speed limits vary wildly from 90 km/h in some sections to 50 km/h through Duncan, some 80 km/h sections will become 90 km/h.

Slow down, smell the roses. Try not to get yourself killed.

Wrong location for Rock of the Woods David Bain, director of Rock of the Woods Festival wrote in to rebut a writer’s assertion that the festival organization did not consult with or contact residents near the ground zero for this festival.

I must clarify a few points raised in his letter.

I am one of the 63 residents that letter writer claims to speak for.

Sixty-three is the number of local residents who did sign a petition and we made representation at a directors’ meeting.

We are not a silent majority — we are an ignored majority. How is it that a couple of concerned

citizens can make contact with so many of our local community and get signatures, yet your outreach coordinators could not make contact with us?

Under CVRD Area E bylaws you do have the right to hold this event, but it is in the wrong location.

Our concern is that this is a large-scale event not suited for an acreage surrounded by hobby farms and sitting on the Cowichan River aquifer.

A viewing of your website shows the scope and size of your planned festival.

This is not akin to a local gathering or wedding.

This is a three-day and night event that includes a stage, camping, an alcohol garden, paid

parking and a community store.

Sounds like a Sunfest type event doesn’t it?

This is an event more suited to the exhibition grounds or a Providence Farm setting — a place with the dedicated space, facilities, services and more than one road to get in and out.

So, we will see what happens this July weekend.

We hope you have a fun and successful event, but we will lock up our livestock and hide the dogs, and hopefully not have to do any damage control.

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Chemainus Theatre’s Les Misérables inspired

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS

As residents of Chemainus my wife and I have had many opportunities to enjoy performances at the Theatre Festival there.

We constantly marvel at the professionalism and quality of everything that they do.

No surprise, then, that we treated ourselves to tickets to their most recent venture — Les Misérables.

Having seen the musical performed in London by the original cast, and, more recently, having watched the 2012 Tom Hooper movie, we went with a great deal of curiosity as to how such a lavish show could be adapted to our smaller local environment. Much curiosity, but frankly no great expectations.

Boy, were we surprised! Peter Jorgensen’s direction is inspired.

The performance was superb, from the set design to the singing to the costumes to the acting. It is hard to single out any specific talent, it all worked so well together. All in all, the most memorable performance of all the excellent ones at the Chemainus Theatre festival. An A+++!

We are writing this letter to encourage anyone who may not have already booked their tickets to do so with haste. You will have a wonderful time and, like us, will be humming the melodies for weeks to come.

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O Canada, 2014: Where we’re going In celebration of Canada Day July 1, I have given our national anthem a bit of a re-write. Get ready to sing!

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ened land, Fracking and pipelines given a free hand.

With Arctic ice disappearing fast The true North can’t survive; With cuts to health and CBC Our freedoms take a dive.

God save us, please, from corporate greed; Government secrecy is making us bleed…

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Wood insisted on reflection period JUDGE WOOD, From Page 3

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“The domestic violence court initiative here started with Judge Bracken but I think [Wood] moved it further than it would have gone, in part because he presided over that enquiry in Vernon and he made many, many recommendations in his report which are some of the founding framework for our domestic violence court here,” Welch said.

It’s important that families don’t feel isolated because some people come from backgrounds where it was considered the normal response to problems.

“One of the key elements Judge Wood stumbled upon is that victims must have a chance to meet with the victim service community and identify the risks in the relationship.”

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With the court meeting every two weeks, it was possible to act on these requests sooner but “Judge Wood wasn’t comfortable till they’d talked about safety planning,” Welch said.

“Most women try numerous things before they phone the police. Judge Wood understood that they would need a period to reflect. From our perspective that definitely has made a big difference for women. That practice has become part of the domestic violence response by the court. Many women will say that over the three sessions they have learned a lot.”

Wood will be missed but “he was part of a community of social responders and it’s up to the rest of us to see this continues,” Welch said.

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30-year ban on shellfish harvest

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SEWAGE SULLYING, From Page 1 Coupland said the list of stations along the coast they were working with is far from comprehensive.

North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure expressed interest in finding out more.

Cowichan Bay area director Lori Iannidinardo said she and CVRD staff have been working on the issue for the waterfront community.

CVRD staffer Emily Doyle-Yamaguchi told directors that they are working with the provincial Ministry of Environment to try to establish water quality guidelines in Mill Bay. Problems with fecal coliform bacterial contamination have closed the shore there to shellfish harvesting for the last 30 years.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3809 ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAWS NO. 3810 and 3811 (APPLICABLE TO SOUTH COWICHAN OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 3510, ELECTORAL AREA B – SHAWNIGAN LAKE ZONING BYLAW NO. 985, and SOUTH COWICHAN ZONING BYLAW NO. 3520) NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held as follows to consider the above noted Amendment Bylaws: DATE PLACE

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Thursday, July 10, 2014 TIME 7:00 p.m.

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Of¿cial Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 3809 proposes to amend the South Cowichan (Electoral Area A – Mill Bay/Malahat, Electoral Area B – Shawnigan Lake, and Electoral Area C – Cobble Hill) Of¿cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3510 in order to permit institutional uses in the Elkington Forest Development, and increase the number of permitted residential units.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3810 proposes to amend Electoral Area B – Shawnigan Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 985 by amending the CD-1D (Mixed Use Sub-Zone) Zone applicable to Lot B, District Lot 201 and Blocks 201, 270 and 281, Malahat District, Plan EPP9371 (PID: 028-429-257), as shown outlined below with a black line, by increasing the number of permitted uses and the number of residential units.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3811 proposes to amend South Cowichan Zoning Bylaw No. 3520 applicable to Electoral Area A – Mill Bay/Malahat and Electoral Area C – Cobble Hill by deleting Sections 11.4 (CD-4 Rural Comprehensive Development 4 Forest Stewardship) and associated sections 11.4 A – D. The purpose of Amendment Bylaws No. 3809 and 3810 is to permit duplex, day care, nursery school, and school as permitted uses in the CD-1D Zone, and to increase the number of permitted residential units from seventy-seven (77) to ninety-seven (97). These Bylaws would also permit a small suite or a secondary suite on parcels that are serviced by community water and sewer systems and as speci¿ed in the general regulations of Zoning Bylaw No. 985.

The purpose of Amendment Bylaw No. 3811 is to remove reference to the Rural Comprehensive Development 4 Forest Stewardship (Elkington Forest) from South Cowichan Zoning Bylaw No. 3520, as this Zone does not apply to any lands within the South Cowichan Zoning Bylaw (Electoral Areas A and C).

At the public hearing, all persons who deem their interests affected by the proposed amendments will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions on matters contained therein, before representatives of the Regional Board. Prior to the public hearing, submit written comments on the Bylaws by: Fax: 250-746-2621 Email: ds@cvrd.bc.ca Mail and/or deposit at the Regional District of¿ce, 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1N8 until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2014 The public should not assume that correspondence submitted on the proposed Bylaws prior to commencement of the statutory noti¿cation period on, Monday, June 30, 2014, will be made available to the Regional Board. Please be advised that the CVRD Board cannot receive correspondence or comment following the close of the public hearing. For further information, please call the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.

Please note that all correspondence submitted to the CVRD in response to this Notice will form part of the public record and will be published in a meeting agenda that is posted online when this matter is before the Board or a Committee of the Board. The CVRD considers the author’s address relevant to the Board’s consideration of this matter and will disclose this personal information. The author’s phone number and email address is not relevant and should not be included in the correspondence IF the author does not wish this personal information disclosed. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620 or 1-800-665-3955, or the Recording Secretary at the time of submission. For more information on disclosure, contact the CVRD FOI Coordinator at 250-746-2507 or 1-800-665-3955.

The Public Hearing is to be held by Director B. Fraser, Director M. Walker and Director G. Giles as delegates of the Board. Decisions concerning the adoption of Bylaws No. 3809, 3810 and 3811 will not be made until the record of Public Hearing is presented to the Board.

A copy of the proposed Bylaws, the resolution delegating the holding of the Public Hearing, and other documents that may be considered by the Board in determining whether to adopt the Bylaws are available for public inspection at the Regional District Planning & Development Department of¿ce: 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC From Monday, June 30, 2014, to Thursday, July 10, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Tuesday, July 1, 2014, being the Canada Day statutory holiday. A copy of the Bylaws and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Rachelle Rondeau, Planner I, Development Services Division, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.

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Captain John faces off with other tribe — and alcohol, part 2

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APTAIN JOHN “Quality was not (Part 2) considered. The rotgut As Victoria must be cheap as well authorities remained as pungent, and these neutral, musket shots two elements being punctured the usual present, the sale was calm around the clock. rapid and profitable.” he tribes This was the lucraencamped on the tive trade conducted CHRONICLES western shore under cover of night T.W. Paterson of Victoria’s Inner by unscrupulous Harbour in the early merchants who were 1860s faced an insidious enemy respected leaders of the comagainst which they had little munity by day. To the untutored defence. Pioneer journalist David consumer, drink was a mindHiggins has left us with one of bending elixir for which he’d the most graphic descriptions of literally sell his soul. Daughters the devil’s brew that ultimately and wives were sold into prostidevastated proud nations and tution, some sold as slaves. Soon cultures: the vast encampments beside the “The so-called whisky was the Inner Harbour were a brawling vilest stuff that the ingenuity of hive of violence and degradation. wicked-minded and avaricious Presiding over this ungodly white men ever concocted. What scene was the aloof figure of it was composed of was known Captain John. only to the concoctors. I was Violence finally erupted in the told that it was made of alcohol Haida camp in the summer of diluted with water toned up with 1860 when several young men, an extract of red pepper and fired with alcohol, announced coloured so as to resemble the their intention to drive the real thing. It was conveyed to the encroaching whites into the Reserve under cover of night by sea. Realizing they couldn’t be boatloads. calmed, John informed them

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they’d be slaughtered by the settlers. However, if they were spoiling for a fight, why didn’t they attack their old enemies, the Stikines?

That evening, a Haida, primed with bad whisky, encountered a Stikine youngster on the road.

When the boy’s decapitated body was found, the enemies hastily dug trenches and erected log fortifications then, over three days, waged a blazing gun battle.

Musket shots punctured the usual calm around the clock as Victoria authorities remained neutral.

On the third day of hostilities, a Sunday, Higgins and several fellow adventurers decided to visit Captain John’s fort. “We watched our opportunity and by keeping well behind the standing timber that then thickly covered the Reserve, and dodging from tree to tree, we managed to reached the Captain’s quarters without injury.”

Secure behind the Haida breastworks, Higgins faced a short lecture on his foolhardiness from John. But the chief soon changed the subject for he had

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An artist’s fanciful rendition of Captain John during the threeday battle beside Victoria’s Inner Harbour. —TWP other things on his mind. “He was anxious to know what the papers said about the fight, and I told him, much to his satisfaction, that they reported that he was getting the better of the Stickeens. He was very grave and serious in his demeanour and seemed to feel that a great responsibility rested upon him.”

With dusk, Higgins and companions crept from the fort.

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they met two men helping a third, who was in great pain.

The injured man’s knee had been shattered by a Stikine musket ball and, next day, his leg had to be amputated.

This incident aroused official ire. With a strong force of heavily-armed police and marines from HMS Hecate, police magistrate Augustus Pemberton marched into the battle zone, arrested leaders on both sides, including a bewildered Captain John, and destroyed the fortifications. After being soundly lectured, all combatants were released and peace resumed in the camps, if only briefly.

But the flow of vile liquor continued unabated. From legitimate wholesale liquor warehouses at the foot of Johnson Street, thousands of gallons of the illicit brew were smuggled by night across the harbour, where eager customers waited to pay hard cash for slow death. At a dollar a bottle, each sale brought a 90 per cent profit.

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Chemainus Happenings IN THE MERRY MONTH OF JULY BILL GREENWELL SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

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nce a year we close the streets in Chemainus...well, not all of them... just Willow, the main one. And it’s all to make room for the annual giant street market. The fun starts early at 8 a.m. and goes on ‘til three. And the date this time is Saturday, July 5. Vendors come from all over the Island...more than 120 of them, and as you can imagine, the choice is terrific and there are bargains galore. So don’t miss this traditional fun event and bring the family too. (More info at 250-246-3944) Much music is in the air for the rest of the month and it all starts with the western sounds of the Howie James group on the 8th. After that, there are five evening Festivals, all presented at the same venue, downtown, in Waterwheel Park.

And everything starts at seven o’clock.

The Festivals kick off on the 12th with the Rockabilly Rumble, when Hank Angel and the Island Devils will be heading a great line-up of top talent, with the accent on fifties rock n’ roll.

On the 19th the mood is alternative music and it has a name for its fans — The Velvet Rut Chemainus Express Fest!

The following week, on the July 26 and 27 is my personal favourite, the Bluegrass Festival...two days of great songs and brilliant back-up from banjo, fiddle and the various instruments so special to Bluegrass lovers. There’s an extra show on Tuesday the 15th, called Bluegrass Fever, for those of us who can’t get enough of it.

We’ve also got the Maritime Forces’ Naden Band booked in, if you like a bunch of brass with your music. They’ll be here on the 22nd......and for a complete change of pace, the touring English Hampshire Youth Choir will present a

program of medieval music, lively folk tunes and Beatles favourites. Come and give them a warm welcome, in the Waterwheel Park, on the 29th.

While all this is going on, the Art Beat group will be organizing their very popular street parties on South Willow from 5 until 9 p.m. Come down and join in, dance or just listen and chat, on two Fridays this month...the 11th and the 25th. They’re such fun evenings.

Also, as usual, there are weekly live music jams at the Twisted Sisters on Maple Street (250-246-1541) and at the Seniors’ Drop-in Centre on Willow...every Wednesday at seven.

But if you’re on the hunt for a bargain, or a special gift for someone, check out our Wednesday markets. If the weekend’s more convenient, try Sunday morning at the Legion or the parking lot market at Chemainus Foods.

And I must make mention of Les Misérables, the musical that’s been getting such great reviews at the Chemainus Theatre since it opened in June. Reservations can be made at 1-800-565-7738. Why not enjoy the show and stay over, by booking their all-in Getaway Package with the Best Western Plus Chemainus Inn? Well, that’s it from me. As usual, my thanks to Dee Kinnee and her B.I.A. group for all this info. They recently handed over the $3,000 prize to the lucky winner of their Shop Chemainus promotion. Apparently it drew tens of thousands of entries over the last four months — a successful reminder for us all to SHOP LOCAL, which helps keep our community vibrant!

If you have an event next month and want it mentioned in The Citizen, just drop me a line. I’m Bill Greenwell at badger32@shaw.ca

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Kids take over the Hub for Saturday garage sale Cowichan Valley kids are sorting through their toy trunks and sports equipment this week in preparation for the Kids Garage Sale Saturday, July 5 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hub. The event will raise funds for the Hub at Cowichan, while giving kids a safe, fun way to earn a bit of money themselves too. The event is part of Cowichan Station’s big 100th school reunion and the annual Summer Celebration this weekend.

At least 10 children and youth (all under 18) will participate, each hawking their own quality used goods including toys, clothes, sports equipment and donations from other family members (so it’s not only kids’ stuff on sale).

At the end of the sale, participants will donate 50 per cent of their earnings to the Hub, a non-profit volunteer-run community centre located in the former Cowichan Station School, and keep the rest.

Jill Thompson, chair of Hub fundraising said, “It was my son’s idea. He’s eight and loves a chance to make a bit of pockets change, but he also really wants to help the Hub. He knows first-hand that the more the community pitches in, the more fun it gets for local children.”

Boatbuilding to be Fast and Furious at Cowichan Bay The Fast & Furious boatbuilding challenge is back Cowichan Bay Sunday, July 6.

Boat construction runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by an hour of decoration time. At 2 p.m., there’s a parade to KilPah-Les Beach and then the hilarious race begins at 2:30 p.m.

The entry fee is $50 and no more than $100 can be spent in building materials.

For more information and to register, go to cwbs@classicboats.org or call 250-746-4955.

Stories taking root at Kin Park with reading club event What do you get when you take good books, kids, soil and seeds and mix them together? Storytime at the Kin Park Urban Farm, starting July 8 and running through Aug. 19.

In 2012 Cowichan Green Community broke ground on the region’s first ever urban demonstration farm, located right

in the heart of Duncan.

While plant life flourishes at the park so too do the community partnerships.

For seven Tuesdays starting July 8, the Vancouver Island Regional Library and the Kin Park Youth Urban Farm are teaming together to host a children’s storytime at the park geared for three to five year olds (all ages are welcome however). This program is part of the library’s Summer Reading Club whereby kids receive a special kit to keep track of their reading and are awarded a collectible medal if they complete their reading log.

Storytime, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., starts with a fun story in the shade of the trees followed by a garden-themed activity for little ones such as planting seeds, learning about worms, or a garden scavenger hunt. Sampling of the urban farm’s berry patch will most definitely be allowed.

To learn more about this free program, please contact Nariel Davis at the Cowichan Library at 250-746-7661, visit the VIRL website at: www.virl.bc.ca or visit www.cowichangreencommunity.org.

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Dementia program aims to help Valley families The journey with dementia poses many challenges. Having an understanding of what they will face can make all the difference for Cowichan Valley families on the journey.

The Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s free Shaping the Journey: living with dementia educational program helps families “build the knowledge, skills and confidence to live well with dementia,” said Tina Biello, the Society’s First Link program coordinator for the Central and North Island.

The program is designed specifically for people experiencing the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. It is also intended for care partners,

family members, or friends.

Participants will learn about the disease and meet others going through similar experiences. They will learn strategies to cope with changes and maximize quality of life.

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Denis and Jackie Rumney of the Malahat Lions will be presenting a cheque for $3,344.75 to Kathleen Erickson of Literacy Now Cowichan on Saturday, July 5 at 7 p.m. at the Cowichan Golf Club. The donation is the result of the Lions’ golf Tournament for Literacy held on June 6 at Arbutus Ridge Golf Club and will be presented at Literacy Now Cowichan’s own golf tournament for literacy.

The winner of the annual David Walden Memorial Scholarship for 2014 is Zander Felton.

The public competition recital was held at Sylvan United Church and a recital by 13 piano students was followed the three contestants’ performances while the judges deliberated.

Felton, a classical voice student, will study at the University of Victoria. Runners up were Madison Gray, pianist, leaving to study at Dalhousie University in Halifax and Lahna Lampson, harpist, off to study at Concordia University in Montreal. Greg Finnegan presented the scholarship at the end of the recital.

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Rain didn’t dampen competitive fire at Grass Court Classic LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club welcomed players and fans to its annual Grass Court Classic tournament last weekend.

More than 120 players were registered for the event at the historic club.

There were some rain delays during this year’s event, according to tournament director Karen Clarke.

“We actually had showers Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Everybody was very patient about it, though. We had to end up cancelling the consolation events but we got all the main draws — singles and doubles events — finished on Monday and that was a glorious day, so that helped,” she said.

The consolation events are more of a courtesy than anything else, she said.

“Some players have only one match in an event they lose and we try to have a second match on the grass but they understand the consolation match isn’t counted towards ranking points and if time gets tight we have to let those go.”

Titles were handed out in 21 different brackets at the tournament.

In men’s singles 35, top seed James Pretorius won top spot over Shane Idarola; in men’s singles 45, it was Hannes Blum beating out Geoff Bourne for first place; in men’s singles 55, Steve Yesowick beat Ranjan Mcarthur for first place; in men’s singles 60, Keith Porter topped Yesowick for first; in men’s singles 65, the winner was Dennis Robert Fuhrman over Stuart Wong; and in men’s singles 70, Charles Ayers won over Robert Downarowicz.

Kim Rogers won the women’s singles 45 division over Johane Mui; Elly Mckeague defeated Barbara Leslie Skillings in women’s 55 singles and Jean Martin topped Evelyn Cobley for first in women’s

singles 65.

The men’s doubles 35 division saw Chad Tyson Brachat and Brendan Braybrook team up to finish first over Don Robey and Andrew Ross Collins; in men’s doubles 45 David James Fairbotham and Tim Hopper defeated Hannes Blum and Shawn Lusignan; in men’s doubles 55, it was Al William Folster and Grant Giowicki over Dan Cardinall and Ranjan Mcarthur; in men’s doubles 60, Kim Jensen and Claude Pierce beat John William Nash and Chris Phelps; while in men’s 70 doubles, John Calveley and John Fraser defeated John Lapointe and Colin Morris Ross.

In women’s doubles 45, Kim Rogers and Margaret Shepp took first place over Carolyn Anne Goff and Johane Mui; in women’s doubles 55, Judith Clarke and Carol Ann O-Brien beat out Debbie Harit and Glenys Wall for top spot; in women’s doubles 60, Paddy Lynn Mann and Sandra Eleanor Moss beat Sheila Anning and Glenys Wall for top honours while in women’s 65 doubles, Sheila Anning and Lynne Cowan beat Jennifer Ewing and Liese Ritchie.

The team of Dan Cardinall and Karen Clarke won the mixed doubles 45 group over Steve Perks and Amanda Heffelfinger; Rita and Art Hobbs beat Joan Newsome and Allan Arthur Gale for first place in mixed doubles 55; and Jean Martin and Gordon Verge teamed up to win the mixed doubles 65 over Erica Ross and Colin Morris Ross.

The SCLTC’s next tournament is the 126th Vancouver Island Grass Court Championships, running from July 21-27. Entries close July 16. The all-ages Cowichan Open will run alongside the V.I. Championships from July 25-28. Entries for the Open wrap up July 19.

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Groenendijk volleyball star siblings make BC Games cut KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Duncan Christian School volleyball star siblings Danielle and Doug Groenendijk will spend this summer competing with elite-level volleyball teams.

Danielle made the cut for the Island U15 girls team and will compete at the BC Summer Games in Nanaimo on July 17-20.

Doug, meanwhile, has made Team BC for the second year in a row and will compete at the National Team Challenge Cup in

Gatineau, Quebec in July 15-20.

The National Team Challenge Cup is the highest level of competition for the provincial team in non-Canada Games years.

Danielle and Doug are continuing their family’s impressive volleyball legacy.

Oldest brother Cam played for the Redeemer University College Royals in Ancaster, Ontario, last season, while sister Megan won a bronze medal at nationals with the Vancouver Island University Mariners.

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ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 3822 (R-2 AND R-3 ZONE SETBACKS) (APPLICABLE TO ELECTORAL AREA D – COWICHAN BAY) NOTICE is hereby given that the CVRD Board will consider reading a third time and adopting the above noted Amendment Bylaw at the regular Board meeting of July 9, 2014.

As per Section 890(4) of the Local Government Act, the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board of Directors, having reviewed the above noted Bylaw and ¿nding it to be consistent with the policies of the Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay Of¿cial Community Plan Bylaw No. 3605, has waived the Public Hearing and directed that this Public Notice occur in its place. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3822 received ¿rst and second reading at the June 11, 2014 CVRD Board meeting.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3822 would amend Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay Zoning Bylaw No. 3705 by changing the minimum interior side setback regulation for the R-2 (Rural Village Residential) and R-3 (Village Residential) Zones from 3 metres to “10% of the parcel width or 3 metres, whichever is less”, effectively reinstating the regulation that was previously in effect under Area D Zoning Bylaw No. 1015.

A copy of the Amendment Bylaw and relevant support material may be inspected at the Regional District Planning and Development Department of¿ce: 175 Ingram Street, Duncan, BC From Wednesday, July 2, 2014 to Wednesday, July 9, 2014, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. A copy of the bylaw and supporting material may also be viewed on the CVRD website at the following address: http://www.cvrd.bc.ca FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Ann Kjerulf, Senior Planner, Planning & Development Department at 250-746-2620.

Duncan students awarded KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Two Duncan Christian School students have been honoured by the BC Christian Secondary Schools Athletic Association for their achievements on and off the court.

Grade 12 student Doug Groenendijk was awarded one of the association’s two Luke Van Harmelen Memorial Scholarships of $1,000, while Grade 10 student Brenna Bazinet received one of two Jack Boersma Junior Athlete Awards of $250 toward a sports camp of her choice.

Both awards require recipients to demonstrate athletic ability, academic achievement, leadership and character, and school, church and community participation.

A star on the Chargers senior boys basketball and volleyball teams that reached their provincial championship tournaments, Groenendijk was named DCS’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year.

Brenna Bazinet was a key player on the school’s senior girls basketball and volleyball teams, reaching provincials in volleyball. She was a co-winner of the Junior Female Athlete of the Year award.

Six head to Vancouver for Special Olympics KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Six Cowichan Valley athletes will be part of the home team this July as the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games take place in Vancouver and Richmond.

Swimmer David Simms will be joined by 10-pin bowler Kara Summer and five-pin bowlers Alana Kay, Allen Hahner, Craig Bakker and Duane Horsman.

Team BC includes 276 athletes with intellectual disabilities, as well as 70 coaches and 14 mission staff from 39 communities throughout the province. Athletes qualified for Team BC based on their performances at the 2013 Special Olympics BC Summer Games in Langley.

“The Special Olympics Canada 2014 Summer Games are the first National Games to be held in B.C. since 1990, and our athletes are going to be ready to dominate on home soil,” Team BC Chef de Mission Shawn Fevens said.

“Team BC has a dedicated and talented group of athletes and coaches who have been working hard for three years to reach this level. I know their abilities and their sportsmanship will inspire everyone watching and will show what is so amazing about Special Olympics sport.”

Venues for the games include the University of British Columbia, the University Golf Club and The Zone Bowling Centre in Richmond.

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Win puts inter B’s into league lead KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The intermediate B Cowichan Valley Thunder clinched first place in their Vancouver Island lacrosse league last weekend while the junior B Thunder split a pair of games and kept themselves in contention for top spot in their league.

The inter B Thunder secured top spot in the circuit by beating the Saanich Tigers 18-9 at the Island Savings Centre last Friday. Adam Golia paced the Thunder with eight goals and five assists, while Colin Winship and Brandon Corby had four goals and two assists apiece, and Tyson Black had five helpers.

Two days later, the same team beat the Juan de Fuca Whalers 16-7. Black compiled five goals and four assists, and Winship had three goals and four helpers.

The Thunder have a bye through the first round of the inter B playoffs, and will play the winner of the semifinals between Saanich and JDF. The winner of the Island final will get a berth in the provincial tournament on Aug. 1-4.

The junior B Thunder were edged 18-17 by the Saanich Tigers

at home last Saturday. Cowichan was short on players the whole game, with their 14 runners including seven intermediate call-ups.

They bounced back on Monday with a 17-8 victory over the Westshore Bears. Golia scored seven goals and set up four others, while Ryan Taylor had three goals and three assists, and Graham Winship had two goals and two helpers.

The junior B Thunder are in second place in the Pacific Northwest Junior Lacrosse League, two points back of the Tigers.

Cowichan does have two games in hand on Saanich, but their last three games are all on the road.

They played at Westshore on Thursday, and will visit Saanich on Sunday and Westshore again next Thursday.

The junior B Thunder also had six players in the lineup as the Island team lost 6-5 to the Mainland in the 2014 junior B all-star game on Canada Day. Cowichan stars Golia, Graham Winship and Bryson Weberg all scored in the game. The Thunder were also represented at the all-star game

by Jamie Jensen, Brandon Clark and goalie Nathan Clark.

The Cowichan Valley Thunder’s Brandon Corby protects the ball from a Westshore Bears defender during last Monday’s game at the Island Savings Centre. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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DUNCAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL CLASS OF 2014

Douglas Groenendijk

Alan Park

Rylie Halloran

Kalika Smith

Spencer Bokrossy

Norman Williams

Yan Yiyi

Dawson Killick

Nora Jack

Chaz Milne

Aisah Schramm

Elizabeth Larose

Mason Chang

Charissa Lee

Caleb Meerman

Caitlin Doran

Rebekah Van Boven

Carli Paterson

Bailey Cook

Rebecca Bazinet

Lee Andrew

Nicholas Openshaw

David McKinley

Mahalia Benty

Rae Ames

QUEEN MARGARET’S SCHOOL CLASS OF 2014

Mykle Amon

Lauren Bailey

Emma Benson

Claire Champernowne

Rachel Chan

Rachel Chang

Caleigh Coels

Twyla Downey

Alyssa Elliott

Anna Esquivel

Elizabeth Graham

Morgan Horner

Marina Kitt

Zayge Klein

Christine Lim

Kate Lischeron

Ting Ting Liu

Alix Martorell

Patricia Masur

Ashley McKay

Alexandra Millar

Laura Milne

Maria Ramirez Coutino

Brooke Reynolds

Suzy So

Vanessa Su

Nao Tada

Abigail Wadsworth

Nicola Watts

Juliet Westlake

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Donation, grant revive low cost spay/neuter JEAN HAMILTON SPECIAL TO THE CITIZEN

In 2002 Heidi arrived at the right door. She was a tiny pregnant stray cat, in desperate need of a home and help, and she found the love and care she needed.

In April, 2014 Heidi became ill and despite the best efforts of her family and some highly skilled specialist vets, Heidi lost her battle with an aggressive form of leukemia.

Heidi’s devastated family wanted to create a significant memorial for Heidi and as a result of that tiny cat’s early days without a home for herself or her kittens, they have chosen to honour her with a remarkable donation to Cowichan Cat Rescue’s Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program. Heidi’s Legacy is a gift of $5,000 to that program. As a result approximately 45 cats owned by people living below the poverty line will be spayed or neutered and vaccinated. Hundreds, very likely thousands, of unwanted kittens will not be born into lives of depriva-

tion as a result.

This is not the only good news Cowichan Cat Rescue has recently received. CCR had applied once again to the CVRD for a contribution to the low cost program and were recently notified that the sum of $3,231 had been approved and will be arriving soon. An anonymous donor has in the past matched donations to this program and once again he is doing so, matching the CVRD funds dollar for dollar.

“This is fabulous news for the residents of the Valley,” said Jean Hamilton of Cowichan Cat Rescue. “After many months of no spay/neuter assistance in the Valley we are getting back to work. We are thrilled to be able to announce that we are once again accepting applications.”

The program is open to anyone living within the boundaries of the CVRD who is living on household income at or below the poverty line.

“In order to be fair we use the most recent Stats Canada LICO

numbers, the Low Income Cut Offs, as published by the government. This covers people on social assistance, basic pensions, disability benefits, and the working poor. Studies have shown that if a program is available, over 80 per cent of low income people will get their pets spayed or neutered. Our experience over the last few years bears that out. As long as we are able to obtain funding for this program we will be working on reaching that 80 per cent figure.”

Applications will be available at Duncan Pets. There is a contribution of $15 per cat required which can be waived in special circumstances and proof of income must be submitted with the application.

Anyone with questions about the program can call CCR at 250-7436500 or send an email to cowcatrescue@shaw.ca Anyone interested in donating to this program can do so through Canada Helps on the CCR website at www.cowichancatrescue.org or contact CCR by mail, phone or email.

VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • Tour de Rock Bottle Drive July 5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., RCMP detachment 6060 Canada Ave. If you can’t deliver, call 250-246-7271 for pickup within the Cowichan Valley.

• Cowichan Maritime Centre hosts Small Wooden Boat Festival, July 5-6.

Small wooden boats displayed along Maritime Centre pier and docks, vote for your favourite. Pancake breakfast, marine demonstrations, children’s activities, boat tours, salmon barbecue. Info: www.classicboats.org.

• Fast and Furious Boat Building Challenge, Sunday, July 6, Cowichan Bay Maritime Centre, form a team, build a boat, hope it floats. Register: Sharon 250-746-4955.

• Shaping the Journey: living with dementia: free workshop from Alzheimer Society of B.C., July 8, 15, and 22, 10 a.m.-noon. Pre-registration required: Tina Biello 1-888-734-4171, tbiello@alzheimerbc.org • Tour de Rock Bike Rodeo July 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sport Check parking lot, 250 Trunk Rd., Duncan. Hot dogs, ice cream, bike safety check. Helmets mandatory.

• South Cowichan Community Policing Return It collection days, third Saturday of each month, 10 a.m.2 p.m., Valley View Centre recycling area. For returnable bottles, cans and other drink containers (except milk products). Funds to support community programs.

Seniors • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre garage sale July 5, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring items to the centre 10 a.m.-2 p.m. weekdays daily. No electronics, computers or furniture.

• Valley Senior Organization Duncan Daze open house and tour of the facilities at 198 Government St., Duncan,

Heidi was desperate when she found her new family. Now that she’s gone, the family has made a donation in her name to help other felines. [SUBMITTED]

FUNDRAISER GETS THUMB’S UP July 12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Danny and the Seniors performing favourites from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Valley Seniors Line Dancers perform. All welcome.

Discover all the activities offered by the centre for those 55 and older. A busy group of people interested in keeping active in retirement. Info: 250746-4433, www.valley-seniors.org • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre dance with Dan Hughes and the Seniors July 26, 7 p.m., cost $9.

Recreation • Meditation with facilitator Gary Greenstein, meditator in the Buddhist tradition for 35 years, free, no registration necessary. Info: Gary 250-746-8637, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Duncan library. Train your mind to recognize stress and subtle pain in the body, how your speech affects others, recognize negative emotions as they arise, loving-kindness and compassion.

• Seniors Dragon Boating, Monday and Thursday mornings 9:30 a.m., Hecate Park. Info: sandysand007@ shaw.ca • Swing Dance Lessons Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Island Oak High School, 5814 Banks Rd. Duncan, $10 per class, $12 drop-in fee, private lessons available.

No partner necessary. Info: Josef 250709-8583, jgraf5@yahoo.ca • Bingo for over 19s, Seniors Activity Centre (198 Government St., Duncan), Tuesday, 12 p.m. a.m. Early Bird Draw, Loonie Pot, Odd and Even, Number Seven and Bonanza. Info: 250-746-4433.

• New chess club at Duncan Library, Monday evenings 6-8 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome.

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

Info: 250-748-9604.

• Calling all chess players, every

Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. All levels welcome. Info: 250-743-8740.

• Interested in rocks? The Cowichan Valley Rockhounds meet the third Monday of each month, 7 p.m., Duncan Airport. Info: 250-743-3769.

Meetings • The Spirit of Women presents Diva Night: Learn techniques for high touch healing Sands Reception Centre 187 Trunk Rd., Duncan Fridays, 5:30 to 6 p.m. 250-748-8722. Donations accepted.

• The Diggers Club of Cowichan meets the second Wednesday of the month, Chemainus United Church, 7 p.m. Come meet other collectors and see and hear about collections. Refreshments served. Info: 250-748-5707.

• Chemainus TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meets weekly, Wednesdays, 5 p.m., boardroom Chemainus Health Care Centre, info: msaben@shaw.ca • Support group for stroke survivors and caregivers every Friday, 1-3 p.m., Cowichan Library, Duncan, multipurpose room. Membership $20 per year (less than 50 cents a meeting).

Contact: Chris Rafuse 778-455-2095 or chrisrafuse@shaw.ca

Arts • Ladysmith Camera Club. Explore and expand your photography with us. Tuesday, July 22, 7 p.m., Harwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Ave., Ladysmith. Non-members $5 drop-in fee.

Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub. com • Warmland Calligraphers meet on the second Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m.-noon, Mellor Hall, Cowichan Exhibition grounds. Info: warmlandcalligraphers@shaw.ca or http://members.shaw.ca/warmlandcalligraphers.

More than 100 cyclists took to the trail for the Shopper’s Drug Mart Ride Don’t Hide event in the Cowichan Valley on Sunday, June 22. Canadian Mental Health Association branches across Canada raised $676,055, with the Cowichan total hitting over $10,000. Proceeds will go to support BikeWorks and Rainbows, two local child and youth programs. [ROBIN POWELL PHOTO]

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