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Crematorium ordered to stop commercial service April 15 KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Ella Simon as Madeline Basset, Warren Bain as Bertie Wooster and Bernard Cuffling as the inimitable Jeeves are ready for fun as the farcical, English-style comedy Jeeves In Bloom brings a breath of spring to the stage of the Chemainus Theatre Festival starting this week. For the full story, see page 12. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

The Cowichan Valley Crematorium has been ordered to stop providing commercial services within the next month. Consumer Protection BC has upheld its decision from September 2012 to suspend the licence of the crematorium effective April 15, which will give operators the opportunity to finish any ongoing business. It is the latest chapter in the long-running saga surrounding the crematorium, which is located on land on Cowichan Lake Road west of Duncan that has been owned by the Paldi Khalsa Diwan Society since the 1960s. In 2010, the society applied for a building permit to replace the old wood-burning ceremonial operation with a modern gasfired crematorium. The permit was granted, but unbeknownst to the Cowichan Valley Regional District, operators began using the facility for commercial purposes, contravening the land’s P1 (Parks and Industrial) zoning. When Consumer Protection BC first issued the licence in 2011,

operators were told to provide documents from the Cowichan Valley Regional District indicating that a commercial crematorium was proper use of the site — a standard requirement of any crematorium licence. “They didn’t give us a lot of detail,” Tayt Winnitoy, vice president of operations for Consumer Protection BC said. “It’s a pretty straightforward requirement.” When operators failed to provide the documents by September 2012, Consumer Protection BC suspended the commercial licence. The company chose to appeal, and the suspension was stayed. In the meantime, the BC Supreme Court ruled last fall that the presence of a commercial crematorium on the land went against CVRD zoning rules. “Once the court made its ruling, we were able to start our reconsideration process,” Winnitoy said. “As we have still not been supplied with the necessary documentation, the business must cease providing cremation See CEREMONIAL, Page 4

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RCMP talk man down from Duncan bridge ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

A flood of 911 calls about a man threatening to jump had RCMP racing to the pedestrian overhead walkway just south of Allenby Road in Duncan about 5 p.m. Thursday evening. A 17-year-old man was standing outside of the guardrail mid span. North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP, along with South Island Traffic Services, quickly shut down a section of highway from Cowichan Bay Road to Allenby Road and called in a crisis negotiator.

Coroner identifies Ladysmith fire victims The victims who died in a Ladysmith fire March 8 have been identified by the BC Coroners Service as Herbert Charles Lainchbury, 56 and Becky Ann Lafontaine, 46. A neighbour noticed flames coming from the Pictou Road

The negotiator was able to talk the man out of attempting to commit suicide. He was taken into custody and transported to hospital where he was evaluated and admitted, police said. “The RCMP would like to thank those who called 911,” said Cpl. Krista Hobday of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP in a news release. “Their concern and subsequent calls, combined with the quick response from several police units, gave this man a second chance.”

house at about 3:30 a.m. and called 9-1-1. When firefighters arrived the structure was fully involved, said Coroner Barb McLintock in a media release. When the fire was put out, both residents were found dead inside the building. Andrea Rondeau, Citizen

A paramedic attends to an 86-year-old man who was struck by a car while riding his bike on Cowichan Way behind the Real Canadian Superstore on Monday afternoon, as a Cowichan Towing truck driver who stopped to direct traffic around the scene moves the bike off the road. The victim was responsive and talking with paramedics as they moved him into an ambulance. A preliminary investigation by the RCMP indicated that both the car and the cyclist were travelling south when the cyclist turned into the passenger side of the car and lost his balance. There was no damage to the car or bike, and the cyclist was wearing a helmet. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

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Thief breaks into house while family sleeps inside ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

A thief broke into a home in the Jaynes Road area and made off with a laptop, purse and iPhone while homeowners slept nearby on Thursday, March 13. The family of three reported the break-in to North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP. Just before 3:40 a.m. an intruder entered the family’s home by way of a second floor balcony door. The wife, who was asleep in the master bedroom, awoke when she heard the sound of a door creaking. She thought it was her husband until she heard someone running down the hallway, said Cpl. Krista Hobday of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP. The wife got up and woke her husband, and they discovered that some of their belongings were missing. Hobday said if someone suspects there may be an intruder in their home they should “very quietly call 911.” “We don’t want to recommend that anybody confront someone because they’re an unknown entity. You don’t know if they’re armed, or if they’re high on drugs, or if they are just crazed,” she said. “Sometimes just screaming makes them run because they don’t want to be detected, they don’t want to be apprehended, but you don’t want to take that chance. “If they’re too afraid to speak because they think the intruder might hear them, just leave the line open,” she advised, explaining that this will trigger a call back to their number. If that call rings busy, police will be sent

to investigate — “It kind of heightens our Spidey senses,” said Hobday — as they are required to investigate all 911 calls. In this case, the Police Service Dog unit was dispatched and found a purse on a local trail, but it turned out not to be the one stolen from the home. They could not locate a suspect. The homeowner described the suspect as having a slender build and standing about 5 foot 9 inches tall. “With warmer weather soon arriving the RCMP are reminding citizens to keep their doors locked at all times, even when they are in their homes,” said Hobday. If you have information about this or any other crime, call North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP at 250-748-5522 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Fundraiser aims to help Phillips family KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Miles Phillips spent his life giving to the community, and now a friend is hoping the community will give back to the Phillips’s family. Phillips, who worked or volunteered with countless community organizations, died in a car accident in January, leaving behind a wife and two young daughters. Family friend Chad Rutherford has created a fund on the website YouCaring.com to help the family cope. “When somebody passes like that, the bills don’t stop coming, and there’s a big loss of income,” he noted. Phillips was involved in various capacities with the West Coast Men’s Support Society, Cowichan Energy Alternatives, Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op, Greasecycle, Inc., The Mankind Project, Volunteer Cowichan, and the BC Biofuel Network, to name a few. Even his friends didn’t realize how committed he was to the community. “I didn’t know until he passed away the extent to which he was involved in the community,” Rutherford said. Unfortunately, his dedication to non-profits and environmental organizations wasn’t a financial boon. “That’s a whole life of giving back, and not a money-making proposition,” Rutherford said.

Miles Phillips was killed in a car accident in January. [CITIZEN FILE] The fund Rutherford set up is designed to help Phillips’s wife, Angela Marston, and daughters Jasmin, 15, and Autumn, 12. Miles and Angela were “quintessential best friends,” Rutherford said, and he was an “unreal father” to the girls. “He was a fantastic guy, a fantastic father, and a super nice guy to be around,” Rutherford stated. To support the fundraiser, visit www. YouCaring.com and type Phillips’s name into the search bar.

Ceremonial cremations may continue CREMATORIUM, From Page 1 services.” The crematorium operators could still have the suspension lifted, Winnitoy explained. “In effect it is until such time as they come into compliance, or when the licence expires,” he said, noting that he believes the licence expires at the end of June. If the crematorium doesn’t cease commercial operations by April 15, Consumer Protection BC can proceed with fines and/ or court action.

The latest ruling does not affect ceremonial use of the crematorium. A separate licence belongs to the Vancover Island Sikh Cultural Society, and allows for cremation as part of religious ceremonies, which the CVRD has supported. According to CVRD chairperson Rob Hutchins, the Cowichan Valley Crematorium has filed a notice of appeal on the Supreme Court decision from last fall. The hearing at the BC Court of Appeal is scheduled for June 9 in Vancouver. Representatives of the crematorium declined to comment.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE 2014-2015 BUDGET AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY The Cowichan Valley School District is holding public information and consultation meetings for members of the public to provide feedback to the Ofﬁcial Trustee on the following: • The proposed 2014-2015 Annual Budget • Properties contemplated for disposal: • Yount Elementary School • Mill Bay Elementary School • Charles Hoey School • School Board Ofﬁce Property Input is requested on: • the advisability of keeping the property in reserve for future educational purposes, • alternative public uses of the property by a local government or a community organization, • use of the property for educational purposes by an independent school, • use of the property by Conseil Scolaire Francophone, • the advisability of entering into a long-term lease of the property to a private interest, and/or, • the advisability of selling any of the properties for fair market value to any other person. Meetings will be held on the dates and at locations listed below: West Zone – Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at Lake Cowichan Secondary School, 190 South Shore Road, Lake Cowichan, BC South Zone – Saturday, March 29, 2014 from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm at George Bonner Elementary School, 3060 Cobble Hill Road, Mill Bay, BC Central Zone – Monday, April 7, 2014 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Quamichan Campus, CSS, 2515 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC North Zone – Tuesday, April 8, 2014 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at Chemainus Secondary School, 9947 Daniel Street, Chemainus, BC www.sd79.bc.ca

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Dog walkers report rare wolf sighting ANDREA RONDEAU CITIZEN

Interest in entering the Great Lake Walk has waned over the years. [CITIZEN FILE]

Lack of interest cancels Great Lake Walk for second year LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

It looks like a Cowichan Lake tradition may be silently slipping away. The 56-kilometre Great Lake Walk ultramarathon, which hit the Island’s fitness world with tremendous fanfare and fan support in September 2002, was not held in 2013 and a decision was made recently to give 2014 a pass as well. A quiet Facebook post said: “There will be no Great Lake Walk for 2014. Details to follow.” The details are heartbreaking for Walk Society Chair Joan Hieta and the volunteers who’ve worked hard to keep the event alive for more than a decade. “There just weren’t enough walkers. It was such a hard decision. Last year anything that could go wrong went wrong and we just didn’t get the numbers.” Organizers thought offering people a chance to walk in teams, like a relay, would encourage more people to at least try the 56-kilometre walk around Cowichan Lake but the results were discouraging. “We thought that team thing would work, but it didn’t,” Hieta said. “It’s kind of hard to mess with something established like that, you know. The team thing is a good idea but the devout walkers wanted to keep it the way it was. And there just aren’t enough of them any more.” The Great Lake Walk group has not made any kind of a decision about 2015, she said. “We’re not publicly putting that out there yet. We haven’t closed down the society or anything like that. We’re just going to watch and see where it goes. Numbers of registrants have fallen off in recent years as the enthusiastic participants of previous Walks have grown older and new ones have not signed up to take their places, Hieta said more than a year ago. Even cancelling 2013 has not stirred sufficient response. “We haven’t had much reaction from not having it last September. Usually about this time of the year we start getting emails from people but we’ve basically had nothing so it’s hard to say for the future.” But, as far as 2014 goes, the walk is definitely not going to happen.

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Several rare wolf sightings in the Cowichan Valley recently have B.C. Conservation officers telling people to keep their dogs on a leash when they’re out walking in rural surroundings. South Cowichan Community Policing reported that a wolf had approached dog-walkers in the Rat Lake area in Mill Bay last week. Wolf-human contact is unusual on Vancouver Island, said Conservation Officer Rick Dekelver. “We don’t get a lot of sightings reported, maybe half a dozen a year, so they’re not being seen in residential areas. The sightings that I’m aware of are when people get off the beaten track and up into the bush and up on the hills and stuff. Sometimes a quad or somebody hiking might see one across the lake,” he said, explaining that sighting of bears and cougars are far more common, but that there are wolves who call the Island home. If you see a wolf, you should “give them their space” and allow them to be wild, as you would with any predator, Dekelver said. Wolves will usually avoid contact with humans. “They’re going to run off once they

Wolf sightings on Vancouver Island are rare, said Conservation Officer Rick Dekelver. Humans should give them a wide berth if contact is made. [ONTARIO GOVERNMENT PHOTO] see you,” he said. If they don’t, they are likely protecting a kill or something else they consider to be their territory. In such a situation you should make a large circuit around the animal, or back away in the direction you came from. “Avoid any unnecessary contact,” said Dekelver. In the unlikely event that a wolf is aggressive towards you, you can speak in a loud dominant voice, and hold your jacket up and out to make yourself appear bigger. You should pick up any children or small animals. You should never turn and run, Dekelver said, as that will trigger a predator/

prey — with you as the prey — response in a wolf. Dogs should be kept on a leash, he said, as they will try to investigate a wolf, who will view such behaviour as a threat and respond accordingly. Conservation officers looked Thursday for the wolf that had approached the dog-walkers. The site of the search was the old Bamberton haul road the runs parallel to the Trans Canada Highway near Mill Bay. The lone wolf may be looking for a mate and does not pose an immediate safety concern, said a Ministry of Environment spokesperson. With a file from the Times Colonist

District CAO Jones got $335,000 severance package contract written some seven years ago,” Hutchins said in an email. “The terms established at that time were intended to replicate what someone in his position would earn at common law in the event of a termination without notice. This is often done for senior-level positions to enable both parties to avoid the expense of litigation to arrive at terms.” Jones left the position at the end of February. An announcement at the time said it came “by mutual agreement.”

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A payout of more than $300,000 to former Cowichan Valley Regional District Chief Administrative Officer Warren Jones was part of the agreement made when he was hired, according to CVRD Board Chair Rob Hutchins. “The amount of Mr. Jones’ severance package was approximately $335,000 which represents payment for 18 months’ salary and benefits, in accordance with the terms of his employment

“Beyond this, employment matters between the CVRD and its employees are treated as confidential personnel matters,” Hutchins said. “Other than the information that must be disclosed to government authorities or our unions, we do not generally disclose employment information of current or former employees unless required by legislation.” Former CAO Frank Raimondo is filling in temporarily while the CVRD searches for a permanent replacement.

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If it’s ﬁnished for good, it’s left a Great legacy t’s always sad to see a community institution fade. The Citizen got word recently that for the second year in a row the Great Lake Walk untramarathon will not be hitting the trail due to lack of participants. When it began in 2002 it was a phenomenon. Seven hundred and seventynine people clamoured for the chance to challenge themselves with the 56-kilometre trek around Cowichan Lake. People walked, ran and some practically crawled the daunting trail, encouraged onwards by numerous event volunteers and

the chance to ring the bell in triumph at the end. But enthusiasm has waned and a new generation has not taken up the call. There are plenty of reasons, likely including the fact that it’s hard. This isn’t something a person can just show up for on the day. It took commitment to be able to make it around the entire route. Then there’s the fact that there seems to be a fundraising walk on virtually every corner these days. They are all for good and worthy causes, so how do you

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choose where to spend your time and energy? Human nature says that people, with their busy lives, will find it more attractive to get out for, say, the Terry Fox Run — a much shorter course — or the MS Walk. In the beginning, the Great Lake Walk had novelty going for it. After so many years, the bloom is off the rose. Our Valley population is relatively small and thus so is the pool of most likely participants. Perhaps a hiatus is just what the doctor ordered. Perhaps some time off will

engender some nostalgia and determination in Valley residents and there will be a push to once more dust off the ultramarathon and it will come back stronger than ever. Perhaps its time has passed. Whatever the case may be, the Great Lake Walk is something that organizers and past participants alike can take great pride in. Over the years the event has been running, walkers have collected over $700,000 for over 360 different charities. This is a worthy legacy that will never be forgotten.

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During some recent down time I perused a few of the back issues of your paper I had stacked by the end table. I was mildly surprised to see the article reporting the interview with the owners of SIA and their response to the contaminated soil dumping. A lot of their points were thought-out but one comment by the SIA’s consulting engineer, David Mitchell, jumped out at me and caused me more than a little concern. Mr. Mitchell concludes this rock is basically impermeable, that water isn’t flowing through it to any significant extent, is supported by there not being a big pond in the quarry. I live in this electoral area. In the past weeks we have had a large snowfall and several heavy rainfalls, one of almost a 24-hour duration. I still have standing water in my fields and garden area. If the SIA site has no water flowing in, then no water should be flowing out and there definitely should be a large pond on his site. If no water is evident, then the water must be leaching from the impermeable site, leading to me to disbelieve anything presented from the SIA side of the equation. After this article, I can no longer straddle the fence. It is apparent that until the issue can be “proven” to be 100 per cent safe with facts and scientific evidence not to pose a danger to ground water, dumping of contaminated soils must be stopped.

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Treatment of workers and residents shameful Again we have another care home, Sunridge, firing all their employees presumably as a way to hire them back at lower wages. I find this practice appalling both in terms of the treatment of employees and in terms of providing care for the elderly. I am not surprised that these employees don’t just walk off their jobs or resign en masse as they are committed to the care of their clients until other care providers are in place. They are caring professionals. However I think if this was a different industry, such walkouts would happen. I believe that such treatment of

employees and residents should be illegal both as an extremely substandard labour practice but also as extremely substandard care of the elderly. Residents enter these facilities with some sense of trust that their interests will be a high priority, not that they will become pawns in a nasty labour relations, money grabbing corporate game that has little if any concern for their psychological well being. I also think this practice should be considered a form of elder abuse, since it seems to me that those residents who are dependent on the services are somewhat held hostage by this practice and also stand to lose the people who they have come to trust to pro-

vide their care. I am surprised that VIHA doesn’t take a stand and put a stop to these practices. For those of you out there who are considering placing your relatives in care or individuals looking for a care home, I hope you make a different choice. Unfortunately, however, you do not really have a choice as VIHA will decide which facility bed you may have. I think it is absolutely shameful that residents and workers are treated this way.

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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Railing at discount needs to be redirected I am not a great fan of BC Ferries, how the government handles it vs. Washington etc. but I think Daniel Ferreira is a bit over the top on this senior’s discount issue. I am a cusp boomer, having been born in 1944. I have taken advantage of the discount to ride free when permitted and probably did so on 65 per cent of my trips. Under the new regime my 20-25 return trips a year will now cost me about $160 more. Big deal. I, and I suspect most seniors who used the privilege, waste much more than that on specialty coffee houses, fast food and other stuff that just isn’t essential to our daily lives and health. I know many seniors on this island who rarely if ever leave it let alone by BC Ferries so

they are not part of the equation. Instead of railing at the senior discount issue these energies need to be directed at getting this service as part of the MOT.

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

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A good loud whistle will deter phone scammers I read with interest the letter from Sherry Saunderson describing yet another telephone scam. Scam callers obviously don’t respect the “no call” registry, and persist, talking even as we try to hang up politely. I’ve found one way to deter these callers: keeping a loud whistle by the phone and registering my displeasure with the loudest possible blast. Lloyd Smith Duncan

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of BC’s municipalities refuse to jump on board.

That’s deﬁnitely not democracy in action.

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Cowichan Valley Citizen | Wednesday, March 19, 2014

‘Pathﬁnder’ A.C. Anderson made his mark on our maps A.C. Anderson wrote Vancouver, in which “some of the best about 150 men had descriptive pamphlets been stationed, were and essays on this almost deserted, and province”. Indian labourers were he Pathfinder, hired to supply the a recently pubdeficiency.” lished book on Today, it’s hard Alexander Caulfield for us to grasp the CHRONICLES Anderson by his greatelectrifying effect T.W. Paterson granddaughter Nancy of the discovery of Marguerite Anderson, gold at Sutter’s Mill. tells of the remarkable career of It changed the course of histthis chief trader and trail blazer ory and, years after, Anderson with the Hudson’s Bay Co. until marvelled at the subsequent his retirement and appointment rushes of 1848, 1858 and 1897: “It as collector of customs by Gov. is almost impossible to realize... James Douglas in 1858. the intense excitement which at He also was first Victoria posttimes prevailed [in 1848-9]. Gold master and, respectively, comappeared to be almost...a drug on missioner for Indian Affairs and the market, and more than one Fisheries. of the French-Canadian servants Calcutta-born, he entered who had left [Fort] Vancouver the HBCo.’s service in 1831, at under the circumstances menthe age of 17 and was sent, the tioned, returned the following following year, to Fort Vancouspring with accumulations varyver (Washington Territory) to ing from $30,000 to $40,000 [worth “assist...in the founding of the more than 20 times as much trading-posts at Milbanke Sound today!—TW].” [sic] and on the Stickeen [sic]”. The discovery of gold in B.C.’s Promoted in 1853, he arrived in Interior caused further concern Fort George that September. for the new collector of customs One of his first tasks was to lead nine years later, Anderson also a party by way of Yellowhead acting at this time as HBC trail Pass to Jasper House to meet blazer. As “one of [Douglas’s] the Columbia Brigade and bring most trusted subordinates,” he goods back to New Caledonia. plotted a mining trail between Two months afterward, he was Forts Alexandria and Langley, a given command of Fort Alexandria on the lower Fraser River. Other challenging assignments followed: Forts George, Vancouver and Nisqually, before he was again posted to Alexandria. In 1848 he succeeded Chief Tel: 250·746·8123 Factor John Lees in the Colville Email: ken@kenneal.com district. After further promoWebsite: KenNeal.com tions, Anderson retired from the company in 1954. Facebook.com/kennealduncan During these hectic years of overseeing HBC trade and directService you will ing the annual fur brigades, his Happily Recommend greatest challenge had been, of all things, gold. When he first learned of the epic strike in California in 1848 in a dispatch from Douglas, the news seemed to be of little consequence and Anderson dismissed it with a shrug. But “a few months...served to dissipate this belief, and before the autumn of 1949, the whole country [New Caledonia] was ablaze. I myself felt fearful, on my return from Langley, in August of that year, lest everyman should leave me. “By prudent management, however, and possessing, I flatter myself, the confidence of my men, I contrived to confirm them in their allegiance, and retained their services until their contracts were fully expired, a period of some two years. In this respect I was exceptionally fortunate, for while my men, some 30 in number, adhered to me faithfully, the other ports lower down the river, including Fort

Greatest of all the challenges A.C. Anderson faced in his years with the Hudson’s Bay Co. was the discovery of gold and the resulting stampedes. —Public Archives of Canada 230-mile-long journey that took his party nine painful days to complete. One of his last public duties was the selection of a site for a salmon hatchery on a tributary of the Fraser River. But his river-

boat met with mishap and after a night on a sandbar without fire or shelter, his health was ruined. Besides the three landmarks which bear his name, Anderson is remembered as author of “some of the best descriptive

pamphlets and essays on this province”. A newspaper termed his death, “little short of a public calamity”. www.twpaterson.com

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Bernard Cuffling, left, is the iconic butler to upper class Bertie Wooster, played by Warren Bain, in Jeeves in Bloom. For more photos, go to www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Internationally acclaimed singer and step dancer comes to Duncan LEXI BAINAS CITIZEN

Celtic music sensation Kelli Trottier brings her lively act to the River Rock tavern at the Silver Bridge tonight (Wednesday, March 19) starting at 8 p.m. She has toured North America and beyond with the sensational Bowfire group, showcasing her skills and Trottier’s vocals and step dancing were considered highlights of every performance. She has been nominated three times for fiddle player of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association, played

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Jeeves and Wooster. In the realms of English literature, these two names go together like peanut butter and jam or eggs and bacon, or even Ron MacLean and Don Cherry. Now they’re coming to the Chemainus Theatre Festival stage in a play entitled Jeeves in Bloom for a short run starting March 21 and ending April 26. First brought to life in the stories of P.G. Wodehouse, lighthearted Bertie Wooster and his butler Jeeves, who romp through the zany world of English upper class life in the 1920s, are shown here in the peaceful post-war countryside. Of course, not only the brambles get in a tangle. And a lot of fun ensues. Ella Simon, who plays Madeline Basset in Jeeves in Bloom, is enjoying discovering this Wodehouse world. Simon talked about being part of the famous firm. “The idea of Jeeves the butler is so ingrained in popular culture,” she said. (There was even a search engine called Ask Jeeves at one time: a tribute to the reputation of Wodehouse’s famous character to unflappably unravel every difficulty.) “He’s really embedded so finding out where it actually comes from is really quite exciting. It’s right here,” she said, pointing to her script. For those still unfamiliar with how Wodehouse imagined Jeeves, he is the essential servant who is somehow everywhere he’s needed and yet never in the way. “There’s so much chaos and so much misunderstanding in the play. Jeeves just swoops in and saves the day,” she said. Bertie Wooster is a young man who doesn’t want to grow up, like many of his contemporaries. Impetuous and light-hearted, he frequently runs aground and then it’s time for Jeeves to step up and step in. So, is Jeeves in Bloom a comedy? “It’s not quite a comedy of manners, not quite a farce, but it has elements of both,” Simon said. In other words, it’s typical Wodehouse:

the author almost invented his own genre when he penned his famous tales of these two characters. But more than being just fun and funny, the show offers glimpses into upper class ideas and a way of looking at life that was typical of the 1920s and 1930s in England. “The set is beautiful. And, of course, the costumes, they’re lovely. Mine just evoke such a feminine period for women. I’m very lucky. I get to wear three gorgeous dresses,” she said. Finally, the big question: everyone knows who Jeeves and Wooster are; without giving away the story, who is Madeline? “I am a love interest. I’m quite fanciful. I adore poetry and all things romantic. I project that romance onto other people; I really want it to happen. In my mind it’s already happened. I invent things. Other than that, there are some misunderstandings that end up happening with Bertie Wooster and his best friend, Gussie. Madeline tends to sway from one boy to the next a bit. But in the end she ends up with the right one,” she said. Courting was different in the upper class world of the 1920s, too. “There was even the idea of chaperoning back then. So when I’m left alone sometimes with the gentlemen under the moonlight it would have been a bit risqué in some circles back then but also so exciting.” Those nuances make this play a tasty treat and the special language involved sets it all spinning. “I think the language really drives the play. It’s witty. It’s bubbly and effervescent, like a glass of champagne. You get a little lightheaded but in a fun way,” Simon said. The play is adapted by Margaret Raether from Wodehouse’s stories. “I believe she is very true to Wodehouse’s language and his style. Fans will be happy with that,” Simon said. “I just hope we do it justice.” Call the theatre at 1-800-565-7738 or 250246-9820 and book a special evening for yourself and your friends. Ask about reservations at the newly renovated Playbill Dining Room.

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Hear a $5M violin at symphony concert

See triple the Elvis at Legends show in Duncan

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The Chooi brothers bring their million dollar violin magic to Duncan when they appear with the Victoria Symphony in a longawaited concert at the Cowichan Theatre Friday, March 21 starting at 7:30 p.m. These rising local stars are featured alone and together in three violin masterpieces. The Victoria brothers will play on multi-million dollar violins for the next three years, after winning a Canada Council contest. Nikki and Timothy Chooi are among 18 classical musicians selected to receive rare instruments from the Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank. Crafted between 1689 and 1929, the violins, cellos, and one bow are valued at between $50,000 and $11 million. The Chooi brothers had first pick from the bank, due to their ranking as the top violinists in the contest following a series of live auditions and interviews. Nikki, 23, chose the 1700 Taft Stradivari, after playing the 1729 Guarneri del Gesù for three years following his win in the previous competition. Timothy, 18, followed in his older brother’s footsteps, choosing the Guarneri del Gesù. Both violins are valued at $5 million. “I would have been happy with any of them, but that was my favourite; it’s such a dark sound,” Timothy said. He previously borrowed a violin from Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studies. “This one is on a different level in every way — the sound, the way

YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE WEEK

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Elvis Elvis Elvis: an American Trilogy offers three sensational tributes to the King in one great show Saturday, March 22 starting at 8 p.m. at the Cowichan Theatre. T he presenta tion is another in the excellent Legends of Rock’n’Roll series from promoter Les Vogt, who was the manager for Roy Orbison at the time the legendary singer had to have triple by-pass surgery in 1978 and a last minute replacement show was needed. He called famous TV host Dick Clark for the names of some Elvises and the rest is history.

The Chooi brothers will play rare instruments March 21. [SUBMITTED] it projects — everything about it is a huge step up.” Timothy said the first thing he did when he got home with the nearly 300-year-old instrument was clean it. “I couldn’t stop cleaning it. I couldn’t stop taking pictures of it and taking videos and looking at it near the window — I can’t believe that this $5-million instrument is right beside me,” he said. The Chooi brothers were born in Victoria and studied at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. In addition to the violin virtuosi, the concert will see Timothy Vernon (music director of the Pacific Opera Company) conduct the orchestra in Ravel’s delightful Mother Goose Suite. The evening concludes with Schuber t’s Symphony No. 4 Tragic. Tickets are $40 each. Students pay $20 and children pay $5 for admission. Adults willing to sit in the first three rows can enjoy this exceptional musical treat for $25 per person. Book through the Cowichan Ticket Centre at 250-748-7529.

Chris Connor as Elvis [SUBMITTED]

Elvis Elvis Elvis has been touring the world ever since. This event features Chris Connor, Ted Torres and Brandon Bennett as Elvis Presley plus the Memphis Beats band, the Uptown Hornz and the TCB Singers. Tickets to this reserved-seat show are $41.75 each. Get them at cowichantheatre.ca

Georrence Atsma, 16, attends Duncan Christian School and is in Grade 11. He enjoys playing the trumpet and finds inspiration in local trumpeters Jenny Dohmeier and Paul Sparrow. He plays in the Cowichan Valley Community Band and his school band with music teacher Tamarae Alyward. COURTESY COWICHANMUSICTEACHERS.COM

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VALLEY Calendar Miscellaneous • Swing Dance Lessons Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Island Oak High School, 5814 Banks Rd. Duncan, $10 per class, $12 drop-in fee, private lessons available. No partner necessary. Info: Josef 250709-8583, jgraf5@yahoo.ca • Author Angela Atkins at the Duncan library, Wednesday, March 19, 11:30-noon, ages 3-8. Atkins reads from her book Owlfred and Mrs. Moogaloo, with owl costume. • Duncan library free e-reader workshops. Thursday, March 20 4-5 p.m., learn how to download e-books onto Kobos, computer and older e-readers. Saturday, March 22, 4-5 p.m., learn how to download e-books onto tablets, iPads, and wifi enabled e-readers. Call to register: 250-746-7661. • Learn about beekeeping from Paul Peterson, Cowichan Beekeepers Club and find out why more and more people in the Valley are keeping bees. Duncan library, Saturday, March 22, 2-3:30 p.m., free admission. • Reel Alternatives shows All is Lost, starring Robert Redford, Monday, March 24, 7 p.m., on the big screen at the Cowichan Theatre. Tickets $12, students with card $5 rows A-C. Proceeds to Cowichan Valley Hospice Services. • How Not to Grow Old presented by international speaker Pat Nichol,

a funny, thoughtful look at women, aging and living life to the fullest, Saturday, April 12, 1:30 p.m., Duncan United Church, tickets $15 at the door, includes dessert buffet. Sponsored by Somenos Women’s Institute, proceeds to Margaret Moss Centre’s Infant and Maternal Services Program. Info: 250-246-2120. • Cowichan Fish and Game Association are hosting Canadian Firearm Safety course (PAL and RPAL) starting Friday, May 2, in Glenora. Details and to register: Mike 250-748-0319 or canadianfirearmsafety@shaw.ca

Seniors • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre soup and sandwich, March 19, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost $5. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre blood pressure clinic, March 19, 9:30-11 a.m. • Chemainus Seniors Drop-in Centre dance with Dan Hughes and the Seniors March 22, 7 p.m. Cost $9 (includes lunch). • 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 1011:30 a.m. • Chemainus 55+ drop in centre muffin mornings Wednesday and Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Meet new friends.

Recreation • Bingo for over 19s, Seniors Activity Centre (198 Government St., Duncan), Tuesday, 12 p.m. a.m. Early Bird Draw, Loonie Pot, Odd and Even, Number Seven and Bonanza. Info: 250-746-4433. • New chess club at Duncan Library, Monday evenings 6-8 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. • Cowichan Valley Scottish Country Dancing Thursday evenings 6:30-8 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., Multipurpose 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. • Looking for Dragon Boat paddlers for the Sea Sisters Team, Cowichan Bay. Come out for fun and fresh air every Tuesday evening, April-Sep-

Meetings • Annual CSW General Meeting, Wednesday, March 19, 1:30 p.m., Cowichan Valley Inn. Info: 250-746-1091. • Cowichan Valley Prostate Cancer Group monthly meetings the last Thursday of every month. Next meeting March 27, Canadian Cancer Society board room in Duncan, 7 p.m. Meet and talk with survivors and others. Info: Gord 250-743-6960. • Chemainus Garden Club meeting Tuesday, April 1, 1 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd., Chemainus. Speakers: Communities in Bloom. Guests welcome, door prize, brag table. $2 drop-in fee. $15 yearly membership. Do you have garden-related expertise to share at a future meeting? Info: 250-246-1207. Plant sale Mother’s Day at Dayliner 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Feeling stuck in your life? Same old problems popping up? Practice using tools based on A Course in Miracles to create a new and joyful life experience. Meet Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., at location in Duncan. Cost $20 or by donation. Info: Dawn Green 250-619-5529. • 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. • 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 778455-2095 or chrisrafuse@shaw.ca

Arts • Escape Artists art show and sale, March 1-April 23, The Loft art gallery, Mill Bay. Meet the Artists March 22, 24:30 p.m. Guest artists including some Printmakers Only Group members. • Ladysmith Camera Club presents “Potpourri from a Happy Snapper (Permission to Enjoy Your Hobby)” by Pat Haugen, prolific Ladysmith photographer Tuesday, April 22, 7 p.m., Hardwick Hall, High Street at 3rd Ave., Ladysmith. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. Info: www.LadysmithCameraClub.com • Cowichan Valley Artisans year round studio tour: 14 professional studios. From Mill Bay to Ladysmith. www.cowichanvalleyartisans.com for details. Admission free.

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FC returns to Jackson Cup final KEVIN ROTHBAUER, CITIZEN

For the fourth time in the last five years, Cowichan FC will play for Vancouver Island’s senior men’s soccer championship. The team, which won the tournament in 2011 and 2012, booked another trip to the Jackson Cup final with a 2-0 overtime win over Bays United at Victoria’s Hampton Park last Friday night. Cowichan and Bays needed overtime to decide the game, although all the scoring was done in the first of the two 15-minute sessions. Tyler Hughes scored the gamewinner on a corner kick that pretty much everyone except the Bays coach thought was perfectly acceptable, thinking Cowichan should have given the ball back to the Bays goalie rather than follow through with the corner. “The refs were fine with it, but their coach got excited,” Cowichan coach Glen Martin said. “He only got worked up about it because we scored.” The Bays keeper was injured on the play that led to the corner. He was down for about six of seven minutes, but got back up and remained in the game for the kick, and no one voiced any objection until after Hughes’s goal. On the short corner, Hughes sent the ball to Dan Citra on the near post. Citra fed the ball back to Hughes, who was rushing in and met the ball just outside the

Jeremy Kissack swims the 200m IM. [LEXI BAINAS/CITIZEN]

Stingrays shock the record book at Spring Break Invitational meet KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Pictured in the 2011 Jackson Cup final, Tyler Hughes cemented his team’s return in 2014 with an overtime goal last Friday. [CITIZEN FILE] box, burying a shot in the top corner. The goalie never stood a chance, according to Martin. “If he was 100 per cent healthy he wouldn’t have made the save,” the coach said. Dan Cato scored two minutes later, finishing off some hard work by Ryan Andre on the wing, and Cowichan held on for the remainder of the match. Bob Stankov earned the shutout in the Cowichan net. “He looked pretty comfortable back there,” Martin said. “He made a couple of good saves. He

needed to get better every week and he has.” With the win, Cowichan eliminated the defending Jackson Cup champions and the team that knocked them out of the tournament in the first round last year. “We wanted to get back to the final for sure,” said Martin. In the final at Royal Athletic Park on March 30, Cowichan will face Saanich Fusion, the threetime Div. 1 champions. “We got Bays back for beating us once this year,” Martin said. “Now we have to get Saanich Fusion back for beating us twice.”

Two more unfortunate races for skier Luscombe KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Alpine skier Braydon Lusc o m b e ’s 2 0 1 4 Pa r a ly m p i c s wrapped up last week with two more unfortunate results in his last events. Luscombe was sixth after the first run of the men’s standing slalom last Thursday, in the mix with a time of 49.94, but he was unable to complete the second

run of the event. Luscombe was also second after the first portion of the standing super combined last Tuesday. In the super-G portion, however, Luscombe was again unable to finish. Luscombe also had DNFs in the downhill on March 8 and the super-G on March 9. Snow conditions wreaked havoc on the skiers, especially those on

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Among the hundreds of swimmers at the Duncan Stingrays Spring Break Invitational on March 8 and 9 were 42 from the host club, who proceeded to stage an assault on the record book. Twelve-year-old Oliver Castle alone set three individual records. Castle broke records nearly twice as old as he is, including marks from 1992 in the 200m breaststroke and 200m IM. He also tied the record of 33.51 seconds in the 50m fly that was set in 1995 by Brian Hill, who would go on to race in four Paralympics, winning three medals. Natalia Garriock also set an individual record at the meet, her time of 30.97 seconds beating Samantha Jory’s record of 31.24 seconds from December 2010. Joining up with teammates Jeremy Kissack, James OgiharaKertz and Chong Teng, Castle then helped set five 14-and-under relay records. The foursome broke records from 2002 in the 4x50m freestyle and 4x50m medley, then set new records in the 4x100m and 4x200m free and 4x100m medley relays. The 10-and-under relay team of Olin and Ty Dahlstrom, Dylan Kruger and Bennett Telfer also set its share of records, putting new club marks in the books in the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle and 4x100m medley races. It wasn’t just about club records,

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as many of the Stingrays racked up the personal bests at the meet. Five swimmers — Katelyn Farley, Clara Kodweiss, Katelyn Seery, David Simms and Emerald White — were taking part in their first competition. Another 17 swimmers achieved personal bests in all their events, including Dylan Kruger, Jeremy Kissack, Ty Dahlstrom, Allie and Jamie Bell, Jotei Browne, Olivia Campbell, Jessica Castle, Cate and Lily Cochrane, Helena Ellis, Cailine Keirstead, Heather Mackay, Jaylene Olebar, Randi Robertson, Janey Woolls, and Robyn Zinkan. Coming just one result shy of 100 per cent personal bests were Ogihara-Kertz, Teng, Oliver Castle, Mathias Bell, Mila Ellis, Laura Kissack, Kayla Laberge, Gavin Morrison, and Cody Shewchuk. Finishing just two short of 100 per cent were Sofie Bloss, Megan Kruger, and Savanah and Tess VanNieuwkerk. “It was an excellent competition which gave the Stingrays swimmers the opportunity to highlight how well they’ve been training to date,” head coach Leanne Sirup said. “They all took some great strides forward and we are looking forward to starting up the long course season.” Sirup expressed thanks to the volunteers, led by meet manager Steve Ridenour, as well as the local businesses that sponsored the event, and the staff of the Cowichan Aquatic Centre.

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CVWC hands out the hardware KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

Having completed the provincial championships, where they collected three medals and six top-six placings, the Cowichan Valley Wrestling Club took an evening to honour its top athletes. Named as the club’s Most Outstanding Wrestlers were Nolan Mitchell and Andrea Morris, who edged out fellow nominees Jimmy Wyld, Kayden Dorma, Chelsea Warke and Molly O’Donnell for the honours. At the recent provincial championship in Prince George, Mitchell won a gold medal for the third straight year, while Morris, a Grade 9 student at Queen of Angels, picked up a silver. The other nominees didn’t leave the ceremony empty-handed. Wyld and O’Donnell received the Heart awards, where the other nominees included Dorma, Adam Smith, Hannah Tuplin and Stephanie Mould. Dorma and Mould were presented with the Most Improved awards. Also nominated were Wyld, Morris, Hannah Tuplin and Ryan Kuruvita. Hannah Tuplin and Daniel Wanner were

named Rookies of the Year. Other nominees for standout freshman were Smith, Mould, Damian McCuaig, Haele Ferguson and Wynn Rederberg. Aidan Tuplin and Olive Kiruiruo picked up the Sportsmanship awards. Wanner, O’Donnell, Warke and Aydan Claus were also nominated. Owen Pite, the club’s lone graduating wrestler, was honoured along with Rayne Hankins with the Inspirational/Leadership award. Mitchell, Morris, Warke and Jeevan Sall joined them as nominees. Pite was the CVWC’s lone high school senior this season and is moving on after eight years with the CVWC. Head coach Nick Zuback also recognized Pite’s father, John, who served as president for the last five years, and, along with his wife, Maria was a driving force in making the 2013 provincial championships in the Cowichan Valley a big success. The season isn’t quite over yet, as the club will send 10 wrestlers — Mitchell, Morris, O’Donnell, Kiruiro, Wyld, Dorma, Kuruvita, Warke, Sall and Claus — to the national championships in Guelph, Ont., early next month.

Aidan Grounds and Jacob McLusky square off during the elementary wrestling play day at Duncan Christian School on March 4. [KEVIN ROTHBAUER/CITIZEN]

Wrestling booming in Valley’s elementary ranks KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN

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The Cowichan Valley Wrestling Club’s elementary program took a huge step forward earlier this month with its first-ever play day at Duncan Christian School. A total of 71 wrestlers took part in the event on March 4, representing DCS, Queen of Angels School and the CVWC, as well as Nanaimo schools. The inaugural meet turned out to be a big success. “All wrestlers finished with medals and smiles on their faces,” said Rick Bryan, who heads up the CVWC’s elementary division. The play day was an indication of how far the elementary program has come in a short time. The CVWC introduced the division two years ago to promote grassroots development of athletes between nine and 13. Twenty wrestlers signed up in the first season. Since then, the elementary division has exploded to more than 40 members.

Bryan has made recruiting visits to more than a dozen schools over the last two years, taking over the phys ed schedule for two or three days and giving all classes an introduction to wrestling. “The response has been amazing,” Bryan said. “Most schools report huge enthusiasm among both kids and teachers. In fact, many schools have already booked us for a second season. Several schools are discussing forming their own wrestling teams.” Bryan isn’t surprised that kids, teachers and parents have flocked to the sport. “Wrestling is safe, affordable, and fun,” he said. “Kids are hard-wired to enjoy roughhousing. We add safety rules, supervision, and medals afterward. Parents love the fact that wrestling promotes sound values often missing in traditional minor sports. Fighting is completely unknown in wrestling. Fitness, respect, sportsmanship and commitment are totally emphasized. We don’t teach just wrestling skills, we teach life-skills.”

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Islanders goalie Williams, former star Milligan get awards One current and one former Kerry Park Islander were among the winners as the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League announced some of its award winners last week.

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Reg. 249.99

Reg. 339.99

WOODEN HANDLE

Reg. 339.99

MITRE/TABLE SAW BLADES 10” 32T 10” 60T

SALE

239.99

15 oz

Reg. 13.99

179.99

SAVE

SALE

1” SDS PLUS ROTARY D25223K HAMMER • 8 amp high performance motor • “Shocks” active vibration console • V/S Trigger • 3 modes w/chipper

SALE

FALL KITS

Reg. 159.99

• 0-1500 RPM • 0-5625 BPM • 3 mode orientation w/chipper • 5 year warranty • 7/8” concrete capacity

SALE

PEAK WORKS

60 $99.99

.99

$ .99

.99

TITANIUM TI-BONE

SAVE

4999 $ 99 2.5’ SALE 59 $ 3’ SALE 6999 $ 4’ SALE 8999

YOUR CHOICE

Reg. 299.99

DW3578B10

2’ SALE

• Up to 50° bevel w/stops at 45° and 22.5° • 9.5 lbs light weight • 15 amp HD motor

7/8” SDS PLUS ROTARY HAMMER DRILL 5262-21 • Powerful 7 amp motor

OFF

24 TOOTH 7 1/4” FRAMING BLADE

• Tilt Lok handle • Up to 50° bevel • Wide clear sight line • 15 amp HD motor • 5 year warranty

7 1/4” CIRCULAR SAW

6390-20

SAVE

March 19 March 31, 2014

Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Sat. 8 am - 5:30 pm Sun. 10 am - 4 pm

• Premium quality

108 - 5462 Trans Canada Highway, Duncan B.C. (South by the Silver Bridge) 250-748-0108 12” BEAM CUTTER

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TARPS

VL-1120-X

25’ W/HOOKS

Reg. 69.99

PEAK WORKS PANIC ROPE GRAB & SHOCK ABSORBER

49.99

SA-3206-2

SALE

59.99

Reg. 99.99

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TARPS - TOOLS - TARPS - TOOLS - TARPS - TOOLS -TARPS - TOOLS - TARPS - TOOLS - TARPS 14’ AC/DC METAL 4 1/2” ANGLE 5”/6” HD 7” HD HD RECIP SAW 2414DB CUT OFF SAW DW304PK GRINDER ANGLE ANGLE GRINDER GRINDER SALE

179.99

Reg. 229.99

49.99

Reg. 89.99

SALE

129.99

Reg. 179.99

G1255

SALE

179.99

Reg. 229.99

D2806W

• 4 position blade clap • Quick clamp • Powerful 10 amp motor • Variable speed

DWE4557

• 45° right & left clamp adjustments • Spark diversion guard • Quick release vise • 15 amp HD AC/DC motor

$ 99

89.99

Reg. 129.99

Got Gas?

EVERYD LOW PR AY ICE

SAVE

SALE

All Anuler Cutters/Carbide Bits

SAVE

SALE

SAVE

20% OFF

SAVE

USED COVER-ALLS Sizes to ﬁt all!

HD 300LB rated step lid

SALE

DEALER

JOB/SHOP RADIO’S

249 New! SAV $ E .99

SALE

.99 Reg. 149.99

SAVE

• Built in quick charger • Bluetooth digital receiver •USB port for device charging plugged in or on the go

• Operates 7.2V to 18 Volt • Slide & Pod style batteries • MPS auxiliary outlet • LCD display w/ AM/FM/ band

HIGH PRESSURE BLOW GUN W/ 5 TIPS SPRAY GUN SALE

SAVE

SALE

119

Ball bearing rollers

.99 Reg. 149.99

LXRM02

TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE

$ .99

SALE

24.99

139.99

Reg. 179.99

Reg. 299.99

2792-20

SALE

• 12 volt/20 volt operation & charger • 2 AC power outlets • USB port for device usage & charging

MADE IN GERMANY

CADEX HD TOOL BOX

IS A

SAVE

5 PC “M” STYLE AIR FITTINGS

RETRACTABLE AIR HOSE REEL 14114 • 300 PSI • 3/8” Hose

Reg. 9.99

140425

Reg. 39.99

SAVE SAVE

18912

60 %

SALE

99¢

Reg. 5.99

140335

SALE

$ .99

Reg. 14.99

G1255

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59.99

Reg. 99.99

SAVE

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DEALS

NTY 5 YEAR WARRA

HIGH TORQUE M18 IMPACT WRENCH • Mode #1, 100 ft lb., Mode #2, 700 lb of fastening torque • Friction Ring • 2x 4 AH Red Lithium Batteries • Fast charger & case 2763-22

2 PC LI ION M18 COMBO KIT 2697-22

1,100 FT LBS NUT BUSTING TORQUE

SALE

469.99

329

.99

BUY THIS GET THIS FREE

Reg. 569.99

RED LITHIUM BATTERIES

“FUEL” SAWZALL

429.99

Reg.499.99

• Brushless motor • 0 - 3000 rpm • 1 1/8” blade stroke

.99 Reg. 119.99

2720-20

BUY THIS GET THIS FREE

SAVE

“FUEL” 5” ANGLE GRINDER

18”

99.99

50 $ SALE 199.99

SALE

199

.99

Reg. 249.99

Reg. 149.99

199.99

119.99

DELUXE BISCUIT JOINER KIT

• 7.5 amp motor • 135° fence • 7 position depth stopper

E BEST! IT’S TH

SALE

219

.99

• Handle extends 23” - 29” • Retrieves nails, screws, bolts & other ferrous metals

DOUBLE SUCTION CUP SAVE

50%

• 2 x 4 1/2” suction cups • 110 lbs capacity

Reg. 69.99

$ .50

Reg. 14.99

22554

SALE

$ .99 702825

SAVE

50%

Reg. 19.99

SALE

50.99

SAVE

24” MAGNETIC SWEEPER

SALE

Reg. 18.99

Reg. 99.99

LAMINATE FLOOR/ HARDI BOARD SHEAR

• Pick up to 50 lbs of metallic debris • Then pull up handle for quick release • Perfect for quick yard, driveway & job site clean-up

702775

.99

APACIT 50LB C

SALE

SAVE

• 8”, 12”, 18” • Hang: hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers • Hang in the kitchen for knives & steel ware

Reg. 16.99

Reg. 299.99

SAVE OVER

MAGNETIC PICK UP TOOL

Reg. 14.99

557

2780-20

Reg. 12.99

“JITTER BUG” PALM SANDER 3” X 2” CYLONE BELT SANDER

SAVE

• 5.5 amp motor • 34,000 cuts per minute • Precision machined front & back aluminum shoes

YOUR CHOICE

SALE

Reg. 249.99

POWER PLANERS • 6 amp motor • Dual side dust ports • Carry case & dust bag • 33,000 cuts per minute

$ .50

6 7 36” 48” $ .50 $ .50 8 9

SAVE

SALE

Reg. 22.99

24”

$ .50

4 AH Red Lithium Battery

2730-20

$ .99

50%

Value $180.00

• Brushless motor • Magnesium shoe • 50° Bevel

3 PC MAGNETIC TOOL HOLDERS

SAVE

Brushless M12 3H Drill

“FUEL” CIRCULAR SAW

SAVE UP TO

SALE

699.99

SAVE

SALE

RATCHETING CLAMP/SPREADER

SPECIAL PRICE

3 AH Red Lithium Battery

FUEL M18 2 PC BRUSHLESS COMBO MIX ••“New”4 “New” 4 AH Red Li-ion Batteries • 725 ft/lbs hammer drill • 3 mode impact driver • 2 4AH batteries BUY THIS & Charger GET THIS FREE 2797-22

Reg. 449.99

SALE

• Includes: 1/2” hammer drill Impact driver 2 x full size 3 AH batteries Charger and Case

MITRE SAW & STAND

SALE

.99 Reg. 89.99

• 13”blade 13” blade w/support table • Clean cut without surface damage

TION SIT

C CONSTRU

SALE

149.99

Reg. 199.99

70288

T! NO DUS

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Greenhouse

POLY FAN RAKES

18” SALE

SAVE UP TO

22” SPRING BACK STEEL RAKE

SAVE

$ .50

7 24” SALE $ .99 9

ROUND MOUTH SHOVEL

SALE

$ .99

TELESCOPIC PRUNERS

wooden handle

FORKS

SALE

26.99

39.99 12’ EXTENSION $ .99 59

Premium ﬁberglass

Reg. 89.99

ORBIT GUTTER CLEANER SINGLE STOREY

SALE

.99

DUAL STOREY

.99 Reg. 59.99

JUST HOOK IT TO A GARDEN HOSE

$ .99

12 PAIRS FOR

.99

SAVE

18’TELESCOPING 18’ TELESCOPING WAND

SALE

.99

36” REPLACEMENT WAND SAVE

Reg. 149.99

SALE

.99 Reg. 49.99

TURBO NOZZLE $

72045

24.99

SAVE

37% CONSTRUCTION GRADE WHEEL BARROW SAVE BUILT $

149.99

Reg. 179.99

SALE

$ .99

72040

$ 72035

SALE

.99

Reg. 27.99

SAVE

Greenhouse

6 CU. FT. PREMIUM MEDIUM DUTY WHEELBARROW

20%

PREMIUM QUALITY

UN-BUILT

139

.99 Reg. 179.99

SALE

59.99

Reg. 79.99

SAVE

• 2500 - 4000 psi operating pressure • Extends from 6 ft - 18 ft for high gutters or windows

8” ‘SWISS STYLE’

SAVE

Greenhouse

ALUMINUM GRAIN SCOOP SALE

SHOP LOCAL! KILLING THE BOX STORE

3 PAIRS FOR

Greenhouse

24.99

TARP & TOOL

50%

Reg. 39.99

SALE $29.99

5th Manure Fork

Reg. 24.99

SAVE UP TO

29.99

65%

50’ Reg 79.99

SALE

LATEX PALM WORK GLOVES

SALE $39.99

OSE! HAS H SAVE UP TO

Reg. 39.99

Reg. 59.99

75’ Reg 89.99

THIS IS WHY WE SHOP LOCAL!

Spading Fork

GARANT

SAVE UP TO

8’ EXTENSION

SALE $49.99

50 $

Reg. 16.99

100’ Reg 99.99

Reg. 18.99

BOW RAKES

Greenhouse

14.99

SAVE

Reg. 16.99

Greenhouse

PRESSURE MASTER 5/8 PREMIUM WATER HOSE

PREMIUM FIBERGLASS SHOVEL

$ .99

SPECIAL PRICE

SALE

Reg. 13.99

SWAN

YOUR CHOICE

Greenhouse

50’ HD PRESSURE HOSE W/COUPLERS 72050

SAVE

50%

SEWER DRAIN CLEANSING HOSE 72054

• Includes jetter laser nozzle w/forward & reverse jets • Cuts through blockages, ice, grease & other debris

Reg. 44.99

REPLACEMENT TIPS ALSO AVAILABLE

SALE

69.99

Reg. 99.99

50’

.99

100’

59.99

Reg. 119.99

Reg. 79.99

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