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The pilot of this small plane was taken to hospital in Victoria after a crash at the Duncan airport, but he is expected to make a full recovery. His partner in the plane is certain the pilot will be back flying before long. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Town, USW avert strike with deal LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Duncan and South End firefighters attack a fire on a hill above the Cowichan River early Sunday evening. Maple Bay and Coastal Fire Centre firefighters would join them. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Steep terrain challenges firefighters dousing blaze KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Firefighters from four different agencies and a helicopter were called out to battle a fire on cliffs above the Cowichan River on Sunday evening.

The South End hall made the initial response to the blaze just off the “Trails to Paradise,” accessible from Gibbins Road and Cliffs Road, but soon had to call for assistance from the Duncan and Maple Bay halls, as well as the Coastal Fire Centre.

The location of the fire on a steep hill beside the river made it difficult for firefighters to reach, and created a challenge in getting water to the site, so the calls were made to get more firefighters and equipment.

“It was pretty much impossible for anyone to get at,” said South End firefighter Capt. Malcolm Vale.

About 40 firefighters were on the scene from the South End, Duncan and Maple Bay halls and the Coastal Fire Centre.

The Coastal Fire Centre also dispatched a helicopter from Parksville to drop water

Long investigation leads to multiple Ladysmith drug arrests A months-long investigation into the drug rate in Ladysmith has led to multiple arrests by the RCMP. Working with Island District General Investigations and specialized members from E Division Vancouver, the Ladysmith detachment conducted a two-month investigation and operation into the drug trade

on the flames.

“They did about nine drops,” Vale said.

“That helped out huge.”

The volunteer firefighters battled the blaze for about four hours on Sunday evening. They handed responsibility over to the Coastal Fire Centre overnight, then went back Monday morning for another three hours to put out hot spots.

“It was a lot of man hours and a fair amount of resources,” Vale acknowledged.

Adding to the challenge was the size of the fire, estimated to be 200 feet wide and 100 feet across before firefighters reached it.

“Another 15 or 20 minutes and it would have been a different story altogether,” Vale said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Vale cautioned visitors to the Cowichan woods to avoid smoking in the forest, and to refrain from dumping bottles and other garbage.

“The sun can magnify [through bottles] and start pretty quick,” he said. “It’s so dry.”

in the community, with roots going back into last fall.

Investigators purchased drugs, including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and GHB from six suspected dealers, all of whom were residing in Ladysmith. Several of the suspects have now been arrested.

No names were released, and the investigation remains active.

The Town of Lake Cowichan and USW Local 1-1937 were set to vote Tuesday night on a tentative deal that would end the threat of a strike by municipal workers.

According to USW business agent Chris Cinkant, the two sides talked in Vancouver Monday as they prepared to meet with the Labour Relations Board and were able to resolve a stalemate that saw 72-hour strike notice served June 18.

The USW took a strike vote on May 30 with 88 per cent backing strike action.

“We had to go before the Labour Board regarding essential services. When the essential services process is invovled, you have to put another 72 hours notice in. We agreed that water and sewer would be essential; it’s pretty tough to disagree with that because it concerns the safety and health of the residents,” Cinkant said

on Tuesday morning.

Through the Labour Relations process, in the morning, the two sides started talking.

“The Town requested mediation and for the first half of the day, and right now we have worked out a tentative agreement.

It’s good news but I haven’t even shared it with our members yet so I can’t give out any details.”

USW members were set to meet Tuesday night to hear the news.

“From the negotiating committee’s side, we’re endorsing it. It still has to be ratified.

And then it will also go to council and they will have to ratify it,” he said.

Cinkant said it’s a four-year agreement “but, our contract ran out June 15, 2013 so it’s been over a year since we had a deal.”

Mayor Ross Forrest and Chief Administrative Officer Joe Fernandez negotiated for the town.

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Pre-empt derelicts moving to Maple Bay, residents say LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Maple Bay residents told North Cowichan council that the area’s bays and harbours could be threatened with pollution from an increasing number of live-aboard, derelict, and abandoned vessels and urged them to look for solutions before real problems arise.

Councillors agreed to get staff members to review and report as soon as possible on the presentation, made earlier this month.

Justin Fryer, speaking on behalf of the Maple Bay Community Association, told councillors that worry is widespread.

He has talked to people in Chemainus, Crofton and Genoa Bay and discovered the concerns reach

far beyond Maple Bay into those North Cowichan areas as well.

“The problem is the current laws are ineffective or not enforced,” he said. Fryer pointed out that some live-aboards in Bird’s Eye Cove, an area where the water doesn’t flush itself well, are also a concern.

“Abandoned vessels are at the mercy of vandals. Some liveaboards stay in their mooring for months. We don’t know what they do with the sewage and/or grey water,” he said, adding, “There are now nine live-aboards in the south end of Maple Bay. Who has authority?” he asked.

The Maple Bay group has been watching with interest as other municipalities have taken action to exercise greater control in their

bays and harbours.

“The result is that boats are moving into unprotected areas such as North Cowichan,” he said.

Trouble, such as that seen in Cowichan Bay, where a replica of the Beaver sank, and which was only the latest in a litany of problems for that picturesque area, means “the emphasis should be on prevention,” he said.

Coun. Ruth Hartmann had heard these concerns before.

“Lori [Iannidinardo, the regional director for Area D] has been dealing with problems in Cowichan Bay and Cherry Point. There are lots of large boats coming there to escape the fees of staying in Vancouver,” she said.

Mayor Jon Lefebure agreed.

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Coun. John Koury said that “boats built 40, 50, 60 years ago are coming to roost in hideaways on our coasts” and added that Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder has been very active in pursuing action to deal with the problem.

Coun. Kate Marsh said, “I don’t want to see another situation like those Chemainus barges [which sank]” but she also wondered aloud if part of the problem with live-aboards might come from people having difficulty finding affordable housing.

Coun. Jennifer Woike said she was concerned that derelict ves-

sels sinking could mean leaching of chemicals into the water.

“We’ve just had the beach declared unsafe for swimming in Maple Bay,” she said.

North Cowichan CAO Dave Devana said that, as part of a zoning bylaw review, there could be an opportunity to look at what power the municipality has within 1,000 feet of the shoreline.

Lefebure said it would be a good idea to see some kind of report “as soon as practically possible.”

Fryer said he saw his group’s application to council as “a preemptive action” because although “we’re not yet at the critical stage of other municipalities, we’re a very attractive refuge and we’re exposed if we don’t act.”

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N. Cowichan gets $416K gas tax fund boost Cast your pool vote urges proponent LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

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A determined proponent of Lake Cowichan being part of the “pool group” of municipalities is urging residents of his community to vote in an informal poll being held until July 2.

The poll is being held by Lake Cowichan’s council to take the pulse of the community, but Ted Gamble said he’s worried people may be complacent and not bother to voice their opinions.

“Registered voters only have until July 2 at 4 p.m. to cast a ballot for an extension of the equal access privileges we are presently enjoying at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre, otherwise known as the Duncan pool,” he said.

Cowichan Lake has equal access to the CAC until Dec. 31, 2014.

The town is talking about continuing that through 2015-2018 and is taking a straw poll.

“At issue is the annual taxed average of $1.38 per household, which allows Lake Cowichan citizens access the CAC for a reasonable rate of admission.

This small amount of tax dollars goes a long way to help our middle class families access to a multi-million dollar aquatic centre, a short drive from town,” Gamble said.

“As our community does not have a large enough tax base to support our own pool, contributing to the CAC makes good financial sense for the long term aquatic needs of all Lake Cowichan citizens now and in the future,” he said.

“We’ve told people and given them until tax time to go in to the office and vote,” said Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest. “It’s not a binding referendum or anything. It’s just a guideline for us to go on, showing if the public likes the idea or doesn’t like the idea.

The vote will just help us with our decision.”

Councillors have been split on the issue and “some of them thought we should let the public have some say in it, which they should. But we didn’t want to pay for a referendum on it and this offers us another opportunity to see what the public thinks. It’s not official,” Forrest reiterated.

Gamble is not sure about that and wants to ensure pool supporters get in and vote at the town office anyway. Municipal office staff offer property owners a chance to vote when they go in to pay their taxes in person but not everybody pays in person, he said.

He himself did a couple of information sessions in front of Country Grocer in Lake Cowichan and found there’s uncertainty out there.

“A lot of people don’t know about it. Also a lot of people who do know think that, because we’ve got the year, that it’s a done deal forever. I don’t think that’s so. I just want to make sure people know. This vote will be discussed in some manner within council and its final tally will have some bearing on what happens. So, I’m trying to get as many people out to vote as I can,” he said.

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North Cowichan will get to spend $416,000 more per year in gas tax funds in coming years.

From 2010 to 2013, $791,000 a year was budgeted as part of the roads program but that is going up now to $1.21 million in 2014 and 2015, $1.27 million in 2016 and 2017 and $1.33 million in 2018.

When finance director Mark Frame prepared a comment for discussion at the last North Cowichan meeting, he said, “Importantly, the renewed program expands eligible infrastructure categories to provide more flexibility for projects that can be funded.

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had to be used for the following capital projects: public transit, local roads and bridges, active transportation, community energy, water, wastewater or solid waste infrastructure that reduce greenhouse gas emissions or provide cleaner air or cleaner water.”

Under the new agreement, eligible categories have been added for sport infrastructure, recreational infrastruc-

ture, cultural infrastructure, tourism infrastructure, disaster mitigation and capacity building, he said.

As had been the case with the previous agreement, gas tax funds in excess of those budgeted in the capital expenditure plan can be put into a statutory reserve fund and used, with interest earned, for eligible projects in future years. Council decided to set up a new reserve fund for the surplus gas tax funds until needed for future eligible capital projects.

Frame explained that the reserve fund is a requirement of the funding.

“We can’t flow it to general funds. But, you could later put it to capital expenditure,” he said.

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OUR VIEW

Time has come to cut school trustee numbers utting the size of the school board in the Cowichan Valley is an idea whose time has come.

It’s not a matter of money.

School trustees get paid a pittance — mere pennies in the $80million district budget.

Cutting the number of trustees will not pay to keep a school open or put more educational assistants in the classrooms.

But it may help to ease decision-making around the board table.

The number of trustees is a remnant of a ward system that was once in place that had those

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elected specifically representing various areas. That ward system has been defunct for some years, but the number of trustees did not change.

Now, the provincial education minister can choose to stick with the nine trustees that have traditionally made up the board, or change that number to seven or five.

Seven trustees would put the board on par with Duncan and North Cowichan councils (six councillors and a mayor).

The district has been running for two years with only one, provincially appointed trustee, as the

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elected board was fired in July of 2012 for failing to submit a balanced budget.

A more desirable number would be somewhere in between the one and the nine.

It is anti-democratic to have only one, non-elected person from out of town running the show, no matter how fair he has tried to be.

A benevolent dictator is still a dictator, and there’s always the risk that the next guy — over whose appointment you have no say — will be less benevolent.

Decisions for this school district should remain in the hands

of the people who live here, and we do that by electing people to represent us in making those decisions.

Having nine trustees, however, has not brought a myriad of different opinions, only a sometimes tired repetition.

What’s the magic number?

Too many, and things begin to get unwieldy and bogged down.

Too few and there’s not enough people to do the work and connect with all of the district’s schools.

While we would not be unhappy with seven our vote is for five.

I would like to ask Judge Keith Bracken, what kind of crime someone would have to commit to get the full sentence of 25 years before parole eligibility?

This sicko [William Gordon Robert Elliott] killed and mutilated two women and yet he gets only 20 years because he is native and had a tough life. This creature will be out in 20 years to do the same all over again. I don’t think he will be changed.

It should be your priority to safeguard our young women when you have the chance. This is not justice.

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sure about that one) ought to be left to the families who can afford a “proper” education in private schools and who have the resources to support those choices and manage all that stress. What a load off my mind!

Education for the masses should focus exclusively on producing the next generation of unquestioning labourers.

Your vision and determination to restore the institution of public education to its roots is remarkable. p.s.: I’m glad to see that your Dickensian policies extend to the treatment of unions as well.

Weekends are overrated.

Area E Director [Loren Duncan] has decided to back off an earlier commitment to have a referendum to eliminate the twotier fee structure for his area.

Therefore, Mayor Lefebure of North Cowichan must reinstate the two-tier system for Area E residents if they want to use the Aquatic Centre.

The $23,000 that Duncan is offering is not sufficient; North Cowichan can collect more than that from Area E residents with higher user fees.

Why should North Cowichan taxpayers subsidize Area E by bearing a higher tax load? This is just another example of Area E residents wanting a high level of service but not willing to pay their fair share. If North Cowichan council tries to pass this cost on to me, none of them will be getting my vote in November.

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Beginning Friday, be sure to look for a new Cowichan Valley Citizen feature recognizing our region’s 2014 graduates.

Each edition of the paper will feature the graduates from one of the schools here in the Cowichan Valley.

Graduating from high school is a big accomplishment, and we and our advertisers will be recognizing the milestone reached by these hard working youths in our community. We salute our next generation of Valley leaders.

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Clark returning education to its roots Dear Christy Clark: I want to applaud you for returning public education back to its proper place. The system was designed to produce workers in our industrial society and for maintaining social order. Thank you for recognizing these fundamentals and for steering us back.

The current career opportunities available to youth of all socio-economic backgrounds are vast and, frankly, overwhelming.

On behalf of low and middle class families, I’d like to express my gratitude for alleviating that undue stress as well as the financial burden of seeing our kids through post-secondary.

You, Christy, are bringing us back to a simpler time. My children, by attending public school, will not need to worry about what sort of job would provide a sense of fulfillment, purpose or joy. Nor will they have to determine which career is best suited to their particular strengths or interests. No! So long as they do their part to mindlessly fuel the machine of resource extraction that supports the whims and desires of the elite, they will be doing their duty. (Thank you, because medical school is really expensive!)

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Contrary to the letter writer’s assertions, on April 17 and June 7 the festival’s Community Outreach Coordinators went door-todoor to speak with residents closest to the festival site. If we were unable to speak to residents in person, we left a letter providing our contact details and information on the festival. At Vimy Hall and on local post boxes we also placed information posters that encourage residents to contact us.

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We know that Area E decision makers are currently working on creating a Temporary Use Permit for large events such as concerts, festivals, and weddings.

We welcome the opportunity to formalize a process that we have already been engaged in.

It is unfortunate that we have not yet heard from the 63 residents the letter writer claims to speak for. We look forward to the opportunity to provide information, but letting misleading claims about our efforts go unchallenged is not something we are prepared to do. The festival is taking place from July 25 to 27 and we will continue to work with passion to make it a fun, safe, and respectful event for both residents and attendees.

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Suddenly, all of that wealth didn’t seem quite as important as their land, and the health of the community. But they have little problem passing all

Don’t leave insurance information in cars I have just read the article in which RCMP are advising residents of a theft from a vehicle in Mill Bay, and reminding people not to leave keys and other valuables in plain sight in vehicles.

While I certainly agree with this advice I would like to take it a step further. I do believe it is time to stop the practice of keeping insurance papers in vehicles.

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of those problems onto British Columbia vis-à-vis the Enbridge Northern Gateway and Kinder Morgan pipelines?

So much like Victoria/Esquimalt wanting to send their polluted soil into one of Cowichan Valley’s watersheds.

If the tar sands and fracking for natural gas are such wonderful economic engines, then why don’t they build a refinery there, and sell the finished product to Canadians, instead of China, America, and every where else?

Dirk Ouellette Mill Bay

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Danny and the Seniors fill the Royal Canadian Legion #53 with the sounds of their music during the Legion’s Wednesday afternoon dance and buffet. Toe tapping, thigh slapping tunes bring back memories of yesterday and today.

Helping to bring back those musical memories is drummer Bob MacKinnon with rhythm and drive that helps keep the dancers alive! Bob, who has been drumming since the ‘50’s, helps to bring back these musical memories with Dan Hughes and the Seniors Steven Avram and Bob Patterson. They invite Bob to sit in with their band on selected Wednesday afternoon Legion dances, where they perform musical magic for your dancing and listening pleasure!

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YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK Jaquelle Stratton, 15, plays trumpet in the school band and began voice lessons. She is developing her voice through choir, vocal improvisation and private lessons at Lila Music Centre with Cari Burdett. She auditioned for the Youth Voice Awards this year winning the two year place in the CVAC’s Youth Outreach Program and won a CVMTA scholarship for voice lessons.

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Folk Festival marking 30 years this July LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Multiple-award winner Dean Brody will heat up the stage with his storytelling style at Sunfest on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 9:30 p.m.

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Dean Brody “I was watchin’ cartoons on a Saturday morning and I heard daddy start the truck...”

The opening line of Dean Brody’s latest hit, Another Man’s Gold, is enough to make anyone sit up and listen.

The Jaffray, B.C. born, Nova Scotiabased singer/songwriter is always happiest telling a story. His latest album, Crop Circles, covers a lot of miles ranging over a lot of fascinating subject matter but

regardless of the topic or whether a song is purely observational or drawn from his personal experience.

His sophomore record, Trail In Life (2010), and his hugely successful 2012 follow up, Dirt, both won the CCMA award for album of the year in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

All in all, there’ll be a lot to like in his performance Saturday, Aug. 2 on the big mainstage starting at 9:30 p.m.

It all began 30 years ago when Mike Ballantyne and Deb Maike decided to have a music party at Providence Farm.

It was just going to be a good time sitting around, singing and playing for the weekend, according to Bobbie Blue, artistic director of the Islands Folk Festival, which is scheduled for July 18, 19 and 20.

“It was a grass roots operation, built on hay bales and smiles, set up right in front of the stairs of the big Providence House on the driveway round. That was in 1985, but now it is 2014, and the musical party built on hay bales and smiles has grown into the Islands Folk Festival, with five stages and 2,000 music lovers attending for the weekend,” she said.

The co-founders also played at that very first festival in 1985.

Ballantyne immigrated to Canada from England in 1973, and has played professionally in cafés, pubs, and clubs from Vancouver Island to Northern Manitoba.

He accompanies his warm, rich, bass-baritone voice on both six and 12-string guitars and is very interested in the authentic ragtime blues of the 1920 and 1930 era.

He also founded the British Columbia

Folklore Society.

Maike is a consistently fine songwriter and musician, with work reflecting her life as a woman, mother, grandmother and lover.

She started playing at the age of 12 with a friend’s guitar, learning to finger pick, but discovering that all she wanted to do was sing.

Maike’s songs are about love of place, of people and of spirit and provide an intensely personal listening experience.

Jenny Allen, Al Eskelson, and Paul Ruszel also played that first festival.

Allen has opened for the likes of Taj Mahal, Jennifer Warnes, and Shawn Colvin while Eskelseon’s swinging orchestral guitar style plays the perfect foil for his smooth baritone voice getting him gigs with artists as diverse as Fred Eaglesmith and Ken Lavigne and Ruszel has opened for Willie P. Bennett, Stephen Fearing, Ian Tamblyn and Ken Hamm. He’s known as an award winning, singer/songwriter embracing an old-time storytelling tradition where his songs are as much poetry as they are music.

Advance tickets to the Islands Folk Festival are available on line right now at islandsfolkfestival.ca

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Adagé dancers finish year with ‘Mary Poppins’ musical

The modern dance level one students show their style in a number entitled Chalk Drawing as part of the Adage Studio presentation of Mary Poppins Saturday, June 21 at the Cowichan Theatre. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Toys! What a subject for a delightful dance by the charmingly costumed young students of the pre-ballet group. For more photos from the show see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Let’s all dance together now. It takes careful concentration to ensure all that fancy footwork is co-ordinated and these young tap dancers are right on the beat as they perform to Bus Stop. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Festival lineup packed for Duncan’s 39 Days of July LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Five on a String will be featured at the Bluegrass Festival in July. [Submitted]

Five festivals, 9 concerts bring music to Chemainus summer LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

The Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society is bringing a lot more music to the Valley this summer.

“We’ve got no fewer than five music festivals, a series of nine concerts, and four ArtBeat street parties,” said spokesperson Bob Johns.

Full details are at www.cvcas.com.

The fun starts on July 1, with some fantastic reggae music from Medellin, Columbia, when Providencia comes to town for a Canada Day evening gig.

The Tuesday evening concert series continues throughout the summer.

The festival season starts July 12 with the new Rockabilly Festival, followed by the Alt Music Festival on July 19 offering everything from gypsy punk to folk roots.

Then the two-day bluegrass festival returns July 26-27, with lots of great bands from the U.S. and Canada.

Accordion Days will be back Aug. 8-9, while the Jazz Festival returns Aug. 23.

ArtBeat street parties will take place on south Willow Street on July 11 and 25, and again on Aug. 8 and 22 featuring great live music and art displays.

“Chemainus will be the place this summer for anyone who enjoys good music,” Johns said.

The volunteers at the Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society have been busy making preparations for this wonderful summer of music in Chemainus and with the Rockabilly Festival, they’re adding a new card to their hand.

“The classic rock music of the 1950s will be featured, along with a large display of period cars, providing a great feel for those wonderful, poodle-skirt days of almost 60 years ago. CVCAS has booked some great acts for the festival, headlined by performers such as Hank Angel and Slim Sandy, some of the really great performers of this type of music,” Johns said.

The 39 Days of July are coming back to Duncan as part of the 2014 version of the Duncan-Cowichan Summer Festival.

The fun will be anchored by six Event Sundays, all held at Charles Hoey Memorial Park, starting June 29 with All Things Green and Bicycle Day. Next up is Elders Day on July 6; Children’s Day on July 13; Gospel Music Day on July 20; Inter Cultural Day, July 27; and finally, Country Music Appreciation Day, Aug. 3.

As part of these weekly celebrations there will be music in the park every Sunday as well, starting at 7 p.m.

There are still plenty of Cowichan Valley residents who remember when the Duncan-Cowichan Summer Festival was first held, back in 1979, offering a parade and a variety of events and promotions held over a mid-July weekend.

Lots of effort down the 35 years has seen the summer festival evolve and grow into its present format.

According to organizers there are big plans afoot for 2014.

The festival will kick off on the CUPE Stage at the park on June 27 with a selection of up-and-coming local bands who will also wind up the 39 days on Aug. 4.

Canada Day celebrations in the park will include a ball hockey tournament, entertainment, a salmon feast and a celebratory cake.

There will be concerts daily from noon till 8 p.m. in the park for the duration of the festival, featuring both local and touring artists.

Also back this year, Duncan’s City Square is lining up five Walkabout Wednesdays to combine with large concerts on their stage and there are other Saturday Night Spe-

The Grande Parade is always a highlight of Duncan Daze. [CITIZEN FILE] cials to keep the momentum going.

These will include a Zombie Walk, live Shakespearean theatre in the park with the Shawnigan Players’ Romeo and Juliet and even the ever-popular Bellydancing extravaganza.

Of course, in the middle of everything is Duncan Daze — July 11,12 ,13 — where the Duncan Business Improvement Area steps up with lots of pedestrian friendly activities in the closed streets of Downtown.

The Grande Parade is scheduled for Saturday, July 12 starting at 11 a.m. while the Kids’ Parade, which has been moved to Sunday, July 13 at 11 a.m. as part of Kids’ Day, gives everyone the chance to enjoy some real community fun.

Organizers are looking for sponsors for some of the events and, as always, volunteers will be welcomed with open arms. Contact them at cowichansummer festival@gmail.com

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The entertainment lineup is almost set and includes Paul Ruszel, Genevieve Charbonneau, Lahna, Nikolai and Annette Lampson, Ron Killian and the Hilwi’s belly dancing group, as well as Levity.

So, why not go along, check out the music and make a donation?

New dance studio’s students set to show off The Beginning The LT Dance Studio is holding its first ever year-end show at the Cowichan Theatre Sunday, June 29 starting at 2 p.m.

Bonnie Cuthbertson, studio owner said last week that she did work for the nowdefunct Gravity Dance Co. but this is an entirely new entity. It’s their inaugural recital and it’s appropriately titled The Beginning.

“We’re going to be showcasing our students from junior (eightyear-olds) to senior (18-year-olds) levels. Students are presenting performances in jazz, ballet, contemporary and hip hop at this show,” she said.

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Forest fire exhibit recalls heroic ranger who perished in huge blaze “And in his hand, so tightly clasped, we found his Badge of Service as if to say, ‘I’ve done my duty.’” hrough August, the B.C. Forest Discovery Centre is celebrating, if that’s the right word, The Bloedel Fire aka The Sayward Fire aka The Campbell River Fire which is remembered by many, simply, as The Great Fire of 1938.

“Burning Snags and Raining Ashes” also honours the B.C. Forest Service and it struck me that this would have been a great opportunity to acknowledge Ranger Oliver Gosnold Clark, killed in the line of duty after performing a “deed of heroism unsurpassed in British annals”.

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HarbourCats a hit with Cowichan crowd PERFECT DAY: Victoria

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After Sunday’s game between the Victoria HarbourCats and Langley Blaze went off perfectly, both teams and the host Duncan Junior Baseball Association are hoping to make it an annual tradition.

Estimates had the crowd at the free game in Evans Park at between 1,000 and 1,200 spectators, who got to see the Blaze top the HarbourCats 10-5 in a hard-fought exhibition under sunny skies.

“All in all, everybody I talked to at the park thought it was wonderful,” Duncan Junior Baseball president Kevin Olender said. “Both teams were in awe of the park and how good the conditions were. For that, I credit the North Cowichan parks crew. They did an unbelievable job.”

The game was the highlight of the wrap-up of the spring season for Duncan baseball. The day also included wooden bat games and other celebrations for the local teams.

H a r b o u r C a t s ow n e r Jo h n McLean made the trip to Duncan on the team bus, and was

impressed with everything that was going on.

“The turnout is great,” he said.

“The organization is really well put together. To participate in their closing day is wonderful.”

HarbourCats general manager Jim Swanson, who did double duty on the day as the Blaze’s third base coach, echoed McLean’s sentiments.

“We’ve been treated really, really well,” he said. “It’s awesome.”

The Blaze, a senior men’s team from the Pacific Metro Baseball League, made up of former college and pro players, got solo home runs from Scott Webster and Joe Germaine in the first two innings and never looked back.

The HarbourCats made a game of it down the stretch as infielder Sean Watkins drove in two runs and Jacob McAdams made a strong relief appearance, giving up just one hit in two-and-a-third innings.

Third baseman Cole Kreuter went 2-for-2 at the plate, while first baseman Bryce Greager and outfielder Danny Collier were both 1-for-1.

T h e We s t C o a s t L e a g u e ’s HarbourCats — a summer team for college players — include several Island players. Nanaimo’s Alex Rogers, who started the game on the mound, and shortstop Griffin Andreychuk were

“We did it for the kids. We did it to promote baseball in the Valley.”

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hits with the fans, as was catcher Kelly Norris-Jones, a Victoria product and former Toronto Blue Jays draft pick.

In just their second year of existence, the HarbourCats are starting to make a name for themselves, and their presence in Duncan will boost not only their own profile, but the profile of the sport as well, giving young players something to aspire to.

“We’re starting to build across the Island, and the potential in Duncan is wonderful,” McLean said.

Sponsors who helped make the event free for spectators included Island Savings, Wilson’s Transportation, the Times Colonist, Tim Hortons, and CUPE local 358.

Olender was thrilled to bring high-calibre baseball to the Cowichan Valley at such an affordable price.

“A great bunch of people came out who wanted to see a level of baseball they hadn’t seen in the Valley in a long time,” he said.

“We did it for the kids. We did it to promote baseball in the Valley.”

Harvey the HarbourCat visits with young fans Evan Irving and Denay McClelland during last Sunday’s game at Evans Park. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

HarbourCats outfielder Danny Collier slides into second after hitting a firstinning double. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Buchanan tops fourth flight at Zone 5 championship KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Cowichan’s Sandy Buchanan had the top finish among golfers from her home course last week as the Zone 5 Amateur, Senior and Handicap Championships were held on June 9 and 10 at the Royal Colwood and Cowichan golf courses.

Buchanan won the fourth flight in the Handicap Championship with a two-day net score of 135, 15 strokes better than Victoria’s Berne Neufeld.

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by Lou Watkins of Cordova Bay. Bree

Sharratt of Bear Mountain won the Amateur Championship by a single stroke, 156-157, over Alison Murdoch of Victoria.

Murdoch won the Senior Championship, however, beating Penny Baziuk of Ardmore/Cordova Bay by three strokes. Colleen Wheatley of Arbutus Ridge was third in the Senior Championship, one stroke back of Baziuk.

The Zone 5 women also hosted the Vancouver Island Junior Girls’ Championship at Nanaimo Golf Club in May, bringing together golfers from Zones 5 and 6.

Shirin Anjarwalla of Nanaimo won the event by four strokes. Emily Adams of Mt. Brenton won a closest-to-the-pin award on Hole 17.

The bantam AA Cowichan Mustangs celebrate winning the South Island championship at Layritz Fields on June 17. [SUBMITTED]

‘Relentless’ Mustangs race to league championship KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Thanks to “relentless hitting and demanding pitching” throughout the playoffs, the bantam AA Cowichan Valley Mustangs won their South Island baseball championship, clinching the title with a 4-3 seven-inning victory over Layritz at Lambrick Fields in Victoria on June 17.

The championship-winning run came on “the kind of set play that gives the coaching staff goose bumps in amazement,” in the words of coach Mario Iannidinardo.

Brandon Langer initiated a first-andthird set play to score Cole Anderson with a safety squeeze for the game-winning run.

As Layritz tried to tie the score, a throw-out at second base by Brady Radcliffe snuffed out any chance for a comeback and ensured victory for the Mustangs.

Iannidinardo was impressed with the way his players reacted to the stressful situation.

“Feeling the pressures of being the team

to beat, the young men kept their composure and pulled it together,” he said.

In the regular season, the Mustangs finished first in their age group in the Greater Victoria Baseball Association.

The team also placed third in the May long weekend tournament in Tsawassen, playing against some of the top AA teams in B.C. The Cowichan team nearly made the championship game, falling in extra innings in the semis.

In the playoffs, the Mustangs rallied behind the pitching of Anderson and Kale (The Hoss) Eddy to mercy every team they played before the final.

Iannidinardo praised the veteran leadership and athletic abilities of Zach Waddington and Nicholas Yu, calling them “the engine of the Mustangs,” while rookie Cam LeSergent added a key spark.

The season isn’t yet over, as the Mustangs may be hosting their zone championship in late July, gearing up for provincials from July 31-Aug. 4.

Junior Storm wrap up season with loss to Victoria rivals

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The Cowichan Storm junior team lost a close field lacrosse game against Victoria at the Cowichan Sportsplex on June 9.

Chantal Arnold and Chelsea Warke each scored twice and Jenna Howard added a single as Cowichan fell 7-5 to their Island rivals.

Despite the result, coach Jackie Harrison was pleased with the team’s performance.

“The girls have worked very hard this year and have made great improvements through the season,” she said. “Unfortunately, we fell just short in our last game with Victoria. Our transition game proved challenging as the girls had trouble making strong passes and successful catches through the midfield. Communication and supporting the ball carrier were focus points in the game.”

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Breakers Larissa Grymaloski, left, and Madoc Trafford compete in the Ice Breaker meet. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Ice Breaker gets swimmers moving KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

More than 310 swimmers from across the Vancouver Island region descended on the Cowichan Aquatic Centre on May 31 and June 1 as the summer swimming season kicked into high gear with the fifth annual Ice Breaker Meet hosted by the Cowichan Valley Breakers.

The Breakers had 33 swimmers entered in the meet, and earned 95 per cent personal bests, as well as their fair share of medals and ribbons, but one Breaker stood out among the pack. “Although all of the swimmers had a great weekend, the swimmer of the meet was Reid Urquhart,� coach Rachel Wood said. “Reid got all best times and showed great sportsmanship in and out of the water, as well as being a leader for the younger swimmers.�

Urquhart finished first in all four of his Div. 6 boys races, the 50m and 100m free, 100m fly, and

100m back, as one of 13 Breakers to collect a medal at the meet.

Both Cowichan O Cat swimmers medalled in all four of their races.

Rhys Trafford placed first in the 50m free and 100m backstroke, and was second in the 100m breaststroke and 100m free, while Sofie Bloss was first in the 100m fly, and third in the 200m IM, 100m backstroke and 100m free.

Gabby Pask won medals in four of her six Div. 3 girls races, placing second in the 100m free, and third in the 100m IM, 50m free and 50m backstroke.

James Urquhart placed third in three of his four Div. 5 boys races, collecting bronze in the 50m fly, 100m backstroke and 100m free.

The Div. 1 girls races were dominated by two Cowichan swimmers, who both finished in the top four in all six of their events. Aniela Hagen placed first in the 100m IM, 50m free and 50m fly, and second in the 50m breaststroke and 100m free, while Kaitlyn Atleo was first in the 50m breaststroke, second in

the 100m IM, and third in the 50m fly and backstroke.

Lukas Bloss made the top four in all four of his Div. 4 boys races, taking third place in the 100m breaststroke. In the Div. 5 girls events, Sydnae Lowe placed third in the 100m fly, one of her seven events, while Kenzie Pask was third in the 100m backstroke, one of her four races. Brynna Coogan entered six Div. 2 girls races, and placed third in the 50m fly.

Several Breakers coaches also won medals. Allison Wood placed first in both of her events, the 200m IM and 100m backstroke, Rachel Wood was third in the 50m and 100m backstroke, and Drake McKay finished second in the 50m fly and third in the 50m free.

As a team, the Breakers won first in the Div. 3 boys 200m medley relay, second place in the Div. 7 boys 200m medley and freestyle relay, and in the Div. 8 girls freestyle relay, and placed third in the Div. 2, Div. 5 and Div. 6 girls freestyle relays.

Duncan Christian pair wins silver in the sand KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The Duncan Christian School team of Brenna Bazinet and Danielle Groenendijk came home with a silver medal from the Vancouver Island High School Beach Volleyball Open in Parksville on June 7.

Entered in the Grade 10 girls division, Bazinet and Groenendijk

were the first female team from DCS to attend the tournament, and did the school proud by placing second in Tier 2.

In pool play, the DCS girls split their three matches with Belmont, Cedar and Dover Bay to place third and move to the Tier 2 playoffs, where they defeated Ucluelet in three games. After winning the semifinal, they faced

Dover Bay again in the final and lost to take silver.

Doug Groenendijk and Yiyi Yan finished ninth overall in the senior boys division. Finishing second in their pool, they battled Dover Bay for a spot in the round of eight, but lost a tough match.

They recovered to beat Woodlands Secondary in a three-set battle to place ninth.

Shawnigan wins the senior girls quad. [AUSTIN J. CAMERON PHOTO]

Shawnigan and Brentwood golden at national regatta KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Shawnigan Lake School and Brentwood College School both came home with a gold medal from the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association Championships in St. Catharines, Ont., earlier this month.

Shawnigan’s senior girls quad crew of Anna Koehler, Sierra Farr, Alex Lubbe, Annabel Irwin placed first, while Brentwood won gold on the junior men’s quad with the crew of Ellis Hollands, Liam Bontkes, Lion Tautz and Alex Ridenour. “This is the first time ever that Brentwood has won the junior quad at the national rowing championships,� said Debbie Sage, the school’s head of rowing. “All of these boys will be returning to our rowing program in the fall and bringing with them vast amounts of experience. The future looks bright for the boys and girls programs.�

Brentwood sent 17 crews and 50 rowers to St. Catharines, with 12 crews and 49 rowers making the finals. The seven medals were a record number for the school.

In addition to the gold in the junior men’s quad, Brentwood took silver in the senior women’s eight (Hye Young Ra, Lucy Stanford, Carolyn Barakso, Lucy Digney, Mollie McPhee-Green, Tara Christensen, Kirsten McNeill, Joanna Lancashire and Feather-

dawn Florkow), senior women’s lightweight eight (Young Ra, Stanford, Barakso, Sophia Auton, Emily Lawrence, Gwyneth Zollmann, Claire DeNure, Mariel Frank and Gillian Marvel), junior women’s eight (Paige Ledingham, Tasmin West, Brooke Martin, Renee LaFreniere, Teagan McNeill, Petra Jackson, Ellie Krasny, Stephanie Cheung and Jessica Novecosky) and junior women’s coxed four (Martin, LaFreniere, Jackson, Novecosky and Seo Young Ra).

Brentwood also won bronze medals in the senior women’s quad (Lancashire, McNeill, Florkow and Christensen), and senior men’s eight (Rielly Milne, Kelly Agnew, Louis Barry, Sam Storey, Anton Schultz, Niko Praun, Thomas Griffith, Hayden Frisch and Elliot Rogers).

Shawnigan had nine crews reach the finals. Along with the gold in the senior girls quad, the school won bronze medals in the senior girls coxed four (Farr, Lubbe, Maia du Toit, Nicola Simpson, and Danielle Schmidt) and junior boys lightweight coxed four (Edouard Receveaux, Jeremy Perrott, Felix Haffner, Sean Olson and Elise McKinnon).

Shawnigan’s senior boys coxed four was involved in what head of rowing Tim Coy called “the race of the regatta,� finishing fourth, just 0.03 seconds out of second place and 0.02 out of third.

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Miscellaneous • Cowichan Fish and Game hosting Canadian Firearm Safety course (nonrestricted and restricted) starting Friday, June 27, Glenora clubhouse.

Details and registration: Mike 250748-0319 or canadianfirearmsafety@ shaw.ca • Documentary Salmon Confidential free showing at Duncan library Saturday, June 28, 3-4:30 p.m. Biologist Alexandra Morton’s struggle to save B.C.’s wild salmon. Local salmon advocate Shawna Green to introduce film and lead discussion after.

• Maple Bay neighbourhood group of OneCowichan presents evening information event about climate change Thursday, July 3, 7 p.m., Maple Bay Rowing Club, Beaumont Ave. Presentation based on An Inconvenient Truth, and discussion of proposed Enbridge pipeline/tanker project.

Shuttle from park adjacent to old firehall on Herd Rd.

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

• Valley Seniors Activity Centre the place to be if you’re over 55. Located at 198 Government St., open 6 days a week, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Membership $20 per year. Carpet bowling, billiards, choir, crafts, carving, line dancing and more. Info: 250-746-4433.Info: 250-7464433 or www.valley-seniors.org • Weekly bingo, Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m., Valley Seniors Centre, Duncan. Info: 250-746-4433.

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• Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre dance June 28 with Happy Hans, 7 p.m., cost $9, includes lunch.

• 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

• 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, multi-purpose room. Different topic each week.

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.

• Cowichan Valley Artisans year round studio tour: 14 professional studios to explore. From Mill Bay to Ladysmith. www.cowichanvalley artisans.com for details of each studio’s hours. Admission free.

Fernanda Ramirez and Laura Milne celebrate their graduation in Duncan during Queen Margaret’s School’s recent Speech Day celebration on June 13.

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