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CVRD staff may walk off job by next week ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

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A 19th century barbershop quartet is the inspiration for Megan Smith, Eva Moreside, Austyn Woodward and Breanne Smith selection in the Celtic Rhythm Dancers’ big show at the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre Saturday, May 30. For more photos from the event see page 17 and www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Cowichan Valley Regional District staff in solid waste management, utilities and Cowichan Lake Recreation issued a 72-hour strike notice Friday to the CVRD, after voting 97 per cent in favour of the job action. Workers remained on the job this week pending a decision by the Labour Relations Board about what duties constitute essential services. The employees, part of the USW Local 1-1937, took their strike vote on May 8. “Contract talks failed after prolonged negotiations,” said a union press release. The CVRD’s Chief Administrative Officer Brian Carruthers said there are 50 employees involved. Potential strike action could affect Cowichan Lake Recreation, Meade Creek, Peerless Road and Bings Creek transfer stations, curbside recycling and garbage collection

and water and sewer utilities, he said. Carruthers said the CVRD will work with the Labour Relations Board to ensure that essential services continue. “We’ll respond accordingly with whatever strike action is taken by the union,” Carruthers said. Contentious issues according to the union include no cost seniority language changes, benefits for casual workers who have the qualifying hours, an equitable wage increase for the first year of the contract and premiums for certification tickets compulsory for job postings. Carruthers described the outstanding issues as related to wages and benefits. “It is our sincere hope that strike action can be avoided, but the ball is clearly in the CVRD’s court,” the union said. See NO TALKS, Page 3

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Firefighters tend to hot spots on Sunday morning after dousing a brush fire that flared up near Grace Road, west of the Trans Canada Highway near Crofton. Conditions are drier than usual for this time of year, North Cowichan municipal forester Darrell Frank said. [CHEK NEWS PHOTO]

Camp fire sparks bush blaze KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Drier conditions than are usually expected this time of year contributed to a brush fire that erupted off Grace Road near Crofton on Sunday morning. The fire is believed to have been sparked by an abandoned camp fire, but warm weather and a lack of noteworthy precipitation in the preceding weeks made the situation possible. “If the pattern continues, it will be a long, hot summer,” North Cowichan municipal forester Darrell Frank said. “It’s definitely drier than normal.” The fire on land owned by North Cowichan and managed as a municipal forest reserve

consumed between an acre and an acre and a half of slash in an area that was just planted this spring. Members of the Crofton and Chemainus fire halls noticed smoke coming from the area and started looking for the cause. It turned out to be in Crofton’s area, but firefighters from several other halls, including Chemainus, Maple Bay, South End 115 Thorncliffe Park Drive and Duncan helped put it down, Toronto Ontario as well as representatives of the M4H 1M1 BC Forest Service. Tel 416•696•2853 Because it was training day for all the local departments, about 40 firefighters in total were available. “Sunday is a practice day for all the halls,” Frank noted. “Every-

The scorched area is just a body came running. We apprecifew hundred metres away and ate that from our standpoint.” Once they were on the scene, it across the Chemainus River didn’t take long to get the blaze from homes and the Chemainus industrial park. under control. If the dry conditions continue, “They hit it really hard, really fast,” Frank said. “They kept it a the forest reserve might have to ground fire, rather than getting be made off-limits to the public. “We will assess the situation in up in the crowns of trees.” Temperatures in the days the middle of the week,” Frank before the fire had been in the said. “The next step would be to high 20s, with humidity in the lock the gates.” Docket: 66080 Anyone with information 45 per cent range. 247 - Air Canada The smokeClient: was spotted just about how the fire might have Name: Nanaimo News before theJob sun would have start- started should call the MunicProduction Contact: Lara Vanderheide ed to burn off the dew and mist, ipality of North Cowichan at creating even more challenging 250-746-3100. Anyone who spots a wildfire conditions. “If the windB:10.5” got moving, it in B.C. should call 9-1-1 or the would have been worse,” Frank Wildfire Management Branch T:10.5” at 1-800-663-5555 or *5555. noted. S:10.5”

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CVRD STAFF, From Page 1 Carruthers said there are no further talks planned at this point between the union and the CVRD. Now, the Labour Relations Board will contact both parties and hear their arguments over which tasks are essential services. Once the LRB rules, the union must reapply their 72-hour strike notice. After that they can look at walking off the job. Chris Cinkant of the USW said the earliest job action would take place would be early next week, but didn’t expect things to move that quickly. “We’ll endeavour to keep the public notified of any labour disruptions that may affect service to the public,” Carruthers said.

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Visibility is going to be a priority for the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP again this summer, according to Inspector Ray Carfantan. It’s an initiative that’s popular with the general public, he said. In addition, Speed Watch volunteers “have really stepped up their game,” he told North Cowichan council in his latest report. “We’ve seen a two-thirds drop in the number of vehicles that are driving over 10 km over the speed limit,” he said. In addition, there is a push coming all the way through the system as chiefs of police to increase traffic safety in school zones. Local Mounties have been “exceptionally busy” during the past few months, though, which has made it hard for officers to find the time to walk through communities, he said. One of the aspects of police work that takes time and resources is looking for missing persons. “We have had 400-500 missing persons reported this year,” Carfantan said.

Inspector Ray Carfantan Those calls “eat up a lot of time,” he told councillors. “Someone calls up and says: ‘My son’s missing!’ There seems to be a public perception out there; parents don’t think enough is being done.” Part of the problem with the public’s view of these cases is that “a lot of times people see things on TV,” he said.

Contrary to what might be thought, a lot of missing persons are found at home. “The first thing we do is search the house. We do find a large number of people hiding under their beds,” Carfantan said. Asked about the recent situation at Drinkwater Elementary School, where RCMP officers responded in force to a bomb threat, he said “we were happy with the way everyone responded there.” He also told councillors that a later situation that saw the apprehension of a dangerous man near Parkside Academy’s Somenos School site saw the population of that daycare evacuated smoothly to the North Cowichan council chambers. The problem with finding the perpetrator of such a hoax is that “the call we got was a digitized text,” he said, explaining that similar calls went to Langley and Kamloops “calling the police about a situation that didn’t exist. It was a tremendous draw on resources. The impact is broad in those cases. Ambulances were called out and the hospital was on standby,” he said.

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Governments band together to save water ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

Watering restrictions will be the same for everyone in the Cowichan Valley this summer. The region’s local governments, the City of Duncan, Municipality of North Cowichan, Town of Ladysmith, Town of Lake Cowichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District and Cowichan Tribes, have gotten together to create one set of rules for everybody. “The lack of snowpack, low flows in the Cowichan River and declining levels in monitoring wells throughout the region make water conservation paramount for every resident within the CVRD,” said North Cowichan Mayor and CVRD Board Chair Jon Lefebure. Watering restrictions within the different jurisdictions were all very similar, Lefebure said, and combining them into one uniform set of rules will “make it simpler for our citizens to follow.” The biggest change to the watering restrictions is that they now begin a month earlier on May 1, rather than June 1. Local governments have taken up the Cowichan Watershed Board’s challenge to meet, or beat, the region’s current daily domestic water use at 246 L per capita per day, or undertake an

Jon Lefebure initiative to reduce total annual consumption by at least 20 per cent by December 31, 2018. It’s important to get the message out that there’s “a new normal” of more water in the winter months and less in the summer, Lefebure said. “It’s all part of the same picture, that we have to be concerned about water all year and we have to be concerned about restricting seasonal use,” he said. A regional effort at water conservation, which includes uniform watering restrictions, will help the area meet that goal, officials said. “Lake Cowichan has been acutely aware of the value of water and its impact on daily life,” said

Town of Lake Cowichan Mayor Ross Forrest. “Despite our close proximity to the Cowichan Lake and river, we adopted a program of universal water metering to do what we can to conserve the valuable resource and asset that water is to all of the residents of the Cowichan Valley. We are now very pleased to be part of this new regional initiative on regulating water use.” Alarms were sounded early this spring about a potentially severe drought this summer and fall. Levels in Cowichan Lake, which feeds into the Cowichan River, were already at midsummer lows months in advance. Little rain has fallen this spring and little snow fell last winter, meaning there is no snowpack to feed the lake with meltwater as the region approaches the drier months. Low flows threaten salmon and other fish populations, sewage dilution, operation of Catalyst’s Crofton mill, as well as recreational uses of the Cowichan River. “Cowichan Tribes supports our local governments’ initiatives in the regional water conservation effort,” said Cowichan Chief Chip Seymour. See BUILDING, Page 11

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We must all look our history full in the face

t’s a shocking statistic. Can you imagine if your chances of dying when you were sent off for school were the same as if you were being sent off to war? That’s the truth of the residential school experience for Canada’s First Nations populations. About four per cent of the thousands of children ripped from their families and put into residential schools died. About four per cent of soldiers sent off to fight in the Second World War also died. Then there were the scars left on those who survived the

experience. Even if the children weren’t physically or sexually abused, or starved, or experimented on by the government, the very act of tearing them away from their grieving families was an abuse in itself. And then there were the stated goals of the schools: to erase First Nations culture. Teaching kids that the culture they were born into is bad is incredibly harmful psychologically. These are the things that it is hoped will be disseminated through the truth and reconciliation process that’s been under-

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taken by the Canadian government and First Nations across the country in recent years, which is currently wrapping up. These are the things about our history that must be acknowledged and absorbed by all Canadians. How often have we heard (or expressed) the frustration that First Nations people should just quit blaming their societal problems on the rest of Canada and get on with it? After all, white Europeans came here and committed their terrible acts a long time ago, right? Wrong. While the first residen-

tial schools were established in the 1840s, consider that the last residential school closed in 1996. That is well within living memory. For today’s young people in First Nations communities, that is their parents, or at least their grandparents who were sent to these schools. Many First Nations communities do have significant social problems. Crime, suicide, addictions, poverty, and low levels of education are all issues that disproportionately affect Canada’s aboriginal peoples. The roots of all of those ills

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can be easily traced back to the lasting impacts of the attempted cultural genocide perpetrated as a matter of official government policy for more than a century. It’s an ugly chapter in our national history. But one we clearly need to look full in the face, as it still informs the day-to-day lives of so many of our citizens. The telling of the truths is coming to a close, but the reconciliation is just starting, as many First Nations leaders have pointed out. Now we have a common starting point. Let’s begin.

All meetings should be available online I am writing in regards to the special [North Cowichan] council meeting held on May 26. Not having the time to sit for a complete day to hear the entire strategic planning framework presentation, I went to the archive of videos to view the session. How disappointed I was when I found out the session was not there. No live streaming. I find this ironic because on page 11 of the agenda, under community engagement it reads, “Ensuring that council, staff and citizens keep talking to each other in an open and transparent way to ensure that decision-making is in line with the policies, goals, and principles of the plan.”

I believe next to being in the audience, being able to review the live streaming of the meeting is the next best thing. Now with no feed to view, all those who want information on the meeting are without. Please tell me how is this ensuring that council, staff and citizens keep talking to each other in an open and transparent way to ensure that decision-making is in line with the policies, goals, and principles of the plan? I noticed on the agenda was to do about priority initiatives. Now this is just food for thought. How about making it a priority to mimic the responsible, debt free home owner. The municipality can make the following substitutions as to where they spend our money,

making a priority list just like responsible home owners. home owner — municipality housing — police officers food — fire department utilities — sewer healthcare — water transportation — roads miscellaneous — parks savings — savings The most important message here is do not spend money you do not have. If you continue to go further into debt, it is just a matter of time before we are all looking to call somewhere else home. P.S. I have my own thoughts on favouring the participatory budgeting process. Jim Fane North Cowichan

Getting rid of broom is a lot of work, right? Well, it can be, but I discovered a method that takes significantly less work, particularly for people who can’t do the cutting, and the bonus is, it works like a charm. Most gardening people hate slugs. They eat their flowers, they eat their gardens, and the most commonly seen culprits are the black or brown slugs. But some years ago after a good rain, after the flowers were finished on a broom plant in the yard, I discovered a multitude of brown, black, and even native banana slugs munching the fallen flowers. So I figured, why not sic one invasive species on another? So what I would do is collect slugs (using either gloves or a large leaf to pick them up so my hands did not get sticky) and place them in the branches on the flowers of broom at dusk during sunny weather, or during the day when it was raining. The slugs took the hint and learned to climb back into the branches on their own, munching away at the leaves and flowers. They don’t normally climb that high unless they know or are taught that there is food there. There used to be broom in the yard but there isn’t anymore! And I didn’t have to cut or dig up a single one! April J. Gibson Duncan

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City of Duncan should quit spending money on greenery Wow. Only a 2.69 per cent tax increase for Duncan residents in 2015. Doesn’t seem like much, but it is well over double the inflation rate and brings our total tax increase over the last seven years to a whopping 46 per cent. Did anyone receive a 46 per cent pay increase in the last seven years? Probably not, except for Duncan City council, that is, who voted for a pay increase for themselves in the 40 per cent-plus range. In addition it is entirely irresponsible to claim that invoking tax increases now will prevent debt for future generations. What will prevent debt now and for future generations is fiscal responsibility on the part of Duncan City council. Taxation is a necessary evil but for the most part taxpayers don’t mind as long as their hard earned money is spent wisely. Unfortunately that is not the case in Duncan. Duncan city council continues to spend massive amounts of money on useless initiatives while the city falls into a state of disrepair unlike ever before and traffic congestion is at historic levels. The intersection at Canada Way and Trunk Road — the worst intersection on Vancouver Island and a complete waste of money. The Cairnsmore Street “improvement”, a spectacular failure that achieved none

of its stated goals, and a complete waste of money. Duncan city council continues to turn wide, safe streets into narrow dangerous obstacle zones simply to plant trees. The Urban Forest Strategy, they say these trees are going to make Duncan ”sustainable” for future generations. Apparently they haven’t noticed we live in a west coast rainforest amidst and surrounded by millions of trees. This is like dumping a few truckloads of sand in the desert and claiming everything will be okay now. Do we really need to plant 3,500 trees in Duncan? Duncan city council says we “need” to plant 3,500 trees. Well actually we don’t “need” to. Some trees are nice but 3,500 in a community that is approximately one square mile and at the cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars? What we “need” to do is to stop wasting money on ridiculous ideology like the Urban Forest Strategy. Other small cities on Vancouver Island like Parksville, Courtenay and Campbell River are well maintained and enjoy clean, wide, safe streets with little if any traffic congestion and not surprisingly their tax increases for 2015 were much less than the tax increase for the City of Duncan. Mark Williams Duncan

Electric or hydrogen cars the future, not mass transit RE: Gas at $5 a litre. This would increase the cost of everything from food to a plumber coming to your house. Most everything we use on Vancouver Island is moved by truck. Conventional diesel bus transit uses the most energy per passenger-kilometre of most any mode of transportation. Worse than cars, trucks and passenger jet aircraft. The only thing worse would be cargo ships which burn bunker C oil which has much more sulphur than regular auto diesel. Have a look at the figures per mode of transport in the U.S. Transportation Energy Data Book Edition 33 produced by Oakridge National Laboratory. The key is passengers per vehicle. They have buses at 9.2 and cars 1.55. How often does one see a CVRD transit bus with more than five people on

Think, research before vote We think that in October democracy will prevail; well guess again. Democracy will be in effect from when the polls open till when they close. When a member is declared they will cease to represent you; they will do as their party directs and the electorate will

board? They are on the road 10-16 hours a day. They are not convenient. It takes nearly twice as long to get from point A to point B by transit than car. Cars are becoming very fuel efficient. Many now produce less than 150 g of CO2e per vehicle kilometre. Compare that to BC Transit, as a whole, at 200 grams of CO2e per passenger-kilometre or worse, CVRD conventional transit, which produced 875.6 metric tonnes of CO2e in 2013/2014 fiscal year. This is 2,400 grams of CO2e per ride. Nearly twice that of a car for a 10km trip. The future is driverless electric or hydrogen cars run with smart phone programs for ride or vehicle sharing such as the BCAA Evo or Uber or Lyft, not diesel transit buses. Carnegie-Mellon University is working on it now with funding from Google and Uber. Paul Williams Ladysmith

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Maybe truck drivers should have reassessments The photo of the car crash on page 4 of the May 29 Citizen prompted me to write the following — which I was going to say was regarding driving in the right lane. But it goes a bit further. Earlier this month while driving north on the highway through Mill Bay I drew alongside a fully-loaded dump truck towing a fully-loaded trailer — the tarp covers on both containers were bulging — as it pulled away from the light at Deloume Road in the righthand lane. The light at the Shawnigan Lake Road (SLR) intersection was red so I eased up to about 80km/h (that is the speed limit, after all), the truck keeping pace with me. As the light at the SLR intersection turned green, and figuring I would be able to get ahead (in the left-hand lane) as we travelled up the incline towards the Cobble Hill/Kilmalu Road intersection, and move into the right-hand lane to let the traffic behind me get by, as the truck fell back, I squeezed the

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The Municipality of North Cowichan gives notice that it seeks elector approval to dispose of 0.169 ha (1,690 m2) of land dedicated as park by Plan 40857 (at the end of Regina Drive), in exchange for other land suitable for park purposes, being 0.23 ha (2,300 m2) of Lot 1, Plan 9085, Section 4, Range 8, Somenos District. The new park will become a multi-use pedestrian trail that will connect the end of Regina Drive to Lakes Road. The closed park will be transferred to Gregory and Judith Adams and consolidated with their adjoining property at 6430 Lakes Road, in exchange for the new park/trail through their property. Council may adopt “Regina Drive Park Exchange Bylaw”, No. 3561, unless at least 10% of the electors sign and submit Elector Response Forms to the Municipality by 4:00 pm on Monday, July 6, 2015. If this happens, Council must obtain the assent of the electors before adopting Bylaw 3561. (Assent is obtained if a majority of the votes counted as valid on a question at a voting opportunity organized by the Municipality, are in favor of the matter) Council estimates that the number of electors who must submit signed Elector Response Forms in order to prevent the Council from adopting Bylaw 3561 without the assent of the electors is 2,166. Elector Response Forms are available from the North Cowichan Municipal Hall (7030 Trans-Canada Highway, Box 278, Duncan, BC, V9L 3X4), or from Mark Ruttan, Director of Corporate Services (Mark.Ruttan@northcowichan.ca). The proposed Bylaw is available for public inspection at the Municipal Hall during regular business hours.

accelerator to about 85km/h. The truck driver did exactly the same and, also at about 85km/h, accompanied me all the way up the hill. Remembering that the speed limit becomes 90km/h just past the crest of the hill, I squeezed the accelerator harder and was hitting this speed limit earlier than I should have. So was the truck. Not wanting to go too much beyond the new speed limit I accelerated only a little more — to 95Km/h — and was looking in my rearview mirror for the truck to slowly fall back. No such luck. Not only did the truck and trailer not fall behind, but actually accelerated — in the right-hand lane — and went ahead of me. Letting it go, after 300-400 metres down the gentle decline I was able to move into the now vacant right-hand lane, and let the traffic behind pass. The truck continued to accelerate, and was keeping up with the other vehicles that had passed me. As I had not slowed significantly at this point, and was still hitting doing 95km/h, and the traffic from behind was zooming ahead, I estimated that the truck with its full load (together with traffic

that had just passed me) was probably hitting 100km/h (at least). At this point I must mention the Special to the Citizen (May 6) by retired constable Tim Schewe, which reminded us, among other things, that heavy commercial trucks may have as little as 60 per cent of the braking capacity of a car or regular pick-up truck. Then imagine this fully loaded dump truck doing (an estimated) 100km/h downhill and its ability to stop, even if its brakes were not overheated and were properly adjusted. By the time I reached Hutchinson Road the truck had disappeared from view. Maybe it had left the highway. There was the remainder of a cloud of dust way in the distance. As a senior driver anticipating reassessment of my driving abilities in about 20 months time (see Times Colonist editorial, May 5) at my 80th birthday, I have to wonder if other drivers — especially those in charge of dump trucks, loader or otherwise — should not be reassessed also. D.G. Edwards, Victoria Frequent Shawnigan visitor

Solar a proven and safe technology Mr. Thomson’s May 22 article “Nuclear has a place in power discussion” is right when he says that a “mix” of energy technologies is needed to phase out fossil fuels. But he has underestimated the capability of solar; and overestimated the capability of nuclear. I have just spent four days in Heidelberg, Germany, as a guest of their ex-mayor, Beate Weber. (And yes, as a “carbon buster” I travelled to Europe on a carbon neutral cargo freighter). Ironically, it was the anti-nuclear fears of Germans that propelled their solar revolution — about 30 per cent of existing electricity comes from wind and solar, and they are aiming for 80 per cent. Yes thorium is better than uranium; but the time and resources needed to develop a safe nuclear technology, and overcoming public attitudes, are too long to solve the crisis

Peter Nix, right, is a solar panel owner. [CITIZEN FILE] of climate change. We need immediate action to phase out the use of carbon fuels — catastrophic climate change events, like flooding in Houston, are happening now. And unlike nuclear, solar is a proven and safe technology which can produce massive amounts of energy at prices competitive with BC Hydro. Don’t believe me? Well then, come to my next presentation to the CVRD sometime this fall to hear a cost benefit analysis of my Cowichan solar “farm” of 192 solar panels. They will soon produce 50,000

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COWICHAN CELEBRATES ITS DIVERSITY Following a police escort and a group of drummers, participants in the seventh annual Cowichan Valley Walk of the Nations leave the event’s starting point at Vancouver Island University Saturday morning, May 30. They cheerfully marched through downtown Duncan, winding up at Centennial Park for a celebration feast. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Joe Fernandez. The value of the fill is estimated at $500,000 and the town would benefit from stockpiling it for a few years to help alleviate the cost of future capital projects, Fernandez pointed out. Some ideas for its future use include drainage and increasing the elevation at Centennial Park even though sand would need to be added to the fill to make it suitable for that job, he said. Other uses could be construction of additional campsites at Lakeview Park or adding fill in local parks that don’t have drainage problems. It would also be necessary, Fernandez said, to ensure that local residents know about the high volume of truck traffic that would ensue once the project began. Council has also asked for a further report on uses for the fill. Meanwhile, the town has also applied for funding for the second stage of the sewer upgrade.

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The City of Duncan requests quotations for the refurbishment of the following 2 Totem Poles: Maori Totem Pole: This pole was carved in 1986 by Tupari TeWhata who is from the Napuhi Tribe in New Zealand. The pole stands 13 feet tall. Salish Bear Totem Pole: This pole is the property of the Department of Highways and has been located at the Malahat Summit since 1966. The pole was carved by Stanley Modeste and is part of the Route of the Totems. This pole stands 12 feet tall. Applicants must provide details of experience with refurbishing totem poles and references of this experience. Interested applicants should contact Tricia Mayea, Corporate Services Coordinator at 250‐ 746‐6126 to confirm the minimum refurbishment requirements and expectations of the City. Please submit quotations to the attention of Tricia Mayea, City of Duncan, 200 Craig Street, Duncan, BC, V9L 1W3, or by email to tricia@duncan.ca by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2015. 7002019

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Hiker’s car takes multiple bullets A hiker on Mount Arrowsmith returned to his car on Saturday morning to find it riddled with bullet holes. Port Alberni RCMP said the Volkswagen Golf appears to have been shot multiple times by a .22 rifle. “It was disabled, all the tires were flattened, most of the windows shot out,” said Cpl. Jen Allan, media relations officer. The car was shot about five or six times, she said. The wrecked vehicle had to be towed out of the gravel lot where it was parked at the base of Mount Arrowsmith. There were no other cars around.

Crowding around the table, happy children and their parents dig into the colourful icing and sparkles to decorate cookies, just one of the fun family-friendly activities at the annual Children and Apple Pie celebration put on by Evergreen School at the Cobble Hill Hall and Fairgrounds every spring. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

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Two campers found themselves living in a nightmare when they woke up in the middle of a roughly 300-metre-wide river near Virgin Falls. The couple had pitched their tent too close to the shoreline and, while they slept, the tide carried them out into the estuary, according to Sgt. Jeff Swann of the Ucluelet RCMP. The couple managed to make it to the isolated patch of land where they spent two harrowing days separated from the way home by 300 metres of frigid flowing water. “Everything they had they lost in the tent,” Swann said noting the pair was shoeless and without food or water. He noted the situation could have become drastic had search and rescue not responded as quickly as they did.

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“As Cowichan people, we have a deep respect for water and the Cowichan River, so safeguarding the watershed is key not only for our culture, but for the entire Cowichan Valley and the wildlife that rely upon a clean, sustainable and accessible water source.” Lefebure said it’s important to understand that there is sufficient water to supply our household needs, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t adopt a culture of conservation. “Although we may have enough water under restrictions it doesn’t mean that we can just let people use all the water they want,” he said. Problems would arise if there were no restraints placed on summer water usage. Demand, Lefebure explained, would go way up and the current infrastructure would be inadequate to meet it. “It will help to make sure that we are looking after our domestic water supply,” he explained. The Cowichan Valley Regional District was also celebrating a decision by the Environmental Appeal Board last week to uphold the decision of the Deputy Water Comptroller to modify the rules regarding operation of the Cowichan Lake weir to hold back water in the lake earlier in the year, maintain minimum outflows at 7.08 cubic cm per second and maintain specified lake levels during the flow control period. The water comptroller’s decision was made in 2013, but was appealed by six lakeshore property owners. They claimed that the deputy comptroller lacked jurisdiction to make the order, the process was unfair and that prolonged water storage resulted in loss of use of their property and loss of their property from erosion. Hearings were held in April and June of last year. “We are pleased that the EAB recognized the greater public benefit of enhancing the flexibility of water storage on Cowichan Lake,” said CVRD Board Chair Jon Lefebure. “This decision allows lake outflows to be controlled in a more proactive manner which will help to maintain adequate river flows during the dry periods of late summer and fall.” Stage one watering restrictions are now in effect, limiting the sprinkling of lawns to a maximum of two hours between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. or 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on odd or even days depending on your house number. Hand watering of trees, shrubs and gardens with a hose that has a spring-loaded nozzle is also allowed for a maximum of two hours during the same time windows. You can water up to a maximum of four hours with a micro irrigation or drip system. Check your local government website for more details. “The City of Duncan is committed to responsible stewardship of all our natural resources and with dry conditions across the region, the necessity to conserve water is at the forefront,” said City of Duncan Mayor Phil Kent. “It’s the responsible thing to do and the city is proud to be part of this region-wide initiative.”

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Sleepless nights pay off with big festival line-up KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

From indie rock and pop-punk veterans to up-and-coming electronic stars, festival-goers can expect another eclectic lineup at Rock of the Woods on July 23-26. Because of uncertainty about whether the festival would happen again this year, organizers were left with a short window in which to secure acts, but the slate of performers is as strong as ever, if not stronger, as ROTW prepares for its

electronic music. B.C.’s own JPOD messes around with a wide variety of vintage sounds to create something entirely modern. Some ROTW acts from the past are returning to show their support for Bain and his crew after the blocks the planners faced in the process earlier this year. “A lot of people asked to play because they were so concerned about what happened,” Bain said. Among them are Shawnigan Lake’s

fifth iteration. “People are excited about the lineup,” organizer Dave Bain said. “There were many sleepless nights, but it happened.” Co-headlining the festival are The Dudes, an indie rock institution from Calgary, and long-running Langley poppunk crew Gob. “Growing up in the ’90s, Gob kind of blew up,” Bain said. “They were a band that most people seemed pretty excited to see here.” Names like POD will appeal to fans of

Dante DeCaro, formerly of Wolf Parade and Hot Hot Heat, and alt-pop singer-songwriter Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, who performed a well-received set at ROTW in 2013. The Cowichan Valley’s Band of Rascals and Victoria’s High Noon to Midnight, both among the Rock of the Woods “house bands,” without whom no festival would be complete, are also on the bill, along with Good for Grapes, SISTERS, Carmanah, Thunderpussy, Flipout with Jesse Manason, Man Made Lake, The Wild Romantics, Gold and Shadow, Lovecoast, Subterranean, Winston Wolfe, The Leaks, The Bad, Trace the Sky, Atwood X, Leahbabe, and Okisollo Sound, as well as some surprises yet to be announced. Full weekend passes are $125, and camping passes are $35. Tickets are available at Duncan Music, the Cobblestone Pub, Mill Bay Pizza, Lyle’s Place in Victoria, and online at rockofthewoods.com Also as part of preparations for this year’s festival, organizers recently toured the site beside the Cowichan River with highly regarded environmental consultant Dave Polster regarding riparian work that can be done. Plans for composting and recycling will be in place again this year as in the past, and the festival will continue its mandate of producing less than 100 pounds of garbage. No ROTW event to date has produced more than 70 pounds of waste. See VENDORS MUST, Page 16

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Explorer Robert Brown didn’t like Cowichan Bay’s Sam Harris

s his contribution to last year’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Leech River gold rush, Sooke CHRONICLES historian T.W. Paterson and amateur gold prospector Bart van den Berk has published the first of two volumes, The History of Leechtown, Part I. Almost 300 pages, it’s an ambitious project to say the least. Part II will cover the short-lived gold rush itself, I’m guessing, as Part I deals with the lengthy lead-up to and the actual discovery of gold in the Leech River, in July 1864. This book is of value to anyone interested in Cowichan Valley history as van den Berk bases his own book on the journals and letters (some of them previously unpublished) of those involved with the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition. The VIEE passed through Cowichan and its leader, Cdr. Robert Brown, made some illuminating (if not altogether flattering) observations of the Valley’s natural resources and some of its original pioneers. The reason for the expedition, financed by the colonial government and public subscription, was not so much exploration by definition as an attempt to survey the Island’s then-unknown mineral and agricultural potential for development. I’d read Brown’s journal, edited by John Hayman and published by UBC in 1989, but van den Berk has added new material that he found buried in the B.C. Archives. Add them together and you have a worthy addition to local lore. The 10-man exploring party arrived in Cowichan Bay aboard HMS Grappler in June

Cowichan Bay, as it once was before people had settled the area to any great extent. —TWP 1864, anchoring opposite Sam Harris’s hotel-cum-saloon-cum store-cum jail, cum-townsite, and one of Brown’s first entries begins with our man Sam whom he described as “some sort of an Indian agent”. It likely was Sam’s fault that he didn’t make a better initial impression, he being in his cups (a common state, legend suggests) that rainy day. Hence Brown’s dismissive comment, “Not very sober in his ideas.” Too bad, as Harris had done some prospecting himself in the Cowichan Lake area, seeking a legendary source of gold bullets said to have been used by Native hunters. Brown was able to borrow a hammer and a crowbar, however, to be used for extracting mineral samples should opportunity arise. Next day, the Grappler moved across the bay to Comiaken where the explorers landed to hike overland to the large village of Somena (today’s Allenby Road reserve) where he engaged

Chief Kakalatza to guide them to the Great (Cowichan) Lake known as Kaatza. He also hired, albeit reluctantly and with reservations, the mysterious Iroquois Toma Atoine as interpreter. Happily, it proved to be “a choice on which I have since had good reason to congratulate myself”. They headed up-river the next day, Brown describing the Cowichan as “a most torturous stream...exceedingly rapid, there being hardly any smooth water...” “Magnificent forests of the finest description of spars, and numerous natural [ships’] knees, are found everywhere,” he wrote in his journal. Brown innocently predicted the future when he mused that these forests, felled and bucked into logs, could be floated down-river at high water for milling. “The spars and lumber alone, with their capabilities of being floated to the sea, would prove a certain fortune to any man with capital enough to buy an axe

and a grindstone,” he penned Sadly, this did in fact, come about within a generation but with devastating effect upon the riverbeds and spawning salmon. He also took note of the region’s “excellent soil” although he and his Expedition sponsors were more interested in the river’s potential as a gold producer: “The colour of Gold was found everywhere, and in one or two places from 1/2 cent to 1 1/2 cents to the pan was reported to me...” By June 22 they’d completed their obviously cursory explorations of the lake “and surrounding country”. He rated timber prospects as excellent, agricultural prospects as fair and the scenery as pleasant but of “rather a monotonous character”. Although they’d found gold on every river bar, as much as 4 cents to a pan, and $5 a day in one location, he thought that any potential diggings were intermittent therefore better suited to the more patient

Chinese prospector. Seams of exposed copper ore, one no less than 20 feet wide which he thought to be of “inexhaustible quantity,” had also caught their notice besides some indications of iron and coal. By this time he’d divided the expedition into two parties, the other under command of Lieut. Peter Leech whose name is today attached to the Leech River and Leechtown although he’s not the discoverer of the gold that inspired their christening. The Leech River excitement would prove to be a flash-inthe-pan but its effect upon our history was long-lasting. Hence, a century and a-half later, its being commemorated and celebrated by Bart van den Berk’s first of a two-volume history. Available in local bookstores and the Cowichan Valley Museum giftshop, it doubles as a window on early 1860s Cowichan Valley. www.twpaterson.com

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Living

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More time for owners to register off-road vehicles Mandatory off-road vehicle registration is being deferred from June 1 to Nov. 1. The extra time provides gives offroad users a chance to prepare for the mandatory registration, while the regulatory details are finalized on both registration and safety. As well an ICBC-issued numbered sticker will be available in early fall when registering an offroad vehicle for those users who

would prefer a sticker instead of a registration number plate. The sticker will be a similar size as the number plate, and combined cost for registration and sticker will be the same as with the plate option — $48. In early fall, ORV owners who have already taken advantage of the voluntary registration period and have a received a plate may exchange their plate for a sticker, if they want, at any ICBC broker at no additional cost for a limited time.

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Celebrating the gift of the Ceremonial Convocation Suite to VIU from Coast Capital Savings are the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, left and artist Arthur Vickers. [SUBMITTED]

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At a special event Wednesday, May 27 at Vancouver Island University’s Nanaimo campus, the university celebrated the unveiling of a unique Ceremonial Convocation Suite, designed by the Cowichan Valley’s Arthur Vickers. The suite, which is made up of chairs for the chancellor, president and vice-president plus a bentcorner box designed to hold degree parchments was created by Vickers, OBC, DFA, and given by Coast Capital Savings to the university with the goal

of inspiring and celebrating future generations of students, graduates and alumni. The piece aims to reflect the profound connection to the artist’s First Nations culture and heritage and took thousands of hours to design and produce. Vickers created 22 original images referencing students, teachers, the natural and spirit worlds, and the architecture of VIU and has presented them within the context of the knowledge that has flowed forward through the elders from the beginning of time. The suite will take pride of

place at VIU’s convocation ceremonies for the first time June 1, 2 and 3 and at the trades graduation ceremony on June 19. As g raduates walk up to receive their deg rees they will leave their imprint on the ancient wood leaving a lasting legacy of their own achievements — their own story — on the box. Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon was part of the ceremony, which also included Snuneymuxw First Nation representatives and a number of VIU officials and closed with a performance by the Tzinquaw Dancers.

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Miscellaneous • École Cobble Hill Ecostravaganza celebrating World Environment Day, Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the school. Theme: Water. Yours to Protect. • Koksilah Farmers Institute presents Linda Gilkeson: Canning and Preserving workshop, June 20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., The Hub, 2375 Koksilah Rd. Limited seating. Contact a.auchincloss@shaw.ca for info and registration. $40 fee. • Love horses? Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association needs dedicated volunteers in lots of different areas. Help our special needs riders to reach their goals in the ring. No experience necessary, training provided. Info: 250-746-1028, email info@ctra.ca, website www. ctra.ca • Friendly Visitors wanted! Volunteer Cowichan program connects an isolated or lonely senior in the community with a Friendly Visitor. Interested? Call 250-748-2133. • ShoDai Peace Chant new location Nichiren Peace Centre, Johnny Bear and Cambrai Road. Meditation Thursdays, 7 p.m., Discovery Sunrise Sundays, 10 a.m. Website: www.viretreats.com. Info: 250-710-7594. Email: peace@viretreats.com • Duncan United Church Thrift Store, operating for 20 years, supports outreach programs. Great bargains, reasonable prices. Open Fridays, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. • The Duncan Family History Centre (Genealogy) is open, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m. Free access to Ancestry.com, FindMyPast available, 1815 Tzouhalem Rd, LDS Church. Info: 250-748-9618. • The Council of Senior Citizens Organizations is an advocacy group devoted to improving “quality of life” for all seniors. Seniors organizations, associations, wishing to affiliate, or individuals wishing to become members contact Ernie Bayer at 604-576-9734 or email ecbayer@shaw.ca. • SDA Thrift Store, 3441 Gibbins Rd., open every Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and every second and third Sunday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • The Saltair Country Market, Mt. Brenton Centre, 3850 South Oyster School Rd. (off Old Chemainus Road). Info and to book a table ($10) 250-416-0363 or www.elizahemingway.com • Little Eagles Stay and Play, a Chemainus Community Schools Association program for 0-3 year olds at Chemainus Elementary Fridays, 9-11 a.m. Stories, songs, crafts, creative movement, snack, social time. Drop in and enjoy. Info: 250-246-3588; ccsa@sd79.bc.ca

The line-up is set for the Rock of the Woods Festival for 2015. Get ready for a great slate of alternative acts. [CITIZEN FILE]

Vendors must use local produce SLEEPLESS, From Page 12 This year, they are also requiring every vendor to use at least one item of local produce. It’s all part of the community spirit that keeps

the Rock of the Woods alive. “The whole idea of the festival is that if we give attendees the right idea as soon as they enter the gates, they’ll be respectful,” Bain said.

ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF ELECTORAL AREA I – YOUBOU/MEADE CREEK SEASONAL GATEKEEPER REQUIRED CVRD Parks & Trails is seeking a Seasonal Gatekeeper for the Youbou Little League Park located on Bremner Road in Electoral Area I - Youbou/Meade Creek from May 15th to September 15th. Duties involve opening and closing gates and the washroom facility daily at dawn and dusk.

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• Dance to music from the 50s and 60s at Valley Seniors Centre, 198 Government St., every Wednesday, 3-5 p.m., $5. Info: 250-746-4433. • Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre hosts Music at the Lake, Saturday, June 20, doors open 6 p.m., $5 entry fee, light meals and snacks for sale. Ray Harvey and Jack Gunderson will perform an eclectic program for all ages. • Lake Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Coronation St., needs volunteers of all ages. Info: 250-749-6121. 2• Lake column (2.83”) – grayscale Cowichan 50 plus activity centre, 55 Corona-

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE DEVELOPMENT COST CHARGES (DCC) BYLAW REVIEW The City of Duncan is currently conducting a review of its Development Cost Charges (DCC) Bylaw. The review will include updates to the City’s current DCC rates. In British Columbia, Development Cost Charges are a common means of financing growth‐related infrastructure. They are one‐time charges that local governments can levy on new subdivisions and buildings, at the time of approval, to assist in financing the cost of upgrading or providing off‐site infrastructure to support new development.

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2015 PROPERTY TAX NOTICES Property tax notices have been mailed. If you have not received your 2015 tax notice, please contact the Municipal Hall at 250.746.3100. Payments must be received by 4:30 pm July 2, 2015 to be accepted without penalty. All unpaid 2015 taxes (including unclaimed home owner grants) are subject to a: 10% PENALTY AFTER JULY 2, 2015 NOTE: It is not necessary to make a payment in order to claim the home owner grant. To avoid a 10% penalty on the home owner grant, it must be claimed online, in person, or received by mail before 4:30 pm July 2, 2015. HOW TO PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES:  Mail in your payment and/or home owner grant form to the address below. Cheques may be post-dated to July 2, 2015.  Internet or telephone banking through your financial institution. (Must be set up with your financial institution in advance of payment).  In person at the Municipal Hall, Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (excluding the July 1st Statutory Holiday), or by way of drop box at the Municipal Hall. CLAIM YOUR HOME OWNER GRANT ON-LINE AT: www.northcowichan.ca/HomeOwnerGrant Home owners who are 55 years or older, a surviving spouse, or a person with disabilities may be eligible to defer payment of their property taxes under the Property Tax Deferment Program. Further information and application forms are available at the Municipal Hall. 7030 Trans-Canada Highway | Box 278 | Duncan, BC V9L 3X4 T 250.746.3100 F 250.746.3133 www.northcowichan.ca

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tion St., holds bingo Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Sundays, 7 p.m. Volunteers needed. Info: 250-749-6121. • Attention Lake Cowichan! Rivernotes Women’s Choir meets Mondays, 6 p.m. at the Lake Cowichan Senior Centre. Lots of fun and a great vocal workout! • Valley Seniors Activity Centre, 198 Government St., Duncan open 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. $20 per year. Carpet bowling, cribbage, billiards crafts, bridge, choir, bus trips on our own bus. Live music Mondays and Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dances every 1st and 3rd Saturday evening 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Open to public for Bingo each Tuesday. Many special events throughout the year. Check out Monthly Newsletter at valley-seniors.org and consider membership if you’re 55 years or older. Info: 250-7464433.Info: 250-746-4433 or www.valley-seniors.org • Bingo for over 19s, Seniors Activity Centre (198 Government St., Duncan), Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. Early Bird Draw, Loonie Pot, Odd and Even, Number Seven and Bonanza. Info: 250-746-4433 or www.valley-seniors.org • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre new activities: floor curling and darts. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre cribbage every second and fourth Saturday, 1-4 p.m. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre line dancing every Tuesday, 9:30-11 a.m. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre ladies exercises Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Come and get fit with Lesley. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre choirs. Mens Choir Mondays, 9-10:30 a.m.; Ladies Choir Mondays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Mixed Choirs Fridays 10-11:30 a.m.

Recreation • All-ages chess club: all skill levels and ages welcome to play and learn chess in supportive, fun environment. Mondays 6-8 p.m., Duncan library gathering place or available tables. • Cowichan Fly Fishers meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at the Air Cadet Hall, Gibbins Road. Doors open 7 p.m. Open to all ages and skill levels. Info: www. cowichanflyfishers.com • Teen Yarn Craft Group, Duncan library, Thursdays, 5-6 p.m., ages 13-18. Learn to knit, crochet. Extra needles and yarn provided. • Family storytime at Duncan library Tuesdays, 10:3011 a.m., ages 0-5 and families. Stories, songs, rhymes and fun. • Art Film Night at Sylvan United Church, monthly double features $5. For info see Facebook page or sign up for distribution list at artfilmnightatsylvan@gmail. com • 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 250-709-8583, jgraf5@yahoo.ca • Cowichan Valley Scottish Country Dancing Thursday evenings 6:30-8 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. • Duncan Badminton Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-10 p.m., Multi-purpose Hall, Island Savings Centre. Recreational and ladder. All welcome. Info: 250-746-4380. • Beginners meditation, Wednesdays, 6:30-7 p.m., regular meditation, 7-8 p.m. Info: email peace@viretreats. com or 250-710-7594. • Drop in table tennis, Monday and Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Queen of Angels School. All ages welcome, coaching available. Drop in fee $3. Info: Frank 250-748-0566 or email fe0540@telus.net • Free Holistic Fitness for everyone, Wednesdays 5-6 p.m., gifting is welcome. Info: 250-597-3993.

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These dancers try out a Bicycle Built for Two during their 1890s number in the Celtic Rhythm Dancers’ spring show, ‘From Then Till Now’, Saturday, May 30 at the theatre.

Photos by Lexi Bainas

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It’s a moment in the sun for one young dancer in a medley entitled How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?

Three graduating Celtic Rhythm students showcase their skills.

On Friday, dancers rehearse Elvis’s Jailhouse Rock for Saturday’s big show.

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‘The Real Thing’ takes a peek behind curtain LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Playwright Tom Stoppard is not the first to lift the curtain to peer behind the scenes at the lives of a group of thespians with his opus, The Real Thing. However, he skillfully exposes that sometimes, for those involved, the lines are blurred between real life and theatre. The Shawnigan Players fall on this meaty subject with gusto in their latest production, which continues this week at the Duncan Showroom.

In an almost Byzantine maze where stage business sneaks past the curtain to contaminate reality all the time, this talented group of actors remains sure-footed, offering some highly polished performances. Elissa Barron shines as the actress, Annie, a healthy gal who likes men and attracts them like flies to a jam jar. Already married to actor Max (Erin Butler) and somehow tied up with jailbird Brodie (Connor Lachmanec) when the play begins, she proceeds to snag playwright Henry

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An excited Annie, (Elissa Barron), tries to convince her lover, Henry, (Alex Gallacher), to steal a moment of romance. For more pictures from the show see cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN] (Alex Gallacher) and actor Billy (Matt Williams) as she goes along, shoving aside the claims of Henry’s wife, actress Charlotte (Lindsay Anderson) and his difficult daughter, Debbie, (Hannah Gallacher). However, it’s not all Annie’s fault. Henry is a self-absorbed pain in the neck, chattering witty aphorisms at the click of a typewriter key and attempting to skate past his life’s patches of thin ice to some world where no one makes demands. Charlotte and Max only want firm ground beneath their feet, Debbie just wants to escape

Henry is a self-absorbed pain in the neck, chattering witty aphorisms at the click of a typewriter key... LEXI BAINAS, reviewer

from her disjointed family and finally Brodie emerges as the thug that everyone but Annie could see all along. Some of the performers only take the stage for one scene but each adds to the rich texture of this intricately crafted play. Theatre lovers who remember

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the 1960s will love the sound track behind the action which includes music by the Righteous Brothers, Neil Sedaka, the Searchers and many more. Performances continue June 4-6 at the Showroom, upstairs at 133 Station St. starting at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Tickets are $15 each in advance. Get them at Ten Old Books in Duncan or Mason’s Store in Shawnigan Lake or if you email laura.lois.faulkner@ gmail.com you can reserve them from the director herself. Or you can try to get in at the door, but, if there’s space available, it’ll cost you $18.

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Cuban-raised saxophonist Noedy Hechavarria Duharte brings his quartet to the Crofton Hotel pub on Sunday, June 7 from 2-5 p.m. for an afternoon of Afro-Cuban-flavoured jazz. Hechavarria Duharte, who was active in the Montreal jazz scene since his arrival in Canada in 2008, made his permanent home in Victoria in January. Sunday will be the Crofton debut of his Noedy HD Quartet, which also includes guitarist Wes Carroll, bassist Rob Johnson and drummer Cyril Cyrus Lojda. Duharte, whose influences include tenor saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Joe Lovano, has performed with jazz artists such as John Pizzarelli and Rafael Zaldivar. Admission is $15.

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YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK

Jo Deslippe, pianist. [SUBMITTED]

Pianist tackles classical, jazz The Met Live in HD presents ‘The Merry Widow’ to wrap up its opera presentations for the season. [SUBMITTED]

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Met season wraps up with fun: ‘The Merry Widow’ LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

It’s not opera but everything else about the final Met Live in HD presentation of the season is sumptuous. And frothy. Even merry. It’s Franz Lehár’s audience-pleasing operetta The Merry Widow, which hits the big screen Saturday, June 6 at The Cowichan Performing Arts Centre at 9:55 a.m. Four-time Grammy winner Renée Fleming is featured in the lead role of the recently widowed Hanna Glawari. Since its 1905 premiere in Vienna, this tale of a rich widow whose matchmaking countrymen endeavour to keep her money in the principality by trying to set her up

with the right husband, has enjoyed extraordinary international success. The production is a Viennese confection for both the eyes and the ears and Fleming is certainly up for this favourite musical heroine. Other featured performers include Nathan Gunn as Danilo. His rich baritone is a fixture at the Met. Broadway performer Kelli O’Hara makes her operatic bow as the flirtatious Valenciennce in this production, too. Tickets are $26 for adults, $24 for seniors, $22 students and $15.50 for children. Call in person at the Cowichan Ticket Centre, order by phone at 250-748-7529 or online at cowichanpac.ca

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Pianist Jo Deslippe (formerly Wright) brings her skills to the fore in the next of the Chemainus Classical Concerts series on Sunday, June 14 starting at 2 p.m. at St. Michael’s Church on Willow Street. In a show called Concepts in Time, Deslippe, playing both classical and jazz, tickles the ivories in this exploration of time both as beat and driving rhythm. She’ll feature the work of composers and compositions through time, from the 16th to 21st century, also showcasing pieces that seem to transcend time. Tickets are $20 at the door, or you can get them in advance for $15. Check the chemainusclassicalconcerts.ca website for ticket seller nearest you.

Jean Louw Malherbe is in Grade 8 at Brentwood College School, and is working at a Grade 5 level in piano, studying with Ruth Williams. He enjoys learning new pieces, and feels a good sense of accomplishment when he finishes a piece. He likes all kinds of music, especially some of the “oldies” like Fleetwood Mac. COURTESY COWICHANMUSICTEACHERS.COM

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Arts Calendar

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Arts • Cowichan Artisans is hosting an open studio tour weekend, June 5, 6, 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For locations go to www.cowichanartisans.com and download a brochure. • Ladysmith Camera Club presents “Post Processing’ a how-to presentation by Pau Haugen, Saltair-area photographer, discussing software and

methods she uses to transform raw photos into works of art. Tuesday, June 23, 7 p.m., Hardwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Avenue, Ladysmith. $5 drop in fee for non-members. Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub.com • See the two-artists show, with works by Maple Bay Painters’ Bonnie Schmaus and Catherine Taron, Valley Medical Centre, 335 Jubilee St., from April to June.

Music • Cowichan Valley Youth Choirs auditions and registration for 2015-16 Thursday, May 28, 3:30-5 p.m., Providence Farm. Info: 250-597-0114. • Cowichan Consort Orchestra rehearsal Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Sylvan United Church. Come play with us. All strings welcome. Info: 748-8982. • Cowichan Consort Choir Wed-

nesdays, 7:30 p.m., Sylvan United Church. Come sing with us. Info: 743-7445. • Chant Circle at the Art House (1756 Wilmot Ave., Shawnigan Lake) first Thursday of the month 7:308:30 p.m. By donation. Vocal experiments, techniques and world chants in a safe, sacred and playful environment to explore the power of the voice. Info: www.MoonDanceArts.ca

Dancing • Traditional Square Dances: come and dance with us to live music by Shady Grove Dance Band first Friday of every month. No experience or partner needed. Ages 12 and up, $5, at The Hub, Cowichan Station. Info: Peter 250-929-8226. • Belly dance classes. Call Lynene 250-746-1077. Beginner to advanced.

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THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR APPLE PIE They’re so important that they’re even included in the name of the event. Yes, the apple pies are a huge draw every year at Evergreen School’s Children and Apple Pie event at the Cobble Hill Fairgrounds. Here, Rachel Jamison shows off just one of the hundreds that were flying off the tables to eager buyers, who mark the day on their calendars. Held this year under sunny skies on Saturday, May 30, the fun fair attracted big crowds to enjoy fun, food and entertainment outdoors. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

VALLEY Calendar Meetings • Cowichan Valley Hospice Society annual general meeting June 4, 7-8:30 p.m., St. John’s Anglican Church, Duncan. Hear results of this winter’s community consultations and learn about plans to develop hospice palliative care needed for the future. Refreshments served. • Cowichan Valley Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at St. John’s Anglican Church hall, 486 Jubilee St., Duncan, 7 p.m. Newcomers welcome. Info: 250-709-2608. • Cowichan 950 Toastmasters meets Wednesdays 7-9 p.m., Island Savings Centre, Duncan. Info: www.cowichantoastmasters.com • Silverbridge Toastmasters meets every Tuesday, Island Savings Rec. Centre, Duncan, noon to 1 p.m. Learn and improve public speaking and communications skills. Info: www. cowichantoastmasters.com • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Cowichan Valley chapters meetings: BC 1376, Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Sundance Room, Duncan United Church; BC 4311, Thursdays, 4:30 p.m., Kidz Co 2, 2739 James St.; BC 1395 Thursdays, 8:30 a.m., Brunt Room, Somenos Hall, 3248 Cowichan Valley Hwy.; BC 2933, Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m., Dining Room, 3550 Watson Rd., Cobble Hill; BC 5295, Wednesdays, 5 p.m., 9909 Esplanade St., Chemainus. Info: Dianne 250-7431851 or connerly@telus.net • The Diggers Club of Cowichan meets the second Wednesday of the month, Chemainus United Church, 7 p.m. Come meet other collect-

ors 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 eg. education, awareness, communication strategies, coping skills, brain fitness, caregiver support. Membership $20 per year (less than 50 cents a meeting). Contact: Chris Rafuse 778-455-2095 or chrisrafuse@shaw.ca • SLAA meeting Mondays 7 p.m. A 12-step recovery program for those wishing to recover from sex and love addiction. Information: 1-250-592-1916 or 250-748-1238. • Cobble Hill Women’s Institute meets in the small room of the Cobble Hill hall, noon pot luck lunch, second Wednesday of the month. New members welcome. Info: Jessie Anderson 250-743-9040. • Dads Make a Difference weekly support group for Dads Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., West Coast Men office, 80 Station St., Ste 213. Info: 250-597-2801 or www.westcoastmen.org • Men’s Circle (West Coast Men’s Support Society) Wednesdays, 7-9:30 p.m., Cowichan Station Hub, East Annex. Directions: www.cowichanstation.org. Info: 250-597-2801 or www. westcoastmen.org • Living with Cancer Support Group meets the last Friday of each month

from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Cancer Society Office, Unit 100, 394 Duncan St., Duncan. Anyone with cancer and their caregivers welcome. Info: 250-746-4134. • Somenos Women’s Institute meetings second Wednesday of the month, Sept. to June, 1-3 p.m., Somenos Community Hall, 3248 Cowichan Valley Highway, Duncan. Info: 250-246-2120. Educating women to make a difference in their lifestyle, community and world. • Cowichan Valley Camera Club meets the second Tuesday and the third and fourth Wednesday from September through June at 7 p.m. at Mellor Hall, Cowichan Exhibition Center. • Cowichan Toastmasters #950 Duncan Travelodge. Guests welcome Wednesday evenings, 7 p.m. Toastmasters offers public speaking and leadership training at a reasonable cost. Info: 250-743-9316. • English Corner, every Monday, Duncan library, 12:30-1:30 p.m., free of charge, come discuss interesting topics, practice English, make new friends, improve vocabulary. Info: cowichanvalleyenglishcorner@ gmail.com or 250-746-4509. • Is food a problem for you? Overeaters Anonymous is here to help. For meeting times call 250-746-9366 or go to www.oa.org/membersgroups/ find-a-meeting/ • C o d e p e n d e n t s A n o ny m o u s Duncan meeting Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m. at The Alano Club at 107 Evans St., Duncan. More info: duncancoda@ gmail.com • Adult children of alcoholics and

dysfunctional families: a 12-step program for those whose childhood is still causing them problems. Fridays, 7 p.m. Alano Club, 107 Evans St. Info: 250-748-5993. • B.C. Schizophrenia Society-Cowichan Branch support group meetings the third Monday of each month, 3-4 p.m., 71 Government St., Duncan. Family, close friends of those afflicted with any serious mental illness invited. Info: 250-748-1985 or 250-597-1718. • Spanish Club — El Circulo Espanol meets every Wednesday night, 7-9 p.m. in private homes. Come and practice speaking Spanish and learning with games and other fun activities. Free. All levels welcome. Info: Carolyn at 250-743-5974. • Alanon Family Group meetings Mondays at noon and Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Duncan United Church, and Tuesdays at 8 p.m., Shawnigan Catholic Church, and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at Lake Cowichan United Church. Call Shannon 250-2453076, Linda 250-746-0251, or Brenda 250-749-0134. • Weekly Men’s Circle for peer support, Mill Bay. Info: Grant 250-748-2766 or westcoastmen.org • Come join the Valley Newcomer’s club. Meet new friends and explore the Cowichan Valley. Info: Farida at 250-733-2161. • Codependents Anonymous, Mondays, 7 p.m., Duncan Mental Health, 3088 Gibbins Rd., Thursdays, 7 p.m., Alano Club, 107 Evans St., Saturdays 10 a.m., Ladysmith Resource Centre, 721-1st Ave. • Parents Suppport: Do you have children with addictions? Join this

open group and share worries and wisdom. Drop in Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Canadian mental Health, 371 Festubert St. • Family Support: Do you have friends or family with mental health concerns and need support from a counselor? Call 250-746-5521 or drop in every 2nd or 4th Thursday at Canadian Mental Health, 371 Festubert St. • Peer Support: Do you need someone just to listen? Confidential, non-judgmental and respectful services for people struggling with mental health issues and connecting them with resources and services. Drop in weekdays 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Canadian Mental Health, 371 Festubert St. • Cowichan Bonsai Club meets the 2nd Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Most meetings/workshops at Crofton’s Seniors Centre on Joan Street. Call 250-246-9871 to verify location. • Cowichan Beekeepers meetings third Thursday of the month, 5855 Clements in the Cowichan Exhibition office building, 7:30 p.m. • Cowichan Valley Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada meets every third Wednesday at the Crofton Seniors Centre at 7 p.m. New members welcome. Info: Dale 250-246-3357 or Tom 250-748-3450. • New Writers Group Meets every third Wednesday of the month. Learn to write short fiction and novels Activity Room, Cowichan Library Duncan from 6-8 pm. Everyone welcome Information: 250-416-0363 elizahemingway@shaw.ca

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Back on top: Shawnigan regains AAA title KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Shawnigan Lake School is back on top of the rugby world. The school’s senior boys team had their five-year run as provincial AAA champions snapped with a loss to St. George’s last spring, but regained the title in Abbotsford last Saturday with a 35-5 victory over that same St. George’s squad. “It feels great,” head coach Tim Murdy said. “The kids worked very hard towards the goal this year. They’re a talented group, and they really got what they desered.” Even though it was St. George’s that Shawnigan defeated, Murdy doesn’t consider it connected to last year’s loss. “I’m not sure if it’s a measure of revenge,” he said. “There’s definitely a sense of satisfaction for the kids, but not so much for the staff. The staff understand that it’s a different year, different kids. For the boys that played in the game last year, it was something special to get that back.” Rugby observers see Shawnigan as a stacked team, but no matter how talented they are, the players still have to work hard to achieve success, Murdy pointed out. “It’s a reflection of the commitment these guys have,” he said. “People talk about how we have all these great players, but they’re never there to see how hard these

Commissioner’s XV winner George Barton takes down a St. George’s player during last Saturday’s provincial championship game in Abbotsford. [DAVID BROWN PHOTO] guys work, how they’re in the weight room four days a week, how they gave up their May long weekend to come back early and practice. It’s a very committed

group of young men.” Shawnigan found little resistance in the first three rounds, beating G.P. Vanier 112-0, Handsworth 58-3 and Earl Marriott by

a score of 46-3. The final against St. George’s started as a close battle. “St. George’s is a very good team,” Murdy acknowledged.

“They had us under pressure initially, at least territorially. But our guys stuck to our structures on defence and weathered the storm.” Scoring from Shawnigan was balanced in the final match, with no one player standing out. “It was kind of a comprehensive team win,” Murdy said. “We have some strong individuals, but it was very much a team performance.” Co-captain George Bar ton capped off five years with Shawnigan by being named to the Commissioner’s XV. He and fellow co-captain Cole Milne are among several graduating players — about a third of the starting lineup — that Shawnigan will miss next year. With a strong group of Grade 11s this year and a Grade 10 side that won the Island championship, Murdy doesn’t feel his team will lose any ground. “We’ll have a good team again next year, he said. The 2015 title is Shawnigan’s sixth in the last seven years, and the school’s eighth consecutive appearance in the provincial final, but Murdy still sees things from a year-to-year basis. “We don’t look at it as a legacy,” he said. “We look at it as a process-driven program that starts at the Grade 8 level. They’re learning the game and learning what it takes to be successful.”

Valley squads impress observers at provincial rugby tourney KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The strength of high school rugby in the Cowichan Valley was evident as the provincial boys tournament played out in Abbotsford last week. In addition to Shawnigan Lake School taking the B.C. AAA championship, the region had three other teams in the tournament. Cowichan Secondary placed 12th in the AAA bracket, while in the AA division, Brentwood College School finished seventh and Frances Kelsey ended up 16th. After a 22-17 opening-round loss to Handsworth, the Cowichan Thunderbirds beat Island rivals Vanier 24-11. That was followed by a 31-17 defeat by Carson Graham and a 27-10 loss to Kelowna. “The boys had a fantastic provincials,” coach Kenton McNutt said. “They bonded together and performed admirably. They represented the Cowichan Valley very well on and off the field. Regardless of the results, [co-coach Rogi Young] and myself are very proud of all of them.” Against Carson Graham, a couple of minor errors led to a

Frances Kelsey Commissioner’s XV member Chad Garriock will return next year. [SUBMITTED] couple of converted tries that made the difference, or else Cowichan would have played for ninth in B.C. The Kelowna game was particularly challenging. “A few injuries started to pile up, and they’re a big, big team,” McNutt said. “[Co-coach Rogi Young] and I knew our size would be an issue at one point, and against Kelowna is where we were at a disadvantage.” Peyton Eagar, a Grade 11 player

and the rare specimen who can suit up at virtually any position, was named to the Commissioner’s XV for a standout performance that had the coaches from UBC asking his high school coaches for contact information. “He earned that without any doubt,” McNutt said. Also garnering attention were Grade 12s Amish Dobson, Jared Champoux and Alucious Gray, who were approached by provincial team coaches. That trio is among the 14 players, out of 28 on the roster, that the T-Birds will lose to graduation. McNutt believes the program will continue to flourish next year even with those departures. “Because we have so many, we’ll still have half the team,” he said. “We’ll be tough again next year.” Brentwod College beat D.W. Poppy in the first round to lock up a top-eight finish. That was followed by a 53-0 loss to Rockridge and a narrow 14-8 loss to Southridge, but the school finished on a strong note, beating Hugh McRoberts in the seventh-place match, It was a “big ask” for Brentwood to beat Rockridge, coach Shane

Thompson admitted, but with fewer penalties, they probably could have beaten Southridge, which would have put them in the running for fifth place. The game against McRoberts allowed Brentwood to go out with a win. “We finally scored some points, and didn’t take as many penalties,” Thompson said. “That was the difference.” Graduating fly-half Aaron Hersant was named to the Commissioner’s XV. “He did an exceptional job this year, on and off the field,” Thompson said of Hersant, who is bound for UVic next year. Of the 31 players Brentwood took to the provincial tournament, about 17 are expected back next year. Thompson instituted a new system this year that took some getting used to, but which will be even more entrenched next year. “About half the guys [next year] will know it, so it will be that much easier,” he said. The Kelsey Breakers lost all four of their games in the provincial tournament, falling 36-0 to Glenlyon Norfolk, 25-14 to R.E.

Mountain, 29-15 to Sutherland, and 17-13 to Smithers as they placed 16th. Regardless of the result, coaches Tom Fogarty and Craig Schmidt and athletic director Adam Johnston expressed their pride in the players. “The boys played their hearts out and gave it their all, but our lack of raw speed and continuous ill-discipline around the rucks made it difficult for us to get the desired victories throughout,” Fogarty said. “Even though the boys were disappointed with the results, they all had a fantastic experience and will have fond memories for years to come.” Like Cowichan, Kelsey had a Grade 11 player named to the Commissioner’s XV, which bodes extremely well for next year. Flanker and captain Chad Garriock “led from the front in all three games [in Abbotsford] and never took a step backwards,” Fogarty said. “Even though we will lose a number of talented grads, the future looks bright for Kelsey rugby as next year we will have a predominantly Grade 12 team, which should produce good results for the near future.”

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Taryn Smiley, Chicago Bains, Nicole Lindsay and Casey Heyd are aiming at the provincial senior girls 4x100m relay record this weekend. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Record time: relay quartet focuses on provincial mark KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

The tiniest fraction of a second is all that separates Cowichan Secondary Schools senior girls 4x100m relay team from making history. And if all goes right at the provincial championships in Langley this weekend, that tiny fraction will disappear and Casey Heyd, Nicole Lindsay, Chicago Bains and Taryn Smiley will hold the provincial record in that event. “I’m nervous, but I think we can do it,” says Heyd, who runs the first leg for the team. “If our hand-offs are good,” anchor Smiley adds. “And if the teamwork is there,” second runner Lindsay chimes in. The team is so in sync, even their sentences are relays. The provincial record in the event is 48.48 seconds. At last year’s provincial meet, the Cowichan girls ran their personal best, 48.57, and won the gold medal. Their best time this season came at the Island championships last month, where they set an Island record of 48.70. The focus now is on a spot in the provincial record book. “It’s going to suck if we don’t,” Smiley says. “There’s a lot of pressure to do it.” “We have two chances,” Bains points out. “In the heats and the final.” The quartet has been running together since last year. The girls all compete in individual races, where they’ve also col-

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lected several records and medals. “We’re lucky to have each other,” Heyd says. It’s a “no-brainer” to put the four speedsters together, Lindsay says. “I think our natural abilities help,” Heyd adds. “We’re all good at track.” In addition to representing their school, the athletes all train with the CVAC Jaguars under coach John May. They have all competed at the national championships in the past, and plan to do so again this year. Smiley won’t be at the same meet as the rest, however, as she moves up to the junior level, while the rest are still in the youth ranks. Smiley is the lone Grade 12 on the team. A year ago, Heyd, Lindsay and Bains could have raced in the junior relay, but moved up to senior to run with Smiley, and they still won. Although the other three will have another crack at the high school record next year, they want to do it this year, with Smiley. Smiley’s track and field career won’t end with her Grade 12 graduation, as she has a spot on the Missouri State University team for next year. She’s not quite ready to say goodbye to her Cowichan teammates though. “It’s sad,” she says. “I don’t really want to think about it until the day I leave.” The mission, then, is to win it now, for Smiley. “That’s why we’ve got to make it our best this year,” Heyd says.

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Jeremy Roe captains the junior A Timbermen at the ISC last Sunday. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

From one Roe to another KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Last weekend it was Jeremy. This weekend it will be Tyson. Cowichan Valley lacrosse fans got a look at Cowichan minor lacrosse product Jeremy Roe, captain of the junior A Nanaimo Timbermen, when his team played host to the Delta Islanders at the Island Savings Centre last Sunday. His older brother Tyson will stop by the ISC this coming Sunday when the senior A T-Men play host to the Maple Ridge Burrards. The junior A T-Men battled back to make it close last Sunday, but ended up falling to Delta 15-12. Adam Golia, another Cowichan product, scored his first goal of the season for Nanaimo, while Jeremy Roe finished with an assist and two shots. Tyson Black was a healthy scratch.

Tyson Roe, a high draft pick by the National Lacrosse League’s Calgary Roughnecks last year, will make his season debut with the senior A T-Men this weekend. Nanaimo is off to an impressive start this year, having defeated the Victoria Shamrocks in back-to-back games on the opening weekend of the season before losing to the New Westminster Salmonbellies last Sunday. Tyson Roe is the only Cowichan minor lacrosse product on the senior A Timbermen, but area residents Myles Kenny and Hugh Weir also play for the team. This Sunday’s game is presented by Original Joes and faces off at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and free for all children 12 and under and all Cowichan Valley Lacrosse Association players who wear jerseys.

Ceevacs runners Janet Curley, James Griffin Janine Frank and Darrell Frank celebrate their achievements at the Elk Lake Ultra Marathon. [SUBMITTED]

Major achievements for Ceevacs KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Four Ceevac Roadrunners completed the 50km Elk Lake Ultra Marathon on May 9, while a fifth member of the club finished his first-ever regulation marathon. Janet Curley celebrated her 65th birthday by challenging herself to her first ultra marathon. Her previous longest race was a 21km half marathon. She was joined by two other first-time ultra runners, Janine Frank and Shannon Lebeuf,

and race regular James Griffin. Meanwhile, Darrell Frank completed his first 42km marathon. “The [ultra marathon] is multiple loops around Elk Lake; each loop is 10km,” Janine Frank explained. “So not only is the distance you run challenging, so is the mental aspect of running five laps. “The following day I chuckled when we were leaving Victoria and saw a road sign that said ‘Duncan — 50 km.’ Put the whole thing into perspective.”

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Duncan’s Ramstead tops sprint race at Subaru Shawnigan Lake Triathlon KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Duncan’s Jill Ramstead was the top female finisher, and third overall, in the sprint event at the Subaru Shawnigan Lake Triathlon on May 23. Ramstead completed the course — a 0.8km swim, 22km bike and 5km run — in one hour, 16 minutes and 44 seconds. The only triathletes to cross the line ahead of her were the first male finisher, Vancouver’s Brandon Kirk, with a time of 1:14:57, and Balint Falvai of Victoria, just 24 seconds ahead of Ramstead. O t h e r C o w i c h a n Va l l e y residents to finish the sprint were Todd Thomson of Shawnigan Lake (1:25:12, second in the men’s 45-49 division), Laura Robson of Shawnigan Lake (1:29:34), Richard Anderson of Cobble Hill (1:34:18), Alison Keple of Duncan (1:35:58), Diana Sharpe of Cowichan Bay (1:40:11), Sonia Lowe of Shawnigan Lake (1:45:40), James Ramsey of Duncan (1:45:42), Wendy Hicks of Duncan (1:47:59), Doyle Childs of Mill Bay (1:50:51), John Gerty of Cowichan Bay (1:54:49), Andrew Purdey of Mill Bay (2:01:20), and Damir Wallener of Duncan (2:11:35). The spring relay was won by Team X of Victoria in 1:22:33.

Local teams included Shawnigan Lake’s Better Late Than Never: Kirsi Lupton, Sarah Kingstone and Adrienne Hollings (1:29:56), and M1M2, also of Shawnigan Lake: Michelle Sprangers and Mike Hennessy (1:38:59). The standard distance triathlon — 1.5km swim, 44km bike, 10 km run — was won by Shawn Wilyman of Victoria with a time of 2:05:42, and the top female was Malindi Elmore of Kelowna in 2:16:18. Duncan’s Jason Sandquist was fifth overall at 2:13:35, and Paul Auton of Mill Bay finished 10th at 2:18:45. Other local finishers included David Huntley of Duncan (2:23:13), Alexander Daether of Chemainus (2:42:19), Rudy Massimo of Shawnigan Lake (2:43:45), Kim Simons of Duncan (2:45:13), Chad Strickland of Shawnigan Lake (2:50:08), Rob Grant of Duncan (2:56:28), Takeshi Yamada of Duncan (3:00:39), Todd Humen of Ladysmith (3:02:48), Shirley Van Dyke of Ladysmith (3:06:39), and Eric Service of Cobble Hill (3:37:17). The standard relay was won by Victoria team Woods in 2:22:01. Local relay teams included BSB Lightning of Shawnigan Lake: Nancy Baxendale, Chris Brown and Gordon Smith (2:30:34).

Brennen Smith of Victoria and Annelise Lapointe of Vancouver won the Western Canadian High School Championships with times of 1:01:33 and 1:21:40, respectively. L o c a l f i n i s h e rs i n cl u d e d Damian Parlee (1:25:04), Aidan Tammaro (1:28:26), Clare Addison (1:34:45), Tannis Potter (1:35:48), Sidney Lloyd (1:36:47), Nina Height (1:39:53), Luis Espinosa (1:41:56), Dechen Sherpa (2:00:30), and Jaclyn Childs (2:01:08). The high school spring relay was won by Coast Busters of Coquitlam in 1:15:57. Shawnigan Lake School had seven relay teams. Cameron Urquhart and Charlie Murphy paced their fellow students with a time of 1:31:53, followed by Rex Sae Lim and Leon Li (1:36:26), William Kim and Jamie Ash (1:36:45), Kyle McCallum and Takuto Hori (1:41:10), Jessica Fremlin and Anna Koehler (1:47:37), Ray Xi and Brett Lin (1:48:16), and Jack Halse, Penny Cheng and Peem Winyosopit (1:54:35). Cobble Hill team Rats — Robert Power, Alex Rockson and Tobin Bergman — finished in 1:41:28. Another Cobble Hill trio, Shollanna — Holly Collis Handford, Raeanna Willsey and Shayla Grymaloski — finished in 1:44:48.

Competing in the men’s 75-79 division, John Gerty of Cowichan Bay was the oldest finisher in the sprint race at the Subaru Shawnigan Lake Triathlon on May 23. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Stk# 150002A

18,990

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Smart shoppers read the fine print. All p prices and payments are net of all incentives, promotions, rebates and are plus taxes, levies and $495 documentation fee. Vehicles are for illustration purposes only and are not exactly as shown. *Weekly payments based on 96mo. Term, 3.99% APR, $0 Down On Approved Credit. All reference to finance and finance promotions iss OAC. Sale pricing ends June 31, 2015

Dealer installed Mopar Parts and Accessories are warranted against defects and workmanship for 2 FULL YEARS for both parts and labour with proof of purchase. Some exceptions and or extensions apply.

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